Sep

15

Australian Bishops Tackle Divorce Questions

September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

New Booklet to Provide Pastoral Support for Broken Marriages
A booklet released by the episcopal conference in Australia is an attempt to explain the Church’s approach to the issues of divorce, remarriage and the Eucharist, said Bishop Eugene Hurley.
Bishop Hurley of Darwin and chairman of the Australian bishops’ conference commission for pastoral life said this about [...]

Sep

15

Our Lady of Sorrows

September 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

Our Lady had many great joys as the mother of Jesus, but she had much to suffer, too. Her great love for her divine Son caused Mary to suffer when she saw Jesus treated cruelly by his enemies. Mary is the queen of martyrs because she went through spiritual torments greater than the bodily agonies [...]

Sep

15

Father Cantalamessa on the Joy of Fatherhood

September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on the readings from this Sunday’s liturgy.
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His father ran out to meet him
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32
In this Sunday’s liturgy the entire 15th chapter of Luke’s Gospel is read. The [...]

Sep

15

U.S. Bishops Call for End to Human Trafficking

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Urge Congress to Reauthorize Victims Protection Act
The U.S. bishops urged congress to reauthorize legislation to combat human trafficking.
In a statement released Wednesday, Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, California, chairman of the episcopal Committee on Migration, asked that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), set to expire in October, be reauthorized.
“This legislation should be reauthorized, [...]