Catholic reworking of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ makes singer a ...
WEBApr 20, 2012 · What started with a simple request from her parish priest has made singer Kelley Mooney a YouTube hit garnering more than 426,000 views with her new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”“We were at Easter Mass in our own parish in Iona, P.E.I., and I had sung a song that ended with the word Hal...
Presentation Manor retirement home endures pandemic with …
WEBApr 9, 2021 · Just before he died, Charles and his wife Anne had moved into Presentation Manor — a Scarborough retirement home founded by almost two dozen religious orders whose older members are the founding residents, living together in a community of communities with lay people such as the Hendricks. Charles got his cancer diagnosis in …
What changed at Vatican II - The Catholic Register
WEBOct 8, 2012 · What changed at Vatican II. Things changed with the Second Vatican Council. No one disputes that the Catholic faith remained what it has always been. The Church still teaches what the Church always taught. But the Council did not assemble 2,860 bishops to recite the catechism. The fact that the bishops commissioned the first authoritative ...
Mother Teresa: A saint’s legacy transformed a city, its people
WEBSep 3, 2016 · Mother Teresa isn’t a saint because she ran a good clinic or organized an effective religious order or articulated novel theological insights. She becomes St. Teresa of Calcutta on Sept. 4 because she broke into our lives and stole our hearts. It’s no accident Mother Teresa is being canonized during...
Sr. Helena Burns: Digging deep into ‘The Warning’ signs
WEBSep 15, 2021 · While He was on Earth, Jesus urged us to “read the signs of the times,” and St. Paul tells us to “test the spirits,” meaning to engage with what appears to be a valid intervention from Heaven (and, of course, the Church always helps us by carefully examining all such claims). The Warning really captured my attention of late because of ...
Mary as example of being thankful - The Catholic Register
WEBOct 10, 2016 · Mary as example of being thankful. Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday to mark the end of the Marian Jubilee, the latest event in the ongoing Holy Year of Mercy. In his homily, the Pope reflected on the theme of thanksgiving for the gifts which God has given us. Pope Francis centered his homily …
Long road to priesthood for family man - The Catholic Register
WEBOct 4, 2019 · Long road to priesthood for family man. MONTREAL -- When newly ordained Fr. Robert Assaly refers to seeking help from “Mother,” the term is just as likely to refer to his wife Nancy as it is to the Blessed Virgin Mary. With his family of six children, it’s a natural fatherly thing for the first married Catholic priest in the Montreal ...
Daily TV Mass has come a long way since its launch 20 years ago
WEBMarch 17, 2018. Tweet. A merge between ministry and technology has been bringing Mass into people’s homes for 20 years, and more recently, onto their smartphone screens. Thanks to Daily TV Mass that is broadcast by National Catholic Broadcasting Council, Mass is available anywhere, anytime. Started in 1998 by the Canadian Conference of ...
Who is St. Sebastian and why do athletes claim him? - The …
WEBAug 5, 2016 · The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off with the lighting of the Olympic Torch on Aug. 5. The Olympic Games are a secular endeavor, but religion is everywhere, if you know where to look. For example, athletes who are religious may say a little extra prayer to St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes an...
Some dioceses in U.S. now permit outdoor Catholic weddings
WEBJun 12, 2018 · BALTIMORE, Md. – The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced a policy to allow weddings to be held outside of parish churches, including at outdoor venues. “The archbishop has been emphatic about reaching out to young people,” Diane Barr, chancellor of the Baltimore archdiocese, told the Catholic Review in an article published June 6.
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