Hundreds of Catholic U.S. Military members, war veterans, and others braved damp weather and slick streets on Saturday, commuting to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the 30th Annual Memorial Mass.
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Begins with Invocation from AMS Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia
Msgr. Frontiero invoked God’s favor on the gathering of more than one-thousand attendees at the Marriott Marquis in Northwest Washington.
Archbishop Broglio Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed
On Feb. 14 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass with patients, staff, and clergy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Join Archbishop Broglio Online to Pray the Rosary on Veterans Day
The public is invited to participate in the prayer and watch the interview. To join, at 7:45 EST on Saturday, Nov. 11, visit https://www.youtube.com/@Manyhailmarysatatime.
WHAT IS CONTEMPLATION ACCORDING TO ST. BERNARD
Contemplation is not a word exclusive to Benedictine, Carthusian, and Cistercian monks. Other religions practice it. My emphasis will be limited to what I know about Cistercian, and even more selectively, Lay Cistercian contemplation. I always like to offer you the same resources I use in my quest to discover what it means to be... Continue Reading →
British Parliament Passes Law Banning Prayers Outside Abortion Centers
Leading pro-life groups in the UK are very upset today after MPs voted for censorship zones outside abortion centers that ban people from praying silently outside businesses that kill babies in abortions. MPs were voting on an amendment to a clause introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics, which had been added into the Public Order... Continue Reading →
Pope asks Church to pray for abuse victims
The Pope’s prayer intention for March, illustrated by the monthly Pope Video with the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, is for all those who have been victims of abuse. This month’s message is dedicated to all the people who have been victims of abuse, “especially to those committed by members of the Church,” that they may... Continue Reading →
Charges dropped, for now, against woman arrested for praying silently outside UK abortion clinic
“It’s important to me that I can continue my vital work in supporting women who’d like to avoid abortion if they only had some help,” she said. “In order to do so, it’s vital that I have clarity as to my legal status. Many of us need an answer as to whether it’s still lawful…Charges... Continue Reading →
Thousands of Men Holding Rosaries Sing Ancient Marian Hymn at Basilica in Poland
This is what real men look like: Are Poland and Hungary the only truly Catholic countries left in Europe today? More than ever we need strong heroic men like these shown here to fill our churches, homes, society once again. We need their witness to halt the tide of waning faith and emptying churches in... Continue Reading →
Fasting, Forgiveness, and Miracles
If you are looking to be more successful in your prayer life, two practices I strongly recommend are to pray with others, and to combine your prayers with some form of penance such as fasting. Fasting may be an alien concept to many Catholics, something we do with great difficultly on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday... Continue Reading →