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St. Teresa of Ávila’s Wisdom on Prayer
In a world full of distractions, how do we make room for God? Drawing on St. Teresa of Ávila's spiritual classic, The Interior Castle, Dr.Sri explains why cultivating an interior life is essential for deepening our relationship with God. He introduces mental prayer as a foundational practice and offers practical ways to begin making space for a more intimate conversation with the Lord.
Saint of the day: Edward the Confessor
St. Edward was born in 1003, the son of the Duke of Normandy and the nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England. From the age of 10, he lived in exile in Normandy, after the Danes gained control of England. This early experience of loss and his religious piety caused him to renounce worldly ambitions, and devote himself to God.
The Necessity of Prayerful Meditation
Most of our thoughts don’t turn toward God, yet Christian meditation can reshape the mind to think, feel, and act like Christ.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is watching us, and ‘knows’ Pope Leo has noticed
Spending two weeks with Claude can teach a person a lot about the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and its dangers. Pope Leo XIV is right to shine a light on the issue.
Archbishop of the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan.
Panama suffers powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities, destroys historic Catholic church
The government of Panama declared a state of emergency Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours.
Do New Curial Appointments Mark New Era in Papacy?
ANALYSIS: With the naming of new heads of St. Peter’s Basilica and the College of Cardinals, Leo XIV’s pontificate starts to break the mold set by his predecessor.
Texas priest named Maronite bishop of eparchy in Mexico
The pope has nominated Maronite Father Milad T. Yaghi as bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico (“Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México”).
Catholic Schools Expecting Windfall of Scholarship Money From New Tax Credit
The impact of the tax credit on families is expected to be widespread — and a potential boon to Catholic schools.
Canonists Warn Synod’s Canon Law Proposals Blur Lines of Church Authority
Critics say the commission’s recommendations on lay governance, tribunals and infallibility contradict Vatican II; the nonbinding report would require Pope Leo’s approval.
I'd Never Heard Hell Explained Like This
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Archbishop Broglio denounces ‘public spectacle’ of Hasan execution, obliges Catholic recusal
"I oblige any Catholics assigned to the firing squad to request to be excused from this action contrary to the teaching of the Church," Archbishop Broglio said. The post Archbishop Broglio denounces ‘public spectacle’ of Hasan execution, obliges Catholic recusal first appeared on OSV News.
Breaking the Stigma: Rome Conference Highlights Catholic Mental Health Ministry
The conference ‘A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry’ aligns with the Pope’s October prayer intention.
Leo XIV and the world Columbus opened
Columbus’s voyage reunited worlds long separated, setting in motion the emergence of new cultures, new peoples and a distinctly American Christian civilisation
What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation this week to remove “a localized nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy.
The Marriage Crisis Is No Longer Just a Western Problem
The Vatican’s assembly on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is putting in the spotlight a global breakdown of marriage and the family, including in traditionally Catholic countries like Poland and the Philippines.
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