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Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life
Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
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Staring Death in the Face
Readings: • Ez. 37:12-14 • Psa. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • Rom. 8:8-11 • Jn. 11:1-45 “Lazarus, come out!” With that simple, dramatic command, the Incarnate Word spoke words that demonstrated his power over death. It concludes one […]
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In defense of trick-or-treating
Alas, it is that time of year again when certain suburban moms across America log onto the neighborhood Facebook group to request that Halloween trick-or-treating be moved to a different day so that their kids […]
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Demons, Sin, Death, and Damnation
Readings: • Num 11:25-29 • Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 • Jas 5:1-6 • Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 What do demons, sin, death, and damnation have in common? An obvious (and correct) answer is that […]
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Death is an uncomfortable fact—and a conquered foe
On the Readings for Sunday, July 1, 2018 […]
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“The Truth of the Resurrection” by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from Introduction to Christianity (2nd edition) by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Ignatius Press, 1990, 2004; pp. 301-10). ——— To the Christian, faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an expression […]
News Briefs
Diocese of Rapid City announces death of Bishop Peter Muhich
Bishop Peter Muhich of the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota. / Credit: Diocese of Rapid City
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2024 / 16:13 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Rapid City on Saturday announced the death of Bishop Peter Muhich at the ag… […]
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Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’
Pope Francis appearing on Che Tempo Che Fa on Jan. 14/ / NOVE
Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “e… […]
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Exorcist warns the cult of ‘St. Death’ worships Satan ‘implicitly or explicitly’
Image of “Santa Muerte,” or “St. Death.” / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa
ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 2, 2024 / 12:10 pm (CNA).
Father Andrés Esteban López Ruiz, a member of the College of Exorcists of the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico, recently wa… […]
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Opus Dei priest dies from heart attack while preaching at retreat
Father Fadi Sarraf, 51, was a recently ordained Opus Dei priest. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Opus Dei
CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
Father Fadi Sarraf, a recently ordained priest of Opus Dei, reportedly died of a heart attack while … […]