We All Suffer from a Form of Soul Sickness. Penance is the Cure.

Saint Louis Review – By Archbishop Robert J. Carlson – February 24, 2010
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” (Mark 2:17).
Deep down inside we all know that something is not right with our world — or with ourselves. War [...]

Archbishop Dolan Reveals the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Faith-lessons of Life

Metro Catholic – February 21, 2010
HUNTINGTON, Indiana (February 21, 2010) – How should people make sense of daily events – even catastrophes – as part of God’s plan? How do common annoyances, chance meetings – even sudden unemployment, devastating natural disasters or heart-wrenching losses – fit into His purpose? They certainly do, but it’s often [...]

Benedict XVI Decries Slavery to Money

Zenit.org – February 22, 2010
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 22, 2010 (Zenit.org) – Benedict XVI is encouraging the Brazilian bishops in their efforts to free people from the slavery to money and bring them back to God.
The Pope stated this in a message sent for this year’s Fraternity Campaign, traditionally promoted by the Church in Brazil during [...]

Monsignor Joseph Bambera Named New Scranton Bishop

The Scranton Times Tribune – By Laura Legere – February 23, 2010
Monsignor Joseph Bambera has been appointed the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, the Vatican announced this morning.
The pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Mary of Czestochowa churches in Archbald, the Rev. Bambera has run the daily operations of the diocese for [...]

Reverend Terry LaValley Appointed as the Fourteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg

Diocese of Ogdensburg – February 23, 2010
This morning, the Holy See announced that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Reverend Terry LaValley, currently Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, as the fourteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg to succeed the Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse, NY.
Bishop-elect LaValley, the second of six [...]

Benedictine Monastery in Oklahoma Diocese Elevated to Abbey

Catholic News Service – February 19, 2010
HULBERT, Okla. (CNS) — Our Lady of the Annunciation at Clear Creek, a Benedictine monastery near Hulbert in the Diocese of Tulsa, has been elevated to the status of abbey. The change was announced Feb. 11 by Abbot Antoine Forgeot of the Abbey of Our Lady of Fontgombault in [...]

The World at Our Door

Good News for the Digital Pews (Diocese of San Bernardino) – By Bishop Gerald Barnes – February 17, 2010
Our faith calls us to be in solidarity with human beings all over the world. It is the essence of the universal church to which we belong. We are one family under God.
Does that idea live [...]

State is Not Source and Beginning of Ethics, Pope tells Pontifical Academy for Life

Catholic News Agency – February 14, 2010
Vatican City, Feb 14, 2010 / (CNA) – On Saturday Pope Benedict XVI addressed members of the Pontifical Academy for Life on the occasion of their general assembly. He emphasized to the group that human dignity must be protected as an “inalienable right” and that ethical decisions cannot be [...]

Abandon Superficiality in Favor of Complete Conversion, says Pope

Catholic News Service – By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden – February 17, 2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Lenten season calls Christians to strip themselves of evil, superficiality and lukewarm morality and to turn themselves fully over to Jesus Christ, said Pope Benedict XVI.
“Conversion means to change the direction in life’s journey, not by making [...]

Credit Markets Flash Hottest Warning Signal Since Crisis

The Telegraph – February 16, 2010
European credit markets are flashing the most serious warnings signs in a year as the yields on risker bonds rise sharply and a string of companies cancel share flotations, raising fears that the recovery may falter in coming months.
Jitters over Chinese credit tightening and default risks in Greece and [...]

Study to Begin for a New High School in Eastern Jackson County

The Catholic Key (Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph) – February 12, 2010
Catholic education is a priority in our Diocese. It is an extension of the mission of the Church to bring Jesus Christ to others and others to Jesus Christ. In our Catholic schools our precious young people are not only educated, but [...]

Lent a Joyful Season?

(Archdiocese of Chicago) Catholic Chicago Blog – February 15, 2010
On Wednesday, we begin the great season of Lent! Fr. Walter Burghardt, S.J. – a noted theologian from Georgetown University – once wrote that “most people go into Lent kicking and screaming.” Unfortunately, many people, I think, may agree with him. Lent can sometimes be [...]

Every Sunday is Stewardship Sunday

From Dan Conway’s The Good Steward, February 2004
In many parishes throughout the United States, one particular Sunday is designated as “Stewardship Sunday.” On this one weekend of the year (usually in either fall or spring), the observance of the Lord’s Day includes an invitation/challenge to reflect on God’s abundant blessings in our lives and our [...]

Vatican Economist: Recession Caused by Low Birthrate

Zenit.org – February 8, 2010
ROME, FEB. 8, 2010 (Zenit.org) – Bankers are not the cause of the global economic crisis, according to the president of the Institute for the Works of Religion. Rather, the cause is ordinary people who do not “believe in the future” and have few or no children.
“The true cause of the [...]

Pope Extols St. Anthony of Padua’s Insights on Prayer

Catholic News Agency – February 10, 2010
Vatican City, Feb 10, 2010 / (CNA) – In Wednesday’s General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the life and history of “one of the most popular saints of the Catholic Church,” St. Anthony of Padua, saying that his definition of prayer as “a relationship of love” is one [...]

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