For Protestants, the most unknown aspect of Catholic devotional life is confession. Unless you’re Catholic, you cannot experience it. A Protestant can attend a Catholic baptism, confirmation, wedding, ordination, and Holy Mass; however, he cannot attend a confession or know what it’s like until he actually makes one for the first time. Now most Protestants […]
Fifty years ago, the majority of American Catholics confessed their sins regularly to a priest. But now only 2 percent of Catholics go regularly to confession, and three-quarters never go, or go less than once a year. To traditionalists, this might seem like a sign of decline in the post–Vatican II era. But according to John Cornwell, author of “The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession,” this isn’t the first time Catholics have largely abandoned confession. The practice has evolved dramatically over the centuries, from a rare communal event to a regular private one. Cornwell thinks it’s time to reform confession again, in part because he sees it as a key—and underappreciated—enabler of the sex-abuse scandals that have rocked the church
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If one approaches science and religion as logical systems that must be rationally reconciled, then reconciliation is really hard.
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Sinéad O'Connor and Her Tumultuous Relationship with the Catholic Religion. Sinéad O'Connor, the late iconic Irish singer-songwriter, has led a life that intertwines her musical brilliance with a tumultuous and often controversial relationship with the Catholic religion.
By Pat Knight Doubting Thomas by Caravaggio (Wikimedia Commons) Last weekend during his sermon at the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II, Pope Francis talked about Christ in His resurrected form. “The wounds of Jesus are a scandal, a stumbling block for faith, yet they are also the test of faith.” These words have echoed in my head since Divine Mercy +Sunday, as they strike so true. Christ’s wounds do cause doubt in me; how could God Himself have been injured? How could He have allowed Himself to die? Does He have limitations? Having doubt is unfortunately inevitable for a Catholic. Even the apostles who walked, saw, and knew Jesus felt doubt. St. Thomas refused to believe in the resurrection unless he saw it for himself, Peter denied Christ three times. Losing faith doesn’t have to be an extreme. We don’t have to wake up every morning and question the existence of God to have doubt. We have doubt whenever we worry, whenever we forget to rely completely on His will. Peter doubted when he lost trust in Jesus and fell into the water, instead of continuing to walk. It’s hard a lot of the time not to worry, but we can’t. God loves us so much that He died for us. Pat Knight is a contributing blogger to Love is Calling.
At once horrifying and enchanting, the Germanic tradition of bejewelled relics illuminates our feelings about mortality.
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Saint of the Day – 5 February – St Agatha (c 231- c 251) Virgin and Martyr. St Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily and she was martyred in approximately 251 at Catania, Sici…
Detective Angela Dodson is a troubled LAPD Detective investigating what she believes to be the murder of her twin sister, Isabel. Angela and Isabel are very powerfull identical twin psychics. Isabel accepted her gifts while Angela rejected them, eventually causing them to go dormant. The lack of support Isabel received from Angela about what they both knew they were seeing caused not only a huge rift in their relationship but also is a major factor in Angela's guilt over Isabels suicide. Not muc
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Think you know what you believe? What about your subconscious?
These insane laws are still on the books in Massachusetts! If you're a local, you know that #16 is pretty much STILL enforced.
One Minute Reflection – 11 April I know my sheep and my sheep know me….. for these sheep I will give my life……John 10:14-15 REFLECTION – “Jesus, the Good Shepher…
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Christ sent the Holy Spirit down on his Church at Pentecost, the Church against which, he had promised Peter, the “Gates of Hell” would not prevail (Matthew 16:17) . . . but he had also…
