AsiaNews: I entered Mary’s Clan on 19 June 1987 evening, which was the last day I consumed alcohol. I have been sober since 20 June 1987, one day at a time . . . no alcohol nor any form of … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
40,000 March for the Pre-Born Babies in Rome: ‘No Compromise’
CNA: One of tens of thousands of people to take to the streets of Rome for this year’s March for Life, Mary Rathke is living proof that those conceived in rape deserve life, and not abortion. “Many people use the … Continue reading
‘Created for Greatness’ Catholic Men’s Conferences Growing Nationwide
Catholic World Report: Flanked by candle-bearing acolytes, the priest held the monstrance aloft and processed through the aisles of the massive Milwaukee Theatre. More than 2,500 men were on their knees in adoration as the body, blood, soul, and divinity … Continue reading
Sister Marianeldis, Over Fifty Years Serving the Poor in Taiwan
AsiaNews: “In 1962 I was sent to Taiwan. We set sail from Naples, we made a stopover in Hong Kong and then we arrived on this island where I have remained until today. My first mission was in Hsinchu, one … Continue reading
China: Catholic Mother’s Mission of Adopting Orphans
UCANews: For the past 42 years, Kong Zhenlan, a Catholic in China’s Shanxi province, has been bringing up handicapped orphans and abandoned children along with her own kids, and that has inspired one of her sons to become a Catholic priest. Kong’s … Continue reading
The Higher Chivalry of Catholic Christianity
In any reflective discussion of a man’s “chivalrous disposition” or of the “chivalrous ethos and attitude” itself, one is also soon likely to speak of “a man of honor” and even “the matter of honor” itself and perhaps even “honor’s” … Continue reading
13 Young Hindu and Buddhist Converts Want to Convert Nepal
AsiaNews: Thirteen young people were baptised on Easter night after they chose to embrace the Catholic faith. They are Hindu and Buddhist in background, but now they are ready to be “witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ” and “work … Continue reading
The Real Mother Jones, Catholic Crusader for Working Men
Crisis, Richard Becker: It was a long drive from South Bend to Jefferson City, and I had a van full of cranky, road-weary kids. We were on I-55 heading south through Illinois to visit Aunt Mary Katherine, and the sooner … Continue reading
Hong Kong Diocese 3600 to Receive Baptism at Easter Vigil
Cardinal Tong for AsiaNews: At Easter this year, our Hong Kong diocese has two more reasons to be happy and thankful. The first is that 3,600 adults will receive the sacraments of Christian Initiation and become members of our great Catholic … Continue reading
Taiwanese Convert Runs Best Restaurant in Taipei
And her name is “Purple”. AsiaNews: Purple owns one of Taipei’s best-known restaurant. About four years ago, she found Christ and just three years ago was baptised on Easter night. At the end of the interview, as a sign of the … Continue reading
Pennsylvania: A Young Catechumen’s Longing for the Eucharist
Catholic News Service: Tears of longing fill Jessica Bassili’s eyes as she sits in a pew during Mass at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Lebanon. The parishioners around her are lined up to receive holy Communion, and Jessica … Continue reading
Half a Million March for Life of Pre-Borns in Lima, Peru
Lima is the city of saints: They are Saints Rose (1617, whose feast day is today, August 30. She was the first person canonized who was born in the New World), Martin de Porres (1639), Turibius (1606), Francis Solano (1610), and … Continue reading
It’s March 25: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
At the risk of upsetting my good friend Gary Potter, who does not care much for Twitter, I’m going to quote a couple of “tweets.” Fear not, it is to a good purpose. Yesterday, in advance of today’s sublime Festival, I … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of Resurrection of ‘Hidden Church’ in Japan
As the photo shows Japanese Catholic women are modest and wear veils in Church. This is far more common in the East. Catholic Herald: On March 17, 1865, a group of “hidden Christians” in Nagasaki announced their faith to a … Continue reading
A Dying Eleven Year-Old Angel’s Longing for Heaven
Such wisdom! “Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Aleteia: From her doctor, Rogério Brandão, Oncologist: One day I arrived at the hospital, early and I found my little angel alone … Continue reading