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1 day ago · Pray for the Church, its Hierarchies, the validly ordained and consecrated during this time of confusion and apostasy. Do not fall into the trap of division, even with apparent good reasons. Turn your eyes to the lives of saints, such as St. Martin de Porres, St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, the former discriminated against and the latter fought ...
2 hours ago · Katie Patrick. A journey through the heartland. Details. 31 May 2024. by Katie Patrick. Because the majority of my time is spent at our main office in Lincoln, I rarely have the opportunity to visit the many small towns that we serve across the 24,000 square miles of the Lincoln Diocese. However, a couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to ...
1 day ago · They would rather that the infant daughter be sacrificed to demons than that Jesus do something good for one they think is a foreigner, a non-believer. The apostles saw her drop to her knees, in fact, going prostrate, begging, and they think of her as a dog: “She’s the Dog-Woman” to them, and nothing more. But they are the dogs, the wolves.
2 hours ago · Q. Can you use holy water by consuming it? A. Holy water is a very common (probably the most common) sacramental in the Church. As a reminder, sacramentals are “sacred signs by which effects, especially spiritual effects, are signified in some imitation of the sacraments and are obtained through the intercession of the Church” (c. 1166).
2 hours ago · God continues to raise up new spiritual leaders. by Bishop James Conley. Last weekend I had the privilege and joy of ordaining two men to the transitional diaconate and five deacons to the priesthood at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. It is a longstanding custom in the Diocese of Lincoln to ordain new deacons and priests over the ...
1 day ago · This came as a shock to Bätzing, as he had conversed with the Pope multiple times about the matter and had never heard him express such views before. During a brimming discussion in Erfurt, Bätzing underlined that the German Catholic Church won't push for the ordination of women.
2 hours ago · John Jay College. (2011). The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010. Lear, J. (2015). Freud. Routledge. Lehmiller, J. J. (2018). The psychology of human sexuality. John Wiley & Sons. Levine, S. B. (2002). Reexploring the Concept of Sexual Desire.
