Book of Ecclesiastes 3,1-11. There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every thing under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embraces. A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What advantage has the worker from his toil? I have considered the task which God has appointed for men to be busied about. He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men's ever discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done. Psalms …More
Buch Kohelet 3,1-11. Alles hat seine Stunde. Für jedes Geschehen unter dem Himmel gibt es eine bestimmte Zeit: eine Zeit zum Gebären und eine Zeit zum Sterben, eine Zeit zum Pflanzen und eine Zeit zum Ausreißen der Pflanzen, eine Zeit zum Töten und eine Zeit zum Heilen, eine Zeit zum Niederreißen und eine Zeit zum Bauen, eine Zeit zum Weinen und eine Zeit zum Lachen, eine Zeit für die Klage und eine Zeit für den Tanz; eine Zeit zum Steinewerfen und eine Zeit zum Steinesammeln, eine Zeit zum Umarmen und eine Zeit, die Umarmung zu lösen, eine Zeit zum Suchen und eine Zeit zum Verlieren, eine Zeit zum Behalten und eine Zeit zum Wegwerfen, eine Zeit zum Zerreißen und eine Zeit zum Zusammennähen, eine Zeit zum Schweigen und eine Zeit zum Reden, eine Zeit zum Lieben und eine Zeit zum Hassen, eine Zeit für den Krieg und eine Zeit für den Frieden. Wenn jemand etwas tut – welchen Vorteil hat er davon, dass er sich anstrengt? Ich sah mir das Geschäft an, für das jeder Mensch durch Gottes Auftrag …More
Das geht aktuell weltweit viral Als der israelische Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu mit seiner Rede vor der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen begann, verließen viele Delegationen geschlossen den Saal. Sie pfiffen und buhten Netanjahu aus, während nur wenige blieben.
“Be careful! They want a Church that simply cannot exist.” That’s what priests in Africa told Archbishop Hubertus van Megen when they learned he was heading to Germany as the papal nuncio in Berlin. In an interview with Katholisch.de, published September 23, Van Megen, who spent nearly 16 years in Africa before moving to Berlin, said tensions over Germany’s Synodal Path run “throughout the entire universal Church.” The Dutch prelate also sees parallels with secularization in the Netherlands. “The Germans, in my impression, often want too much too quickly,” he said, questioning whether reforms are meant to “save” the Church: “I would consider that an illusion.”
Deutschlands neuen Nuntius sagte, die Spannungen um den deutschen suizidalen Weg seien in der ganzen katholischen Kirche spürbar. Aus Afrika habe er Warnungen gehört: „Seien Sie vorsichtig! Sie wollen eine Kirche, die so nicht existieren kann.“
Father Gordon MacRae's post about Saint Padre Pio at Beyond These Stone Walls this week exposed an assault by The New York Times slandering Padre Pio's good name. Father MacRae responded to the slander sparking an interview between Catholic League President Bill Donohue and The Catholic League Communications Director. (youtube.com/watch?v=qUlPQ4z8U4Q) The published video is about 6.5 minutes and well worth hearing.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9,18-22. Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'" Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God." He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised." shareyourcatholicfaith
The click is dying. Gloria.tv flourishes. “Social media is becoming an increasingly urgent issue in communications,” Cardinal Marx of Munich - not exactly known for his Catholic convictions - observed on Monday. Cardinal Marx added: “The media landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. We are witnessing a turning point.” On that, he is right. The old model of editorial, paternalistic media is fading. Users want a voice of their own. They increasingly consume headlines and news snippets directly in their feeds without ever clicking through. We see it on Gloria.tv: about 90% of users never get beyond roughly 1,000 characters. Gloria.tv has changed with the media landscape — into a social network. And it works: Gloria.tv ranks among the 10,000 largest websites worldwide on Cloudflare Radar. But success doesn't pay the bills. Our autumn fundraising goal is €10,000. That would give us breathing room until Advent. For almost twenty years, Gloria.tv has been short of money. That, too,…More
Lord Bebo & Friends ANOTHER MILITARY JET CRASHED The Hawk training jet of the Royal Air Force crashed near RAF Valley airbase on the island of Anglesey in Wales! Both piloted eject and sustained only minor injuries. They’re fine. The causes of the crash are being investigated. Wonder what it was. Looked like they were in control just seconds before? Join us | @MyLordBebo
Funeral for a male dancer turns into a comedy performance. Dancer, choreographer, and social worker Thierry Parmentier, 74, was given a funeral in the Catholic church of Caldogno, Italy, on June 24. He had planned the event himself, including its music, choreography and performances. Belgian-born, Parmentier had lived in the Vicenza area for over 40 years and staged productions to raise funds for AIDS research. The church was filled with Doctor Clown volunteers, biodance and holistic practitioners, and stilt-walkers. Don Gigi Maistrello, chaplain to Vicenza prison, preached the homily. After the funeral, an animated procession accompanied the coffin to the parish centre, where the farewell continued with music, dance and performances.
C’è ancora qualcosa di Cattolico? Venghino, siori, venghino: al gran circo del funerale di Thierry Parmentier a Caldogno!
Jimmy Lai's son Sebastian urges Pope Leo to say Jimmy Lai’s name – adding that Jimmy Lai would be “incredibly grateful to know that the Pope is praying for him… & wants him to be freed”
What a sad story of Vatican's betrayal. But God will reward Chinese Christian martyrs for glorifying His Name and the Catholic Underground Church. Woe to Vatican and their communist friends in China!
GOD Bless Jimmy a Martyr of our day for the Holy Name of JESUS. May GOD give him the strength till the end to remain faithful. GOD will surely take him into His arms at the end. But he can forget about Leo doing anything for him.
Cardinal McElroy hails Leo XIV’s shift from “unfortunate” Catechism teaching. Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, writing at NcROnline.org on September 23, said that “during the past six months, we have witnessed a remarkable transformation in Catholic teaching on war.” McElroy praised the “tremendous progress” made during that period toward “eclipsing the role of the just war tradition in Catholic teaching.” “The just war framework has been distorted to become a source of justification for those inclined to go to war, rather than a constraint on war,” McElroy claimed. Then this: “One of the accelerants for this trend is the unfortunate statement in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that the evaluation of the just war criteria belongs to those who have responsibility for the common good.” The cardinal's statement comes in the wake of Leo XIV’s encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas'. In §192, Leo XIV writes that just-war theory “is now outdated.” However, Catechism 2309 doesn’t say …More
Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to attend the papal Eucharists during Leo XIV’s visit to France is in keeping with France’s state religion of laicism. Jacques Chirac did not attend John Paul II’s celebrations in 1997, nor did Nicolas Sarkozy attend Benedict XVI’s in 2008. The only recent exception was Macron’s presence at Pope Francis’s Eucharist in Marseille in 2023, but the circumstances were different: attending the Mass was effectively the only opportunity for the French president to formally welcome the Pope.
Nessuno scandalo per la mancata presenza di Macron alle messe papali in Francia: è la prassi. Né Chirac nel '97 né Sarkozy nel 2008 parteciparono alle celebrazioni presiedute da Giovanni Paolo II e Benedetto XVI. Unica eccezione: Macron con Francesco a Marsiglia (ma era l'unica possibilità di accogliere con tutti gli onori il Papa)
Spain’s bishops have called a national meeting in Madrid on Nov. 30 to discuss how priests should exercise their ministry in a “more synodal Church.” The gathering will focus on “differentiated co-responsibility” between clergy, religious and laity, with its conclusions intended to feed into further reflection with priests across Spanish dioceses.
The Catholic Church is not a democracy. It is a hierarchy, which was instituted by Christ. Our Lord put one man in charge of His Church, St. Peter, the first pope.
Cardinal Mario Grech says the Church is “synodal by nature”, but also “hierarchical by nature.” The baptized meet to “make decisions together”, but the bishop must ensure those decisions are correct, and the Pope does so for the universal Church. Speaking to Domradio.de on September 22, Cardinal Grech said there is “room for everyone”, but Germany’s proposed Synodal Conference still requires “careful” examination. Synodality, he said, is still “developing”, but the Synod itself is already over. The three-year implementation phase culminates in a 2028 ecclesial assembly, which Grech stressed is “not a continuation of the Synod.” What follows is for Pope Leo XIV to decide.
Kardinal Mario Grech erklärte, die Kirche sei „von Natur aus synodal“ – „es gibt Platz für alle“ –, fügte jedoch sofort hinzu, dass sie ihrem Wesen nach weiterhin hierarchisch sei. Auf die Frage nach der noch anstehenden Synodalversammlung in Deutschland lehnte Seine Eminenz eine Stellungnahme ab und verwies die Angelegenheit an das Dikasterium für die Bischöfe. Die kirchliche Versammlung im Jahr 2028, fügte er hinzu, sei keine Fortsetzung der Synode von 2021–24.
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Cardinal McElroy hails Leo XIV’s shift from “unfortunate” Catechism teaching.