The annual solemnity provides a much-needed corrective against the perennial temptation to view the world through the lens of earthly power and squeeze our understanding of God into that prism.
The Solemnity of Christ the King is an occasion for us every year to recalibrate our lives to the reality of Christ’s kingdom and to follow the criteria Christ gives us to enter it, live in it and proclaim it.
There have been reports by various sources stating that some countries in the world are drifting towards hunger. This situation raises eyebrows and causes eyes to be welling with tears.
With hunger in the offing, the world will definitely be shoved into an arena of instability leading to further violence, wars, crimes and insecurity.
Press reports have indicated that the Catholic Church in Lebanon has pledged to restore 200 houses in stricken Beirut.
In spite of the mammoth destruction that plagued Beirut on August 4, such a piece of news brings a sigh of relief among several people of Beirut as well as among all peace lovers.
The World Day of the Poor is marked on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
On this day, the first thing to remember is what Lord Jesus Christ referred to the poor saying: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God."
From coast to coast, the shrines to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini testify to the profound love, impact and even miracles this Italian immigrant and U.S. citizen-saint known as ‘Mother Cabrini’ worked in the lives of countless Americans.
The heads of the Council of Churches in Jordan has issued a statement urging the faithful to pray piously and with a humble heart so that the Corona epidemic would be eliminated from the homeland and the world.
The statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, adds that "the world has all the time gone through many diseases and epidemics, yet God was the doctor of our souls and our bodies who protects and saves the world."
Priests are God's men on Earth, for besides serving as an instrument used by God for the salvation of souls, they also help hopeless people find a noble way in life.
With the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, a new and glorious reality dawned upon the whole creation, especially for those united to the Resurrected Christ by faith in baptism.
No phones, no Facebook, no Amazon, no Netflix.
When Fr. Josh Mayer entered St. John Vianney’s Seminary in Denver, his first year looked a little more monk-like than what some might expect.
“It had to do with getting weaned off of the damaging effects of media, and then being able to see them for what they are when you come out on the other side of that,” Mayer told CNA.
Radio Maria is one of the resounding achievements that serves the cause of global peace, harmony, love, and common living.
