Vol 11 Issue 24 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
June 16, 2018 ~ Our Lady on Saturday
Dear Reader:
As the Liturgy for this Sunday is directed to Saint Peter, and as the Church will, in 12 days, celebrate the Feast of Saint Peter, it brings us to one of the conundrums for Catholics today: the Roman Catholic Church without a pope. Continue reading
New research from the American Cancer Society and other public health groups finds people with higher than recommended blood levels of vitamin D have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer. The finding was particularly significant for women.
The opposite may also be true: people with a vitamin D deficiency were found to have an increased risk for the disease. MORE
This is not the first time the Lourdes Shrine was flooded.
“The Grotto is flooded and the International Mass in the underground basilica is canceled. Flooded everywhere,” said Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, UK on June 13 in a Tweet.
“May God protect everyone,” he continued. MORE
Father Kevin O’ Sullivan commentaries 1957, Third Sunday of Advent
Church-goers appear to live up to four years longer than atheists, at least according to an analysis of 1,000 obituaries published across the United States.
The Ohio State psychology researchers behind the study insist there is merit to the connection: people with religious affiliations often volunteer and engage in social activities throughout their lives – something routinely tied to longer lifespan. MORE
The U.S. House approved a ban Wednesday on the importation and trafficking of anatomically correct child sex dolls and robots that “normalize sex between adults and minors.”
The proposal was approved in the House by a voice vote and now moves to the Senate. MORE
President Trump’s Tax Cuts and economic policies are proving to be effective. Business are starting to take an active role in hiring workers and providing on the job training for skilled positions. This along with employee bonuses is fueling the economy.
Most accepted John 23 as a pope at the time, so we can say he was UN-officially excommunicated as an accessory to the destruction of the Church when he brought Bishop Montini in the Vatican and made him a Cardinal. After this Cardinal Montini was pulling all the strings. Once Pope, Paul VI lied when he said the council was pastoral, (Not according to Pope John’s opening address) as a result this caused more confusion among the faithful. Paul VI was OFFICIALLY excommunicated on Nov. 19 1969 when he rejected publicly the complaints of the Religious to stop with the new Mass and the changes. There was no CMRI or most other sects at the time of pope John 23.
Get your astronomer cap on and let’s dive in. Tonight, the moon is in its new phase, and therefore appears dark in the night sky. This is because the moon is currently centered between the sun and Earth in its orbit. Its lit side faces the sun, while its dark side faces the Earth…MORE
The image on the left is what young participants in the study imagined. The one on the right was imagined by older participants in the study.
The researchers came to that realization after asking 551 American Christians what they think God looks like, so a composite mugshot could be created from the many responses.
The end result is a mugshot that shows God is white, young and clean cut, not unlike someone from an 80s boy band.
As for his expression, Mona Lisa’s vague smile comes to mind.
Liberals imagined God as “more feminine, younger, and more loving,” while conservatives have a white guy in mind who was “more powerful,” said the researchers. MORE
The outdoor wedding, stuff of girlhood fantasy and bridal-magazine photography, has long been off-limits to most Catholics.
No beachside ceremonies or mountaintop nuptials: The code of canon law, straight from the Vatican, says that marriages performed by a priest are meant to be celebrated in the bride or groom’s parish church. MORE
John Kluge, the former orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School, says he was essentially fired for refusing to call a transgender student by their preferred name.
Bishop Mark Anthony Pivarunas Ordination Anniversary June 12. In Christ, Joseph
Will this be another blow to the Babylon Empire of the E.U. Time will tell
A right-wing opposition party led by a former Slovenian prime minister won the most votes, but not enough to rule the country on its own, an exit poll from a parliamentary election suggested today. MORE