Pope Francis met Tuesday with religious leaders from around the world in the Italian town of Assisi, where he condemned increasingly prevalent religious violence in the world.
Francis told the leaders from several religions that “there is no God of war,” and that it is important they tell their followers to pray for peace.
“As we pray today, it would be good if we all felt shame, shame that humans, our brothers and sisters, are capable of doing this,” the Catholic leader said. MORE
TIA has received this Interpellation from Fr. Paul Sretenovic to be posted on our website. We believe that his courageous initiative should be known by our readers. The title and subtitles are ours. The Editor
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Your Excellency Bishop Bernard Fellay,
As we prepare ourselves to enter into Lent, the most sorrowful period in the Church’s calendar, I want to express to you my own sorrow after hearing your sermon from the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady this past February the 2nd. MORE
Can’t believe the ignorance of these people. Here is what Jesus would say. “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars and to God the things that are Gods.”
Conservatives are up in arms over San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem before a game against Green Bay a few days ago. Kaepernick explained himself in a statement post-game: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. MORE
Oh wow, this means the Muslim religion will get tax payers money
(RNS) President Obama has announced plans to appoint the leader of a Chicago Muslim organization as the final member of his corps of faith-based advisers.
Rami Nashashibi co-founded the Inner-City Muslim Action Network in 1997.
Here is the list of the members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: MORE
The Arizona-headquartered transport startup, with a factory in Louisiana, just started taking deposits on its first vehicle, a three-wheeler that’s street-legal, made in the US, and will sell for just over $7,000. So far, more than 50,000 people have plunked down some dough for a preorder. MORE
The prime suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings sued his local police force and claimed they were persecuting him for being a Muslim. MORE
You talk about a circus performance, what Rome will do to bring in the customers. And I’m a patron son of Padre Pio.
The heart of St. Padre Pio will be on display in Massachusetts this week, marking the first time the religious relic has ever left its home in Italy. MORE
Food shortages in Venezuela, South America, has caused a dramatic increase in child malnutrition.. MORE
A Catholic administrator is urging the Vatican to remove Guam’s archbishop, who has refused to resign amid accusations of sexual abuse against altar boys.
The move comes after a letter delivered in July from leaders in the Archdiocese of Agana did not move Archbishop Anthony Apuron to leave his post.
Archbishop Savio Hon, a temporary apostolic administrator for Guam who was appointed by the Vatican after the allegations surfaced, is also urging parishioners to sign a petition upholding the statute of limitation on civil lawsuits for child sex abuse. MORE
I missed the ’90-’91 season because I was with a battalion of Marines in Desert Storm. 14 of my wonderful Marines returned home with the American Flag draped across their lifeless bodies. My last conversation with one of them, Sgt Garrett Mongrella, was about how our Giants were going to the Super Bowl. He never got to see it. SOURCE
Let’s review. In order for Mother Teresa to be declared a saint, the church needed to recognize that she’d performed not just one miracle but two.
The first miracle was the purported healing of Monica Beresa, who claimed she’d been cured of a cancerous tumor by a beam of light emitted from Mother Teresa’s picture in a medallion placed on her abdomen. But her doctor stated that it was a cyst caused by turberculosis, not a cancerous tumor, and attributed her gradual recovery thereafter to her months of medication. Even her husband declared the miracle a “hoax.” Continue reading
Vol 9 Issue 42 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
September 17, 2016 ~ Stigmata of Saint Francis
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (86)
2. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
3. St Joseph Cupertino
4. Christ in the Home (60)
5. Articles and notices
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The justice system in this country has become INSANE. Here you have a person who refused the commands of a police officer who then had to subdue her in order to arrest her. “Sandra Bland’s family settles for $1.9M in wrongful death suit.”
Then while in her jail cell she commits suicide and then the courts settles for $1.9 million dollars. Don’t tell me crime doesn’t pay. It’s a booming business. What these cities where these types of crime judgments occur, the cities should counter sue these criminals and try to get the peoples money back.
In Christ, Joseph
Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit — an agreement that has brought “joy” after a year of grief, Bland’s mother said. MORE
With all the recalls over Samsung recalls because of the cell phone fires could this be the tip of the ice berg. What about countless other electronic devices that are now packed away in the cargo area of planes. “Over the weekend, reports surfaced that a debris piece found in Madagascar hinted at a fire on board the jet.” Quoting, Plane Part Found Off Tanzania From MH370 Suman Varandani,IBTimes.” Only time will tell but in the mean time banning electronic devices that contain batteries might be a good idea.
In Christ, Joseph
It’s no secret that Israeli-Palestinian relations have been marred by tension since mid-2014. At that time, the path toward a political solution reached an impasse and negotiations were suspended, leading to nonstop Israeli accusations that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not a partner for peace and that he has been inciting violence against Israelis. MORE