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WEBNational News. ‘Jeopardy!’. Fans Laud Catholic Priest-Contestant Aiming to Give ‘Positive Impression’ of Church. A Catholic priest who had gameshow fans "swooning," according to one entertainment reporter, told OSV News he hoped his recent television appearance helps give "a positive impression of the church" and clergy in general. Read ...
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WEBSep 20, 2024 — New Novel a Tale of Triumph Over Terrorism in Syria, Iraq. September 20, 2024. Iraqi Catholics faced persecution in 2014 when ISIS marked their homes with an “N.”. The graffiti alerted gunmen that the people living there were followers of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene. The ensuing violence and chaos is the backdrop for Paul Mascia’s new book ...
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The Existential Vacuum Is The Neurosis of the Present
WEBFeb 16, 2024 — The existential vacuum which is the mass neurosis of the present time can be described as a private and personal form of nihilism; for nihilism can be defined as a contention that being has no meaning. “As for psychotherapy, however, it will never be able to cope with this state of affairs on a mass scale if it does not keep itself free from ...
Obituaries Archives - The Tablet
WEBAug 1, 2024 — Obituaries, Week of June 29 & July 6, 2024. June 24, 2024. Sister Joan Marie Thompson.
Golden Jubilee: A Time for Reflection and Celebration
WEBJun 17, 2020 — I think jubilee time is a time for reflection and celebration, and a time for gratefulness, gratefulness not only for our priests and religious sisters and brothers but also for our laity. For it is you, the laity, who we serve, and you who support us in the vocation that we follow in Christ’s Church for your benefit.
Recognizing Women Prophets in the Old Testament
WEBMar 8, 2021 — Additional women considered prophetesses by the rabbis who composed and compiled the Talmud include Sarah, Hannah, Abigail, and Esther. In Larkin’s opinion, one of the most interesting women is Huldah, who only appears by name in two brief passages in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Huldah was chosen to look …
Freedom, Faith and Commitment - The Tablet
WEBMay 1, 2020 — Freedom, Faith and Commitment. May 1, 2020. By Father Robert Lauder. American writer Walker Percy, Obl.S.B. (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) in 1987. Percy and his wife Mary Bernice Townsend converted to Catholicism in 1947. (Photo: Aspen Institute/Wikimedia Commons)
Laudato si’ : A Study Guide and Summary - The Tablet
WEBJun 25, 2015 — The following offers an overview of the 191 pages of the encyclical Laudato si’ and its key points, along with a summary of each of its six chapters (“What is happening to our common home,” “The Gospel of Creation,” “The human roots of the ecological crisis,” “Integral ecology,” “Lines of approach and action” …