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- Muslim father, 'wanting to be part of something,' joins Catholic Church
- Inspired by sons' faith, Patel family prepares to become Catholic at Easter
- Catholic Medical Association doctor gives medical view of Christ's passion, crucifixion
- Faith leaders urge U.S. government to uphold liberty of various religions
- New York Giants coach gives pointers on prayer, faith to Catholic men
- New Georgia church includes artifacts from shuttered New York church
- With abortion, innocent lives are being 'sacrificed,' says San Francisco archbishop
- Honoring saints can heal body, soul, says priest leading relics tour
- USCCB leaders say apostolic exhortation a call to invest in young people
- Notre Dame's Laetare Medal Education leader Norman Francis to receive award
- Georgia house passes fetal heartbeat bill; legal challenges to follow
- Theologians examine role of power, clericalism in the sex abuse crisis
- Co-creators of pro-life film say God planned film 'for such a time as now
- Alternative spring break to Mexico opens eyes of students
- Templeton Prize winner believes science, spirituality remain complementary
- Addition of new Latin Mass raises hopes for increased vitality for downtown Hammond parish
- Women’s Care Center fulfilling its mission of caring in Merrillville
- Father Michael Pfleger tells Gary faithful to be game-changers
- Dedication of mural celebrates "momentous occasion in the life of St. Mary of the Lake”
- Ten-year ministry helps connect people with jobs
- Andrean earns sixth state baseball title as Doolin pitches gem, offense clicks
- Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire from Supreme Court
- Plowshares activists motivated to witness and oppose nuclear armament
- Catholic singles encouraged to make gift of self at national conference
- Catholic scientists find camaraderie when discussing faith, research
- How Catholic schools foster self-discipline offers lessons, says study
- Shrine promotes 20th century teen saint as “model of faith and gift of self”
- Stained glass windows transform sacred space at St. Edward
- The spirit of service and giving thrives as part of formation in our Catholic schools
- Every child 'a precious gift from God,' Trump tells pro-life rally in Washington
- Where to give to assist with Hurricane Harvey recovery
- Archbishop Gomez: Our Lady of Guadalupe a protector of Christian values in today's world
- SYNOD DELEGATES VOTE Guided by the Holy Spirit, Diocese of Gary looks to the future
- CLOSING CELEBRATION OF SYNOD ON PENTECOST Diocese looks ahead to ‘a new beginning’ with Mass and procession
- God-given joy propels Deacon Bim-Merle to priesthood
- Priest’s Lenten advice: pull weeds, plant God in center
- ‘Critical’ care for women, babies continues at restored WCC
- Support for immigrants follows group's verbal harassment of Mass-goers
- MARCH FOR LIFE WASHINGTON St. Mary and St. Patrick eighth-graders, local Knights of Columbus join thousands at pro-life Mass, rally and march
- Optimism up as local pro-lifers march on Chicago
- Bishops still have hope Congress will pass immigration reform bill
- St. Louis archbishop decries proposal affecting reproductive health choices
- SEEK 2017 inspires college students to evangelize at home campuses
- ISTEP results find Andrean tops in NWI and 12th in state
- With a little help from his friends (and family), STMS student thrives
- Organizers announce 'The Power of One' as theme for 2017 March for Life
- An enduring economic revival
- Oakland Catholic community offers prayers, support for fire victims
- Black pro-life leaders hold rally outside Planned Parenthood in D.C.
- Pilgrims on horseback pay homage to Mary at Illinois Guadalupe shrine
- Reaching out to peers, diocesan students get it write
- Society's chef stays cool as cucumber turning out 4,500 meals daily
- In South Africa, stigma still keeps HIV patients from seeking treatment
- U.S. bishops are trying to figure out how to deal with postelection animus
- Well-wishers endure long flights, long lines to see their new cardinals
- AHS girls soccer players celebrate historic state title win
- Unlike World Series, prelates' bet has winners in both cities
- Pope appoints Cardinal-designate Tobin as new archbishop of Newark
- Iowa bishop says diocese stands 'in solidarity' with targeted local police
- Legalizing pot seen hitting children, low-income communities hardest
- With a little help from his friends (and family), St. Tom's student thrives
- What role are life issues playing in this year's presidential election?
- Grásta Dé! Junior high students learn how God’s grace can lead to mercy and forgiveness
- Celebration of Life message is one of forgiveness and mercy
- Men’s conference speakers promote vision of reconciled, loving men
- Priest's prayer reminds Republican convention of importance of all human life
- Summer is the season for turning pages, some say
- Commission head: Religious freedom worldwide has 'spiraled downward'
- Archbishop joins Chicago parish in efforts to promote neighborhood peace
- Seminarians Bim-Merle, Edquist see humanity of Jesus in Israel
- Supreme Court seeks details on alternatives in Obamacare contraceptive mandate
- New Catholic Foundation leader plans to direct successful productions
- Iowa institute researches treatments for genetic diseases while respecting Culture of Life
- Bishop Rhoades disagrees with Notre Dame's decision to honor Biden
- Floods cause unprecedented damage to areas in New Orleans Archdiocese
- Seasoned journalist and book fan starts new chapter with NWIC
- Catholic Navy SEAL given Medal of Honor for heroic action in war in Afghanistan
- Recovery efforts continue after deadly tornadoes hit Louisiana, Virginia
- Diocese begins journey of faith toward first-ever synod
- Former Times writer to coordinate diocesan social media
- Legacy of civil rights pioneer inspires bishop, faithful to peaceful action
- BISHOP OPENS HOLY DOOR, INITIATING HOLY YEAR Faithful called to let go and ‘love world with mercy of God’
- Students at Catholic high schools find Christ in Christmas giving
- Family, friends, food – students have their reasons to give thanks
- Young and old renew focus on Christmas preparation at event
- LOCAL VOICES Gospel-driven lessons of life found in Catholic education
- Spirited Aquinas students honor veterans, encourage them to share service stories
- Fr. David W. Kime column: Vocation numbers locally are reason for optimism, or pessimism
- REMEMBERING POPE FRANCIS' U.S. VISIT ‘City of Brotherly Love’ hosts local pilgrims’ faith journeys
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- On Easter the stones of sin, despair, are rolled away, pope says at St. Peter's Basilica
- Pope to priests: Best place to be is among the people
- Fireman priest helped save religious artifacts from burning cathedral
- Pope's Way of Cross will shine light on women 'crucified' by traffickers
- PAPAL AUDIENCE God's glory is shown on the cross, pope says
- Hope from the ashes: President, archbishop vow to rebuild Notre Dame
- Official marks retired pope's birthday, commenting on his latest letter
- Volunteer crew prepares oils to be blessed at chrism Mass in Indianapolis
- Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican
- People should not fear religious difference, but division, pope tells audience
- Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday with prisoners
- Church, world need the gifts, enthusiasm of young people, pope says
- Amid the many challenges along Camino, God 'quietly working,' says pilgrim
- Some traditional papal formalities do not ring true with Pope Francis
- Prayer, dialogue, enthusiasm are key to making good choices, pope says
- Right to access clean water must be defended, pope says
- Dioceses strengthen bond through visit from Haitian bishop and priests
- Founder of Pro-Life African groups says her continent embraces life
- Pope leads prayers from Rome for U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore
- Voters in Ireland pave way for abortion on demand
- March lauded for witnessing to life; participation in '9 Days' urged
- In Canada, new law could mean changing route of March for Life
- Pope marries couple on flight during Chilean trip
- British app designed to help Catholics discover vocations
- British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
- Pope, others pray as parents of baby Charlie Gard end legal struggle for help
- Facebook restores Catholic pages after their 'accidental' removal from social media platform
- Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
- Life academy offers prayers for parents and terminally ill baby refused by courts
- Vatican summit participants vow to stop organ trafficking
- Celebrating marriage: Newlyweds look to pope for blessings, strength
- At audience, pope leads prayers for migrants and trafficking victims
- Christian witness requires action, pope says during parish visit
- Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict
- Priest: Brazil's prison system 'factory of torture that creates monsters'
- Success, well-being at any cost will deceive, disappoint, pope says
- Youths raise money, invest in loan to help poor people start businesses
- Marriage advice: Make time for each other, especially at Christmas
- Refugees, immigration a front-burner topic throughout 2016
- Promote culture of respect for life, health, environment, pope says
- Vatican updates guidelines for educating priests
- Proclaim Christ the king of mercy, pope says at end of Holy Year
- All Souls' Day customs from Mexico head north
- Pope offers new beatitudes for saints of a new age
- Theology of tears: For pope, weeping helps one see Jesus
- Trevi Fountain illuminated red in remembrance of Christian martyrs
- Papal Swiss Guards a part of unique parish, chaplain says
- God is greater than our sins, pope says at general audience at St. Peter's
- Vatican's U.N. nuncio lauds role of women in peacebuilding efforts
- Poland, U.S. working to ensure safety of July World Youth Day pilgrims
- Protect needs of poor, refugees, pope tells students at model U.N.
- As war in Syria enters fifth year, Vatican official notes sense of helplessness
- Pope: A hardened heart can't understand God's mercy
- Baltimore faith leaders on pilgrimage to pray for their city's healing
- Prison chaplains discuss plight of minorities in detention
- Vatican, Pope Francis respond to terrorist attacks in Paris
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- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS Resurrection of Christ is the seed that ultimately enables us to see and taste and hear and touch our faith
- As Lent begins, God ‘draws back the curtain,’ allowing glimpses of the great mystery to unfold
- In face of temptation - battle with evil - we must cling to God and prayer is the method of clinging
- Reflection at dawn: After journey of a lifetime, goal to be lost in silence of North Woods
- Dawn over Wooster Lake offers not only a profound silence, but also the beauty of nature
- Visit to English ruins transport visitors back to a time when things were in the text of one’s life
- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS The key to understanding Scripture: read it aloud, slow it down and take time to ponder
- NOTIONS and RUMINATIONS We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, but do we truly understand its meaning?
- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS God speaks in the quiet, and in that quiet, we discover we want to follow Christ
- The most real thing we can do this Lent is to pray and ponder in the silence of creation
- God repeatedly tells us what’s best but, invariably, we have a tendency to do the opposite
- Advent/Christmas seasons are ideal times to approach God with undivided hearts
- Film representative of difficulties we face in integrating our lives with God
- Backyard bird teaches deacon lesson in persistence – pray without ceasing
- Greatest tool Satan can use against the young is not sex or drugs, but rather indifference.
- True freedom means living as sisters and brothers of Christ – not just talking about it
- In God’s time, beyond death, we will experience all reality as an everlasting ‘now’
- Everything is ephemeral, but try telling that to a 14-year old high school student
- Receive the ‘mystical kiss of Christ’
- God would not ask us to be holy if, indeed, it were impossible to do so
- Epiphany calls us to open ourselves to the gift of God’s ongoing manifestation
- On the doorstep of Christmas, the birth of Jesus invites us to turn back to God and live
- Despite complaints, staying in the midst of the Church is being part of what’s real
- Thorough knowledge of Scripture calls for explanation, definition and context
- God’s mercy is a pure gift, both unearned and undeserved
- Christians should view life as pilgrims on way to final destination
- Dedication to prayer found through ‘tranquility of mind and perpetual purity’
- Anger may be hiding inside the word pity in ancient manuscripts
- At some level, mom understood importance of having a Bible in the family
- Strengthening out spiritual lives takes time, effort and commitment
- Encounters with God are experienced in the moment, in time
- Answering those spiritual dry spells
- Grandmother’s simple outpouring of love lingers as family’s memory
- When God asks, ‘Did you love my children?’
- Season of ‘Ordinary Time’ begs for rejoicing
- Physical relationship with mother should reflect our relationship with God
- The Word is not a word; the Word is a person: Jesus of Nazareth
- Jesus conquers fear of death by showing how much he loves us
- Shame of sin that gnaws and disfigures calls for reconciliation
- Deep in the silence of this sacred season comes sensation of being ‘swallowed’, by God
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- "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children - And the World" and "Divine Mercy for Moms: Sharing the Lessons of St. Faustina"
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- "What Would Pope Francis Do? Bringing the Good News to People in Need" and "Treasure in Heaven: The Holy Poor in Early Christianity"
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- Esta Cuaresma, atrévete a entrar en la humildad, el auto-vaciado amor de Cristo, ¡lo último perdido y encontrado!
- Esta Cuaresma, pídale a Dios que abra su corazón para saber, sentir, actuar y hablar como una extensión del Señor
- Esta Cuaresma, entra en una relación más profunda de amor y confianza con el Señor Jesús a través de su Sagrado Corazón
- Al recibir y compartir el poder sanador del Señor Jesús , lo ayudamos a sanar el mundo
- Jesús nos da a su madre como protectora, intercesora y guía en nuestro peregrinaje a la Iglesia del Padre
- La debilidad se convierte en un portal acreditado para la entrada de Dios en el templo de nuestra frágil y bella humanidad
- En estos últimos días de Adviento, detente y deja que el Señor te ame. Pasa el regalo a los que te rodean!
- Este evento debe ser usado como una oportunidad para invitar al Señor a entrar en cada fibra de su existencia
- Si tuvieras cinco minutos para hablar sobre tu amor de Cristo, ¿qué dirías acerca de tu creencia?
- La visita del obispo Quesnel de Fort Libertè ayuda a identificar una gran necesidad, pero la fe y el amor comunes del Señor
- Con gracia y gratitud, el Señor dirige los corazones para reflexionar sobre las bendiciones y los dones en espíritu de asombro y admiración
- Proceso del Sínodo ¡ una peregrinación espiritual que acabará cuando estemos juntos en la casa del padre!
- A raíz de la violencia, el corazón de la fe para judíos y cristianos permanece: ama a Dios y al prójimo siempre
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría
- Se remonta a todos los grandes santos, el Rosario todavía tiene poder y utilidad en nuestras vidas espirituales
- Carta a San Juan Pablo II habla del hombre que abrazó al mundo entero a través de su amor de Dios
- Los momentos Gethsemane de la vida nos pueden llevar a una extensión ilimitada de confianza absoluta en el Padre
- A pesar de los pecados del pasado, la Carta de Dallas está funcionando; demuestra que la prevención del abuso de niños es posible
- La misión de los Vicentinos en todo el mundo es glorificar a Dios, crecer en santidad y satisfacer las necesidades de los pobres
- En medio de la crisis actual, "No hay mal que afrontar, que Cristo no se enfrente a nosotros"
- En medio de la angustia y el dolor, este es el momento de invocar la misericordia y la gracia del Señor
- A través de la búsqueda y nuestra entrega final , encontramos la alegría, la paz y la realización en los brazos de Dios
- La implementación de la parroquia del Sínodo avanza para vivir los ideales de Jesús con la gracia del Espíritu Santo
- Caminar con el Señor en oración meditativa proporciona momentos sagrados que benefician en todo sentido
- Enraizados en Cristo, nos encontramos con el misterio pascual: la muerte de los exigentes y narcisista de auto
- La Eucaristía está en el centro de nuestra fe; nuestro sagrado encuentro con Cristo resucitado
- A lo largo de los siglos, el Señor nos llama a responder en nuestro tiempo a la eterna llamada del Evangelio
- Como empieza la Semana Santa, los cristianos de todo el mundo se reúnen para honrar la pasión de Cristo
- Cansado y estresado? Tal vez el Señor os llama a abrazar la antigua práctica del sábado
- Si la Iglesia está floreciendo, debemos comprometernos a discipulado misionero
- La Cuaresma es un tiempo de auto-honestidad, introspección, orante acción cicatrizante, esperanza renovada en Cristo
- Principios del derecho natural deben guiar el proceso político y el bien común de nuestras vidas juntos
- Lo que comienza con las cenizas de nuestros pecados, termina con la gloriosa victoria, ardiente de Cristo dentro de nosotros
- Desafío de la cuaresma no se distraiga con detalles, pero en lugar de ello, buscan que Dios realmente quiere que seamos
- Iglesia es verdaderamente "Católica" cuando auténticas diferencias sirven para realzar la belleza del Cuerpo de Cristo
- Si bien la cultura de la muerte pretende deshumanizar, destruir; Jesús viene a salvar, amar y perdonar
- Abrazar cierto placer en nuestras vidas crea espacio sagrado para la contemplación a florecer
- Mirando atrás, 2017 fue un año lleno de muchas bendiciones y momentos de gracia
- uizás esta temporada de esperanza y expectativa encuentra su consumación cuando caemos en amor con Dios
- Al dar la bienvenida a los inmigrantes, la Iglesia continúa la obra de la caridad y la justicia
- Relaciones forjadas en Haití se convierten en expresiones transformadora de la universalidad de la Iglesia
- Adviento un tiempo para preguntarnos cómo podemos Mejor prepárese para el Señor a irrumpir en nuestras vidas de un modo nuevo
- Dios nos llama a ser único santo de nuestro propio destino, la persona que ha soñado desde el principio
- Día de Acción de Gracias: un recordatorio de que todo lo recibido es un don destinado a ser acariciado, celebrada y compartida
- Enraizado en el amor de Cristo, todo lo demás cae en la armonía, la relación correctadel
- La fe nos enseña a renunciar graciosamente a las estaciones de la vida sabiendo que Dios es eterno
- La fe versus la ciencia? Preguntas apremiantes encontrar respuestas en el gran misterio de Dios
- El Papa Juan Pablo II trajo el catolicismo al mundo, levantando a Cristo como Redentor del mundo
- Los cristianos católicos perseverar en Serbia con la ayuda de EE.UU. Colecciones para Europa oriental
- Soledad practicado se convierte en la base de la intimidad con Dios y con los demás
- Un regalo de la presencia de Dios, la gracia es todo alrededor y dentro de nosotros, un acto de amor
- La humildad es la virtud fundamental que edifica la vida espiritual dentro de nosotros
- Utilizar a Jesús como el modelo de resistencia para el ciclo mortal del miedo, la ira, la venganza y el odio
- A través de la muerte salvadora de Cristo, aprendemos que no hay lugar para la exclusión ni el odio
- "Buen camino!" mientras seguimos caminando hacia Dios en esta peregrinación de la vida misteriosa
- En medio de un mundo cada vez más lleno de ruido, el Señor nos habla en el silencio
- El paso de la 'Whatever' la cultura y en el vasto, bello ilimitado mundo de Cristo
- En medio de hechos aleccionadores sobre prioridades religiosas son muchas razones para esperanza
- Edificio en sínodo, nuestro futuro dará mucho fruto en la medida en que seguimos abiertos al Espíritu
- Sínodo es obra del Espíritu Santo, pero también requiere la respuesta humana a ponerlo en acciones
- Virgen de Fátima nos llama a la oración profunda y valiente acción que es transformador
- Cuán diferente sería el mundo si la gente vivía con la conciencia de la gracia santificante
- La salvación, el éxito, la fecundidad generalmente todo lo ganado o perdido en medio de la lucha
- Si está permitido, nuestra experiencia del Espíritu Santo puede agitar nuestras almas al núcleo
- Una vez que la gente se encuentra a Cristo resucitado, que deje de moverse en direcciones equivocadas
- Descansando en el amor del Señor a través de la oración, el sacramento puede exorcizar el demonio enojado dentro
- El Señor resucitado nos llama a vivir en el vasto mundo hermoso de su resurrección
- Aunque mal inflige grandes daños, Jesús ha ganado la victoria sobre el poder del pecado y de la muerte
- Con Dios como el centro de la casa, la familia y la iglesia se hizo más importante en la vida
- Los sitios sagrados, a lo largo de Tierra Santa resultar inspiradora para los peregrinos locales
- Considere qué deportes pueden enseñarnos acerca de la comunidad cristiana y la práctica de la fe
- Leer - un recordatorio de que cada vida humana es un drama de la gracia y del pecado, la oportunidad, la limitación
- La muerte es nuestro mayor acto creativo; el don supremo de sí a Dios y a los demás
- Liturgia de las Horas, una forma de oración marcan nuestras vidas levantando las mentes, los corazones a Dios
- Ver la Cuaresma como una oportunidad para vivir en mayor paz y reconciliación con los demás
- Cruz impregna nuestra experiencia de sufrimiento con la luz de Cristo resucitado
- Aprendizaje religioso: La transmisión de la fe que ha sido transmitida a nosotros
- La Iglesia no se cansa de anunciar proféticamente que cada vida humana importa
- A través de la Iglesia, Dios alcanza y nos salva del abismo de desesperación y soledad
- Estados Unidos sigue siendo una nación de inmigrantes que buscan mismas bendiciones y oportunidades como antepasados
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- A través de la paciencia y en el tiempo de Dios, el reino se desarrolla de forma lenta y continua
- Gloria de Dios es misteriosa realidad que irrumpe en la experiencia humana
- El Adviento nos invita a la realización de que Dios irrumpe en nuestras vidas en cualquier momento
- A través de la gratitud y humildad viene el secreto de la alegría y la paz en la vida
- Sínodo proceso continúa mientras buscamos ser más fecundo y eficaz dentro de la Iglesia
- Año de misericordia termina pero nos llama a continuar la obra de amor y de perdón
- En la admisión de nuestras propias debilidades, se suele encontrar la gracia de Dios
- La pérdida, el cambio y la muerte, sin embargo, necesaria una hermosa parte del plan de Dios para nosotros
- El derecho fundamental a la vida es el núcleo de nuestra ética social, nuestra constitución
- Respetar la vida mes nos invita a reflexionar sobre la dignidad, el valor de la vida humana en cualquier fase
- La cuestión no es si uno tiene una vocación, pero ¿cuál es mi vocación en la vida?
- Abrazar la rectoría significa ser generoso muy generosamente a la misión del reino
- Jesús' abrazo divino de nuestra humanidad roto sana, perdona y nos ahorra
- Al reflexionar, acción de gracias, la gloria y la alegría que abundan en nuestras vidas
- Restantes despierto significa vivir vidas espirituales que ayudan a seguir el reinado de Dios
- La JMJ encierran la promesa de Dios haciendo cosas increíbles en y alrededor de los peregrinos
- El amor, la comprensión, viene con facilidad realización todos somos hijos de Dios
- Los jóvenes, como parte integrante de la Iglesia, deben ser parte del proceso
- La vida familiar no es un problema a resolver, sino un don que debe ser abrazado plenamente
- La enseñanza social Católica nos llama a transformar en el mundo la civilización del amor
- Ahora es el momento para tomar una mirada realista sobre lo que nos puede unir y hacer más fuertes
- La fe católica es una 'aventura gozosa' que lleva toda una vida para absorber
- El Espíritu Santo es el fuego, la energía y la fuerza inspiradora de Dios en nuestras vidas
- Celebración de los sacramentos, que son el corazón de nuestra fe y de nuestra humanidad
- La misericordia nos llama al sacrificio en nombre de los hambrientos de comida, el amor, la alegría
- La evangelización nos llama a proclamar a Jesús, el Evangelio, desde los tejados!
- El Sínodo nos recuerda de la importante labor que se realiza para construir nuestro legado en la iglesia local
- La doctrina católica sobre el respeto a la dignidad humana de todo el centro de la fe
- Permitiendo que la misericordia de Dios fluya en nos inspira a ser instrumentos de la misericordia en los demás
- A través del misterio pascual, abrazamos, en la fe, el movimiento de la muerte a la vida
- Las cruces de la vida que llevamos nos dirigen a la conciencia de nuestra necesidad "radical" de Dios
- Pidió a los fieles llamados a reflexionar sobre muchas de las cuestiones planteadas por carta pastoral de la Iglesia
- No podemos arreglarlo solo; a través del sacramento de la reconciliación, no tenemos que
- Obra de fe es ayudar a cada persona a florecer como hijo de Dios
- No preguntar "¿Qué puedo obtener, sino, más bien, cómo puedo dar a los demás
- Preguntas para reflexionar a medida que entramos en los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma
- Considere cómo los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma puede convertirse en un 'juego-cambiador espiritual'
- El Evangelio nos llama a una " respuesta" profundamente diferente a la violenci
- Vivir las Obras de Misericordia
- Haciendo públicas las resoluciones para 2016 aumenta la rendición de cuentas
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- Arraigados en el amor del Señor, ningún sufrimiento, revés, tristeza puede robarnos de la alegría
- En el espíritu de San Nicolás, generosamente práctiquen amor y bondad
- Permitan que el Adviento sea un tiempo de silencio, oración y paciencia
- Sínodo – moviendo la diócesis alegremente por el camino del discipulado, evangelización
- Obispo Hying invita a los fieles a unirse a él en oración, en acción durante el Año de la Misericordia
- El mundo siempre necesita a los santos para señalarnos hacia a Dios como meta común
- El Misterio Pascual nos indica el camino a través de la muerte en la luz y la alegría de Dios
- Respeto por la vida nos enseña que todo las vidas importan; todos somos hijos de Dios
- Peregrinación papal demuestra para ser energizante e inspirador
- Los cristianos tienen el reto de verdaderamente construir y fomentar una cultura de la vida
- Todos están llamados a reconocer la dignidad y el valor de cada ser humano
- Camino de la vida nos llama a entregar a la luz del amor de Dios
- La educación y la salud son fundamentales a terminando el ciclo de la pobreza
- El empleo y la familia nos traen a la plena dignidad como hijos de Dios
- Los católicos locales están llamados para abordar el efecto de la pobreza en Indiana
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría y confianza
- Devoción a María puede ayudarnos a mantener nuestro enfoque en tiempo de Adviento
- Adviento – recordatorio de nuestra dignidad y destino como hijos de Dios
- Proyectos de CCHD destinados a construir futuros saludables, sostenibles
- Nosotros, como discípulos de Jesús, llevamos a cabo su misión en el nivel parroquial, diocesano
- Nuestra fe influye en cómo nos acercamos a la vida y la muerte
- Solemnidad de Todos los Santos recuerda el destino que Dios tiene para cada uno de nosotros
- Nosotros, que somos la iglesia, todos reclaman responsabilidad de evangelización
- Este domingo, recordamos con gratitud nuestra solidaridad con los misioneros
- Promoción de la cultura de la vida dando la bienvenida, protegiendo a los más vulnerables
- Todavía pueden inscribirse para votar; oremos por el fin de las armas nucleares
- Favor de unirse en oración con los obispos en peregrinación a Tierra Santa
- Concilio de la Juventud explora los desafíos principales de adolescentes desde la perspectiva de la fe
- Fiesta nacional – tiempo para reflexionar sobre la dignidad de los trabajadores, los trabajadores inmigrantes
- Estamos llamados a ser el corazón, las manos, los pies, la voz de Jesús a los demás
- Unidad familiar – donde los miembros aprenden el valor de vivir y amar
- CYX – presentando el mensaje del Evangelio en una idioma que los jóvenes puedan entender
- Nuestra alegría en el Señor genera espíritu misionero dentro de nosotros mismos
- Alimenten su fe con la recepción del Cuerpo y la Sangre del Señor
- La vida en Cristo significa ser saboreada y apreciada por su alegría
- Tenemos que ser solidarios con el Santo Padre en las conversaciones de paz
- La fe es aceptando el amor de Dios y viviendo en relación viva con Él
- Más obreros para la cosecha del Señor; apoyo para Haití también vital
- Las mujeres religiosas ofrecen un hermoso testimonio en un mundo muy secularizado
- Campaña de CSA – trabajando juntos para traer el amor de Dios a los demás
- ¡Aleluya! Él vive
- El sacrificio de Jesús nos reconcilia con el Padre; destruye el poder del pecado
- A través de Jesús, nuestra resurrección y nuestra vida, viviremos para siempre
- Gran riqueza en la pobreza – confianza ilimitada de Jesús en el Padre
- CRS – eficaz manera de servir a Jesús a través de ayudar a los pobres
- Escrituras revelan cómo Dios desea una relación personal con nosotros
- Penitencia – reconociendo cómo podemos crecer en respuesta al amor de Dios
- Prácticas cuaresmales nos ayudan a reorientar nuestra vocación como discípulos de Jesús
- La misericordia de Dios, no nuestra pecaminosidad, se encuentra en el centro de la reconciliación
- El matrimonio – unión exclusiva, total y permanente del hombre y la mujer
- Periódico diocesano – herramienta valiosa para nutrir nuestra fe cristiana
- Escuelas católicas – ayudando a los niños a crecer en madurez, competencia
- Aniversario de Roe – tiempo para promover el respeto por la vida en todas las etapas
- Unidad de los cristianos: testigos gozosos de la presencia amorosa de Jesús
- ¡Buenas noticias de gran gozo!
- Informe anual refleja corresponsabilidad para continuar la misión de Jesús en la tierra
- Adviento: Jesús nos llama a trabajar por venir completo del Reino de Dios
- Al terminar el año de Iglesia, necesitamos a Jesús como nuestra principal prioridad
- NCYC sumergirá a los jóvenes en entorno que soporta, celebra su fe
- Imagen maternal de la Iglesia – dando vida, alimentando a sus hijos
- Noviembre – tiempo de expresar amor y solidaridad con queridos difuntos
- Santos sagrados arraigaron sus vidas en la persona y el Evangelio de Jesús
- El trabajo de los misioneros lleva el Evangelio de la salvación a todo el mundo
- Respeto a todas las personas nos reta a proteger toda vida humana
- Los diáconos sirven como recordatorios vivos del ejemplo y las palabras de Jesús
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- Perhaps thinking of his own mother, Jesus extends compassion to the widow
- Complexity, richness of Catholicism calls for a lifetime of formation
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- The way to satisfy the insatiable thirst lies in our total faith in the ‘Living Water’
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- Continuing work of the diocesan synod continues as we celebrate first year anniversary of its start
- Example of young people giving lives to Christ renews us all in passion for Jesus and his holy Gospel
- Saint stands as a sign that no matter the challenge, God can shape us into who we are called be
- Women’s conference brings hope, as hundreds come together in fiery spirit of faith, love and mercy
- When we take the time to tend the garden of the soul, the Lord will invariably speak through us
- In loving sacrifice, Easter reminds us that no evil can destroy or prevent the rising of new life in Christ
- In showing our wounds to others, we all find healing in the One who has never abandoned us
- Through power of the resurrection, God crushes power of evil and ‘sin’s ancient curse’
- As Holy Week begins, Christians throughout the world gather to honor the Passion of Christ
- Tired and stressed? Maybe the Lord is calling you to embrace ancient practice of Sabbath
- If Church is to flourish, we must commit to missionary discipleship
- Lent is a time for self-honesty, prayerful introspection, healing action, renewed hope in Christ
- Principles of natural law must guide the political process and the commonweal of our lives together
- What begins with the ashes of our sins, ends with the glorious, fiery victory of Christ within us
- Challenge of Lent not to be distracted by details, but instead, seek who God truly desires us to be
- Church is truly ‘Catholic’ when authentic differences serve to enhance beauty of the Body of Christ
- While culture of death seeks to dehumanize, destroy; Jesus comes to save, love and forgive
- Embracing true leisure in our lives creates sacred space for contemplation to flourish
- Looking back, 2017 was a year filled with many blessings and moments of grace
- Perhaps this season of hope and expectation finds fulfillment when we fall in love with God
- In welcoming the immigrant, the Church continues the work of charity and justice
- Advent a time to ask how we can best get ready for the Lord to break into our lives in a new way
- God calls us to be unique saint of our own destiny, the person he has dreamed from the beginning
- Thanksgiving: A reminder that all received is a gift meant to be cherished, celebrated and shared
- If grounded in the love of Christ, everything else falls into harmony, right relationship
- Faith teaches us to surrender gracefully to the seasons of life knowing God is eternal
- Faith versus science? Compelling questions find answers in the vast mystery of God
- Pope John Paul II brought Catholicism to the world, lifting up Christ as redeemer of the world
- Catholic Christians persevere in Serbia with aid from U.S. collections for Eastern Europe
- Solitude practiced becomes the basis of intimacy with God and others
- A gift of God’s presence, grace is all around and within us, an act of love
- Humility is the foundational virtue that builds up the spiritual life within us
- Use Jesus as the model of resistance to the deadly cycle of fear, anger, revenge and hatred
- Through Christ’s saving death, we learn there is no room for exclusion or hatred
- ‘Buen Camino!’ as we continue to walk toward God in this mysterious pilgrimage of life
- In the midst of a world increasingly filled with noise, the Lord speaks to us in silence
- Step out of the ‘whatever’ culture and into the vast, beautiful, limitless world of Christ
- In the midst of sobering facts about religious priorities are many reasons for hope
- Building on synod, our future will bear much fruit to the extent we remain open to the Spirit
- Synod is work of Holy Spirit, but also requires human response to put it into actions
- Virgin of Fatima calls us to deep prayer and courageous action which is transformative
- How different the world would be if people lived with awareness of sanctifying grace
- Salvation, success, fruitfulness usually all won or lost in the middle of the struggle
- If allowed, our experience of the Holy Spirit can shake our souls to the core
- Once people encounter the Risen Christ, they stop moving in wrong directions
- Resting in the Lord’s love through prayer, sacrament can exorcise the angry demon within
- The Risen Lord beckons us to live in the vast beautiful world of his resurrection
- Lesson to be learned by Christ’s total obedience to the Father, even unto death on the cross
- Even though evil inflicts great damage, Jesus has gained victory over power of sin and death
- With God as the center of the home, family and Church become most important in life
- Sacred grounds and sites throughout Holy Land prove to be awe-inspiring for local pilgrims
- Consider what sports can teach us about Christian community and the practice of faith
- Reading - a reminder that each human life is a drama of grace and sin, opportunity, limitation
- Death is our most creative act; the ultimate gift of self to God and others
- Liturgy of the Hours, a way to prayerfully mark our lives by lifting minds, hearts to God
- See Lent as an opportunity to live in greater peace and reconciliation with others
- Cross imbues our experience of suffering with light of the Risen Christ
- Religious apprenticeship: A handing on the faith as it has been handed on to us
- The Church never tires of prophetically proclaiming that every human life matters
- Through the Church, God reaches out and saves us from the abyss of despair and loneliness
- U.S. remains a nation of immigrants seeking same blessings and opportunities as ancestors
- A Christmas message from Bishop Donald J. Hying
- Through patience and in God’s time, the Kingdom slowly and steadily unfolds
- Glory of God is mysterious reality which breaks into human experience
- Advent calls us to realization that God breaks into our lives at any given moment
- Through gratitude and humility comes the secret of joy and peace in life
- Synod process continues as we seek to become more fruitful, effective within Church
- Year of Mercy ends but calls us to continue the work of love and forgiveness
- In the admission of our own weaknesses, we most often find the grace of God
- Loss, change and death a necessary, yet beautiful part of God’s plan for us
- The fundamental right to life is at the core of our social ethics, our constitution
- Respect Life Month calls us to ponder the dignity, value, of human life at any stage
- The question is not whether one has a vocation, but what is my vocation in life?
- Embracing stewardship means being sacrificially generous to the mission of the Kingdom
- Jesus’ divine embrace of our broken humanity heals, forgives and saves us
- When given some thought, thanksgiving, glory and joy abound in our lives
- Remaining spiritual awake means living lives that help further the reign of God
- WYD hold the promise of God doing amazing things in and around pilgrims
- Love, understanding, comes easier with realization we are all children of God
- Young people, as an integral part of Church, need to be part of the process
- Family life not a problem to be solved but a gift to be fully embraced
- Catholic Social Teaching call us to transform world into civilization of love
- Now is the time to take a realistic look at what can unite and make us stronger
- Catholic faith is a ‘joyous adventure’ that takes a lifetime to absorb
- Holy Spirit is the fire, energy and inspiring force of God in our lives
- Celebration of the sacraments are at the heart of our faith and humanity
- Mercy calls us to sacrifice on behalf of those starving for food, love, joy
- Evangelism call us to proclaim Jesus, the Gospel, from the housetops!
- Synod reminds us of the important work to be done to build our legacy in local Church
- Catholic doctrine on the respect for the human dignity of all central to the faith
- Allowing the mercy of God to flow in inspires us to be instruments of mercy to others
- Through the Paschal Mystery, we embrace, in faith, movement from death to life
- Choking in the deadly grasp of sin, Jesus in breaks, wraps us in his net of grace and mercy
- Life’s crosses to be born lead us to awareness of our ‘radical’ need for God
- Faithful asked to prayerfully reflect on many Church issues posed by pastoral letter
- We can’t fix it alone; through the sacrament of reconciliation, we don’t have to
- Work of faith is about helping each person to flourish as child of God
- Ask not ‘what can I get,’ but rather how can I give to others
- Questions to ponder as we enter into the forty days of Lent
- Consider how the forty days of Lent can become a spiritual ‘game-changer’
- The Gospel call us to a ‘profoundly different’ response to violence
- Living the Works of Mercy
- Making 2016 resolutions public increases one’s accountability
- The bishop's Christmas message
- Rooted in the love of the Lord, no suffering, setback, sadness can rob us of joy
- In the spirit of St. Nicholas, generously practice love and kindness
- Allow Advent to be a time of silence, prayer and patience
- We are called to give thanks and praise to the bounteous Giver of all gifts
- Synod to move the diocese joyfully along the path of discipleship, evangelization
- Bishop invites faithful to join him in prayer, action during Year of Mercy
- World always in needs of saints to point us toward God as a common goal
- Paschal Mystery show us the way through death into God’s light and joy
- Respect for life teaches us that all lives matter; all are children of God
- Papal pilgrimage proves to be energizing and inspiring
- The Eucharist is God’s way of giving us his very comforting Presence
- Christians are challenged to truly build and foster a culture of life
- All are called to recognize the dignity and worth of every human being
- Life’s journey calls us to self-surrender in light of the transforming love of God
- Education and health care fundamental to ending cycle of poverty
- Work and family bring us to full dignity as children of God
- Local Catholics called upon to address the devastating effect of poverty within Indiana
- Basic human rights need to remain an inherent and constitutive part of human dignity
- All of us can help foster a culture of Christian vocation in our young people
- As Christians, we are called to illuminate the darkness of the world
- God waits lovingly for us in the ‘kairos’ moments of our daily life
- Outpouring of the Holy Spirit calls us to live the mission of Jesus
- When considering death penalty, consider Catholic belief in sacredness of all life
- Mary continues to play a unique and indispensable role as Mother of God
- Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage is not rooted in hatred
- Protecting children goes deeper than just the stranger among us
- The Resurrection narratives teach us to look for God in the most ordinary
- Through the resurrection, Jesus’ wounds become trophies of victory
- 'He has been raised; he is not here.' (Mk 16:6)
- Holy Week: Time to contemplate the enormity of God’s love for us
- Letter on poverty focuses on family, jobs, education, health care
- Energy of New Evangelization calls each to witness Jesus to others
- Dedication to a prayer brings grace to spiritual life that overflows into others
- Maureen Pratt - Living Well
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- Columna del Obispo
- El mensaje de Pascua del obispo
- La narrativa de la Semana Santa es un paisaje extraño y hermoso que nos lleva al corazón de Dios
- Visitas parroquiales 2019 ¡Es una gran aventura cuando enganchamos la vela de nuestras vidas al poderoso viento del Espíritu Santo!
- No temas, este fuego ardiente del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús te llenará, te bendecirá y te unirá a Cristo
- Las heridas del Sagrado Corazón nos recuerdan que el amor y el sufrimiento están inextricablemente entrelazados.
- ¿Dónde y cómo se ha manifestado la gloria de Dios en tu camino de Cuaresma?
- Esta Cuaresma, atrévete a entrar en la humildad, el auto-vaciado amor de Cristo, ¡lo último perdido y encontrado!
- Esta Cuaresma, pídale a Dios que abra su corazón para saber, sentir, actuar y hablar como una extensión del Señor
- Esta Cuaresma, entra en una relación más profunda de amor y confianza con el Señor Jesús a través de su Sagrado Corazón
- Al recibir y compartir el poder sanador del Señor Jesús , lo ayudamos a sanar el mundo
- Jesús nos da a su madre como protectora, intercesora y guía en nuestro peregrinaje a la Iglesia del Padre
- La debilidad se convierte en un portal acreditado para la entrada de Dios en el templo de nuestra frágil y bella humanidad
- En estos últimos días de Adviento, detente y deja que el Señor te ame. Pasa el regalo a los que te rodean!
- Este evento debe ser usado como una oportunidad para invitar al Señor a entrar en cada fibra de su existencia
- Si tuvieras cinco minutos para hablar sobre tu amor de Cristo, ¿qué dirías acerca de tu creencia?
- La visita del obispo Quesnel de Fort Libertè ayuda a identificar una gran necesidad, pero la fe y el amor comunes del Señor
- Con gracia y gratitud, el Señor dirige los corazones para reflexionar sobre las bendiciones y los dones en espíritu de asombro y admiración
- Proceso del Sínodo ¡ una peregrinación espiritual que acabará cuando estemos juntos en la casa del padre!
- A raíz de la violencia, el corazón de la fe para judíos y cristianos permanece: ama a Dios y al prójimo siempre
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría
- Se remonta a todos los grandes santos, el Rosario todavía tiene poder y utilidad en nuestras vidas espirituales
- Carta a San Juan Pablo II habla del hombre que abrazó al mundo entero a través de su amor de Dios
- Los momentos Gethsemane de la vida nos pueden llevar a una extensión ilimitada de confianza absoluta en el Padre
- A pesar de los pecados del pasado, la Carta de Dallas está funcionando; demuestra que la prevención del abuso de niños es posible
- La misión de los Vicentinos en todo el mundo es glorificar a Dios, crecer en santidad y satisfacer las necesidades de los pobres
- En medio de la crisis actual, "No hay mal que afrontar, que Cristo no se enfrente a nosotros"
- En medio de la angustia y el dolor, este es el momento de invocar la misericordia y la gracia del Señor
- A través de la búsqueda y nuestra entrega final , encontramos la alegría, la paz y la realización en los brazos de Dios
- La implementación de la parroquia del Sínodo avanza para vivir los ideales de Jesús con la gracia del Espíritu Santo
- Caminar con el Señor en oración meditativa proporciona momentos sagrados que benefician en todo sentido
- Enraizados en Cristo, nos encontramos con el misterio pascual: la muerte de los exigentes y narcisista de auto
- La Eucaristía está en el centro de nuestra fe; nuestro sagrado encuentro con Cristo resucitado
- A lo largo de los siglos, el Señor nos llama a responder en nuestro tiempo a la eterna llamada del Evangelio
- Como empieza la Semana Santa, los cristianos de todo el mundo se reúnen para honrar la pasión de Cristo
- Cansado y estresado? Tal vez el Señor os llama a abrazar la antigua práctica del sábado
- Si la Iglesia está floreciendo, debemos comprometernos a discipulado misionero
- La Cuaresma es un tiempo de auto-honestidad, introspección, orante acción cicatrizante, esperanza renovada en Cristo
- Principios del derecho natural deben guiar el proceso político y el bien común de nuestras vidas juntos
- Lo que comienza con las cenizas de nuestros pecados, termina con la gloriosa victoria, ardiente de Cristo dentro de nosotros
- Desafío de la cuaresma no se distraiga con detalles, pero en lugar de ello, buscan que Dios realmente quiere que seamos
- Iglesia es verdaderamente "Católica" cuando auténticas diferencias sirven para realzar la belleza del Cuerpo de Cristo
- Si bien la cultura de la muerte pretende deshumanizar, destruir; Jesús viene a salvar, amar y perdonar
- Abrazar cierto placer en nuestras vidas crea espacio sagrado para la contemplación a florecer
- Mirando atrás, 2017 fue un año lleno de muchas bendiciones y momentos de gracia
- uizás esta temporada de esperanza y expectativa encuentra su consumación cuando caemos en amor con Dios
- Al dar la bienvenida a los inmigrantes, la Iglesia continúa la obra de la caridad y la justicia
- Relaciones forjadas en Haití se convierten en expresiones transformadora de la universalidad de la Iglesia
- Adviento un tiempo para preguntarnos cómo podemos Mejor prepárese para el Señor a irrumpir en nuestras vidas de un modo nuevo
- Dios nos llama a ser único santo de nuestro propio destino, la persona que ha soñado desde el principio
- Día de Acción de Gracias: un recordatorio de que todo lo recibido es un don destinado a ser acariciado, celebrada y compartida
- Enraizado en el amor de Cristo, todo lo demás cae en la armonía, la relación correctadel
- La fe nos enseña a renunciar graciosamente a las estaciones de la vida sabiendo que Dios es eterno
- La fe versus la ciencia? Preguntas apremiantes encontrar respuestas en el gran misterio de Dios
- El Papa Juan Pablo II trajo el catolicismo al mundo, levantando a Cristo como Redentor del mundo
- Los cristianos católicos perseverar en Serbia con la ayuda de EE.UU. Colecciones para Europa oriental
- Soledad practicado se convierte en la base de la intimidad con Dios y con los demás
- Un regalo de la presencia de Dios, la gracia es todo alrededor y dentro de nosotros, un acto de amor
- La humildad es la virtud fundamental que edifica la vida espiritual dentro de nosotros
- Utilizar a Jesús como el modelo de resistencia para el ciclo mortal del miedo, la ira, la venganza y el odio
- A través de la muerte salvadora de Cristo, aprendemos que no hay lugar para la exclusión ni el odio
- "Buen camino!" mientras seguimos caminando hacia Dios en esta peregrinación de la vida misteriosa
- En medio de un mundo cada vez más lleno de ruido, el Señor nos habla en el silencio
- El paso de la 'Whatever' la cultura y en el vasto, bello ilimitado mundo de Cristo
- En medio de hechos aleccionadores sobre prioridades religiosas son muchas razones para esperanza
- Edificio en sínodo, nuestro futuro dará mucho fruto en la medida en que seguimos abiertos al Espíritu
- Sínodo es obra del Espíritu Santo, pero también requiere la respuesta humana a ponerlo en acciones
- Virgen de Fátima nos llama a la oración profunda y valiente acción que es transformador
- Cuán diferente sería el mundo si la gente vivía con la conciencia de la gracia santificante
- La salvación, el éxito, la fecundidad generalmente todo lo ganado o perdido en medio de la lucha
- Si está permitido, nuestra experiencia del Espíritu Santo puede agitar nuestras almas al núcleo
- Una vez que la gente se encuentra a Cristo resucitado, que deje de moverse en direcciones equivocadas
- Descansando en el amor del Señor a través de la oración, el sacramento puede exorcizar el demonio enojado dentro
- El Señor resucitado nos llama a vivir en el vasto mundo hermoso de su resurrección
- Aunque mal inflige grandes daños, Jesús ha ganado la victoria sobre el poder del pecado y de la muerte
- Con Dios como el centro de la casa, la familia y la iglesia se hizo más importante en la vida
- Los sitios sagrados, a lo largo de Tierra Santa resultar inspiradora para los peregrinos locales
- Considere qué deportes pueden enseñarnos acerca de la comunidad cristiana y la práctica de la fe
- Leer - un recordatorio de que cada vida humana es un drama de la gracia y del pecado, la oportunidad, la limitación
- La muerte es nuestro mayor acto creativo; el don supremo de sí a Dios y a los demás
- Liturgia de las Horas, una forma de oración marcan nuestras vidas levantando las mentes, los corazones a Dios
- Ver la Cuaresma como una oportunidad para vivir en mayor paz y reconciliación con los demás
- Cruz impregna nuestra experiencia de sufrimiento con la luz de Cristo resucitado
- Aprendizaje religioso: La transmisión de la fe que ha sido transmitida a nosotros
- La Iglesia no se cansa de anunciar proféticamente que cada vida humana importa
- A través de la Iglesia, Dios alcanza y nos salva del abismo de desesperación y soledad
- Estados Unidos sigue siendo una nación de inmigrantes que buscan mismas bendiciones y oportunidades como antepasados
- Un mensaje de Navidad del Obispo Donald J. Hying
- A través de la paciencia y en el tiempo de Dios, el reino se desarrolla de forma lenta y continua
- Gloria de Dios es misteriosa realidad que irrumpe en la experiencia humana
- El Adviento nos invita a la realización de que Dios irrumpe en nuestras vidas en cualquier momento
- A través de la gratitud y humildad viene el secreto de la alegría y la paz en la vida
- Sínodo proceso continúa mientras buscamos ser más fecundo y eficaz dentro de la Iglesia
- Año de misericordia termina pero nos llama a continuar la obra de amor y de perdón
- En la admisión de nuestras propias debilidades, se suele encontrar la gracia de Dios
- La pérdida, el cambio y la muerte, sin embargo, necesaria una hermosa parte del plan de Dios para nosotros
- El derecho fundamental a la vida es el núcleo de nuestra ética social, nuestra constitución
- Respetar la vida mes nos invita a reflexionar sobre la dignidad, el valor de la vida humana en cualquier fase
- La cuestión no es si uno tiene una vocación, pero ¿cuál es mi vocación en la vida?
- Abrazar la rectoría significa ser generoso muy generosamente a la misión del reino
- Jesús' abrazo divino de nuestra humanidad roto sana, perdona y nos ahorra
- Al reflexionar, acción de gracias, la gloria y la alegría que abundan en nuestras vidas
- Restantes despierto significa vivir vidas espirituales que ayudan a seguir el reinado de Dios
- La JMJ encierran la promesa de Dios haciendo cosas increíbles en y alrededor de los peregrinos
- El amor, la comprensión, viene con facilidad realización todos somos hijos de Dios
- Los jóvenes, como parte integrante de la Iglesia, deben ser parte del proceso
- La vida familiar no es un problema a resolver, sino un don que debe ser abrazado plenamente
- La enseñanza social Católica nos llama a transformar en el mundo la civilización del amor
- Ahora es el momento para tomar una mirada realista sobre lo que nos puede unir y hacer más fuertes
- La fe católica es una 'aventura gozosa' que lleva toda una vida para absorber
- El Espíritu Santo es el fuego, la energía y la fuerza inspiradora de Dios en nuestras vidas
- Celebración de los sacramentos, que son el corazón de nuestra fe y de nuestra humanidad
- La misericordia nos llama al sacrificio en nombre de los hambrientos de comida, el amor, la alegría
- La evangelización nos llama a proclamar a Jesús, el Evangelio, desde los tejados!
- El Sínodo nos recuerda de la importante labor que se realiza para construir nuestro legado en la iglesia local
- La doctrina católica sobre el respeto a la dignidad humana de todo el centro de la fe
- Permitiendo que la misericordia de Dios fluya en nos inspira a ser instrumentos de la misericordia en los demás
- A través del misterio pascual, abrazamos, en la fe, el movimiento de la muerte a la vida
- Las cruces de la vida que llevamos nos dirigen a la conciencia de nuestra necesidad "radical" de Dios
- Pidió a los fieles llamados a reflexionar sobre muchas de las cuestiones planteadas por carta pastoral de la Iglesia
- No podemos arreglarlo solo; a través del sacramento de la reconciliación, no tenemos que
- Obra de fe es ayudar a cada persona a florecer como hijo de Dios
- No preguntar "¿Qué puedo obtener, sino, más bien, cómo puedo dar a los demás
- Preguntas para reflexionar a medida que entramos en los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma
- Considere cómo los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma puede convertirse en un 'juego-cambiador espiritual'
- El Evangelio nos llama a una " respuesta" profundamente diferente a la violenci
- Vivir las Obras de Misericordia
- Haciendo públicas las resoluciones para 2016 aumenta la rendición de cuentas
- Columna del Obispo para Navidad
- Arraigados en el amor del Señor, ningún sufrimiento, revés, tristeza puede robarnos de la alegría
- En el espíritu de San Nicolás, generosamente práctiquen amor y bondad
- Permitan que el Adviento sea un tiempo de silencio, oración y paciencia
- Sínodo – moviendo la diócesis alegremente por el camino del discipulado, evangelización
- Obispo Hying invita a los fieles a unirse a él en oración, en acción durante el Año de la Misericordia
- El mundo siempre necesita a los santos para señalarnos hacia a Dios como meta común
- El Misterio Pascual nos indica el camino a través de la muerte en la luz y la alegría de Dios
- Respeto por la vida nos enseña que todo las vidas importan; todos somos hijos de Dios
- Peregrinación papal demuestra para ser energizante e inspirador
- Los cristianos tienen el reto de verdaderamente construir y fomentar una cultura de la vida
- Todos están llamados a reconocer la dignidad y el valor de cada ser humano
- Camino de la vida nos llama a entregar a la luz del amor de Dios
- La educación y la salud son fundamentales a terminando el ciclo de la pobreza
- El empleo y la familia nos traen a la plena dignidad como hijos de Dios
- Los católicos locales están llamados para abordar el efecto de la pobreza en Indiana
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría y confianza
- Devoción a María puede ayudarnos a mantener nuestro enfoque en tiempo de Adviento
- Adviento – recordatorio de nuestra dignidad y destino como hijos de Dios
- Proyectos de CCHD destinados a construir futuros saludables, sostenibles
- Nosotros, como discípulos de Jesús, llevamos a cabo su misión en el nivel parroquial, diocesano
- Nuestra fe influye en cómo nos acercamos a la vida y la muerte
- Solemnidad de Todos los Santos recuerda el destino que Dios tiene para cada uno de nosotros
- Nosotros, que somos la iglesia, todos reclaman responsabilidad de evangelización
- Este domingo, recordamos con gratitud nuestra solidaridad con los misioneros
- Promoción de la cultura de la vida dando la bienvenida, protegiendo a los más vulnerables
- Todavía pueden inscribirse para votar; oremos por el fin de las armas nucleares
- Favor de unirse en oración con los obispos en peregrinación a Tierra Santa
- Concilio de la Juventud explora los desafíos principales de adolescentes desde la perspectiva de la fe
- Fiesta nacional – tiempo para reflexionar sobre la dignidad de los trabajadores, los trabajadores inmigrantes
- Estamos llamados a ser el corazón, las manos, los pies, la voz de Jesús a los demás
- Unidad familiar – donde los miembros aprenden el valor de vivir y amar
- CYX – presentando el mensaje del Evangelio en una idioma que los jóvenes puedan entender
- Nuestra alegría en el Señor genera espíritu misionero dentro de nosotros mismos
- Alimenten su fe con la recepción del Cuerpo y la Sangre del Señor
- La vida en Cristo significa ser saboreada y apreciada por su alegría
- Tenemos que ser solidarios con el Santo Padre en las conversaciones de paz
- La fe es aceptando el amor de Dios y viviendo en relación viva con Él
- Más obreros para la cosecha del Señor; apoyo para Haití también vital
- Las mujeres religiosas ofrecen un hermoso testimonio en un mundo muy secularizado
- Campaña de CSA – trabajando juntos para traer el amor de Dios a los demás
- ¡Aleluya! Él vive
- El sacrificio de Jesús nos reconcilia con el Padre; destruye el poder del pecado
- A través de Jesús, nuestra resurrección y nuestra vida, viviremos para siempre
- Gran riqueza en la pobreza – confianza ilimitada de Jesús en el Padre
- CRS – eficaz manera de servir a Jesús a través de ayudar a los pobres
- Escrituras revelan cómo Dios desea una relación personal con nosotros
- Penitencia – reconociendo cómo podemos crecer en respuesta al amor de Dios
- Prácticas cuaresmales nos ayudan a reorientar nuestra vocación como discípulos de Jesús
- La misericordia de Dios, no nuestra pecaminosidad, se encuentra en el centro de la reconciliación
- El matrimonio – unión exclusiva, total y permanente del hombre y la mujer
- Periódico diocesano – herramienta valiosa para nutrir nuestra fe cristiana
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- With abortion, innocent lives are being 'sacrificed,' says San Francisco archbishop
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- USCCB leaders say apostolic exhortation a call to invest in young people
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- Co-creators of pro-life film say God planned film 'for such a time as now
- Alternative spring break to Mexico opens eyes of students
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- Shrine promotes 20th century teen saint as “model of faith and gift of self”
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- Every child 'a precious gift from God,' Trump tells pro-life rally in Washington
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- Archbishop Gomez: Our Lady of Guadalupe a protector of Christian values in today's world
- SYNOD DELEGATES VOTE Guided by the Holy Spirit, Diocese of Gary looks to the future
- CLOSING CELEBRATION OF SYNOD ON PENTECOST Diocese looks ahead to ‘a new beginning’ with Mass and procession
- God-given joy propels Deacon Bim-Merle to priesthood
- Priest’s Lenten advice: pull weeds, plant God in center
- ‘Critical’ care for women, babies continues at restored WCC
- Support for immigrants follows group's verbal harassment of Mass-goers
- MARCH FOR LIFE WASHINGTON St. Mary and St. Patrick eighth-graders, local Knights of Columbus join thousands at pro-life Mass, rally and march
- Optimism up as local pro-lifers march on Chicago
- Bishops still have hope Congress will pass immigration reform bill
- St. Louis archbishop decries proposal affecting reproductive health choices
- SEEK 2017 inspires college students to evangelize at home campuses
- ISTEP results find Andrean tops in NWI and 12th in state
- With a little help from his friends (and family), STMS student thrives
- Organizers announce 'The Power of One' as theme for 2017 March for Life
- An enduring economic revival
- Oakland Catholic community offers prayers, support for fire victims
- Black pro-life leaders hold rally outside Planned Parenthood in D.C.
- Pilgrims on horseback pay homage to Mary at Illinois Guadalupe shrine
- Reaching out to peers, diocesan students get it write
- Society's chef stays cool as cucumber turning out 4,500 meals daily
- In South Africa, stigma still keeps HIV patients from seeking treatment
- U.S. bishops are trying to figure out how to deal with postelection animus
- Well-wishers endure long flights, long lines to see their new cardinals
- AHS girls soccer players celebrate historic state title win
- Unlike World Series, prelates' bet has winners in both cities
- Pope appoints Cardinal-designate Tobin as new archbishop of Newark
- Iowa bishop says diocese stands 'in solidarity' with targeted local police
- Legalizing pot seen hitting children, low-income communities hardest
- With a little help from his friends (and family), St. Tom's student thrives
- What role are life issues playing in this year's presidential election?
- Grásta Dé! Junior high students learn how God’s grace can lead to mercy and forgiveness
- Celebration of Life message is one of forgiveness and mercy
- Men’s conference speakers promote vision of reconciled, loving men
- Priest's prayer reminds Republican convention of importance of all human life
- Summer is the season for turning pages, some say
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- Archbishop joins Chicago parish in efforts to promote neighborhood peace
- Seminarians Bim-Merle, Edquist see humanity of Jesus in Israel
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- New Catholic Foundation leader plans to direct successful productions
- Iowa institute researches treatments for genetic diseases while respecting Culture of Life
- Bishop Rhoades disagrees with Notre Dame's decision to honor Biden
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- Seasoned journalist and book fan starts new chapter with NWIC
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- BISHOP OPENS HOLY DOOR, INITIATING HOLY YEAR Faithful called to let go and ‘love world with mercy of God’
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- Family, friends, food – students have their reasons to give thanks
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- Spirited Aquinas students honor veterans, encourage them to share service stories
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- On Easter the stones of sin, despair, are rolled away, pope says at St. Peter's Basilica
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- Fireman priest helped save religious artifacts from burning cathedral
- Pope's Way of Cross will shine light on women 'crucified' by traffickers
- PAPAL AUDIENCE God's glory is shown on the cross, pope says
- Hope from the ashes: President, archbishop vow to rebuild Notre Dame
- Official marks retired pope's birthday, commenting on his latest letter
- Volunteer crew prepares oils to be blessed at chrism Mass in Indianapolis
- Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican
- People should not fear religious difference, but division, pope tells audience
- Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday with prisoners
- Church, world need the gifts, enthusiasm of young people, pope says
- Amid the many challenges along Camino, God 'quietly working,' says pilgrim
- Some traditional papal formalities do not ring true with Pope Francis
- Prayer, dialogue, enthusiasm are key to making good choices, pope says
- Right to access clean water must be defended, pope says
- Dioceses strengthen bond through visit from Haitian bishop and priests
- Founder of Pro-Life African groups says her continent embraces life
- Pope leads prayers from Rome for U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore
- Voters in Ireland pave way for abortion on demand
- March lauded for witnessing to life; participation in '9 Days' urged
- In Canada, new law could mean changing route of March for Life
- Pope marries couple on flight during Chilean trip
- British app designed to help Catholics discover vocations
- British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
- Pope, others pray as parents of baby Charlie Gard end legal struggle for help
- Facebook restores Catholic pages after their 'accidental' removal from social media platform
- Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
- Life academy offers prayers for parents and terminally ill baby refused by courts
- Vatican summit participants vow to stop organ trafficking
- Celebrating marriage: Newlyweds look to pope for blessings, strength
- At audience, pope leads prayers for migrants and trafficking victims
- Christian witness requires action, pope says during parish visit
- Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict
- Priest: Brazil's prison system 'factory of torture that creates monsters'
- Success, well-being at any cost will deceive, disappoint, pope says
- Youths raise money, invest in loan to help poor people start businesses
- Marriage advice: Make time for each other, especially at Christmas
- Refugees, immigration a front-burner topic throughout 2016
- Promote culture of respect for life, health, environment, pope says
- Vatican updates guidelines for educating priests
- Proclaim Christ the king of mercy, pope says at end of Holy Year
- All Souls' Day customs from Mexico head north
- Pope offers new beatitudes for saints of a new age
- Theology of tears: For pope, weeping helps one see Jesus
- Trevi Fountain illuminated red in remembrance of Christian martyrs
- Papal Swiss Guards a part of unique parish, chaplain says
- God is greater than our sins, pope says at general audience at St. Peter's
- Vatican's U.N. nuncio lauds role of women in peacebuilding efforts
- Poland, U.S. working to ensure safety of July World Youth Day pilgrims
- Protect needs of poor, refugees, pope tells students at model U.N.
- As war in Syria enters fifth year, Vatican official notes sense of helplessness
- Pope: A hardened heart can't understand God's mercy
- Baltimore faith leaders on pilgrimage to pray for their city's healing
- Prison chaplains discuss plight of minorities in detention
- Vatican, Pope Francis respond to terrorist attacks in Paris
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- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS Resurrection of Christ is the seed that ultimately enables us to see and taste and hear and touch our faith
- As Lent begins, God ‘draws back the curtain,’ allowing glimpses of the great mystery to unfold
- In face of temptation - battle with evil - we must cling to God and prayer is the method of clinging
- Reflection at dawn: After journey of a lifetime, goal to be lost in silence of North Woods
- Dawn over Wooster Lake offers not only a profound silence, but also the beauty of nature
- Visit to English ruins transport visitors back to a time when things were in the text of one’s life
- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS The key to understanding Scripture: read it aloud, slow it down and take time to ponder
- NOTIONS and RUMINATIONS We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, but do we truly understand its meaning?
- NOTIONS AND RUMINATIONS God speaks in the quiet, and in that quiet, we discover we want to follow Christ
- The most real thing we can do this Lent is to pray and ponder in the silence of creation
- God repeatedly tells us what’s best but, invariably, we have a tendency to do the opposite
- Advent/Christmas seasons are ideal times to approach God with undivided hearts
- Film representative of difficulties we face in integrating our lives with God
- Backyard bird teaches deacon lesson in persistence – pray without ceasing
- Greatest tool Satan can use against the young is not sex or drugs, but rather indifference.
- True freedom means living as sisters and brothers of Christ – not just talking about it
- In God’s time, beyond death, we will experience all reality as an everlasting ‘now’
- Everything is ephemeral, but try telling that to a 14-year old high school student
- Receive the ‘mystical kiss of Christ’
- God would not ask us to be holy if, indeed, it were impossible to do so
- Epiphany calls us to open ourselves to the gift of God’s ongoing manifestation
- On the doorstep of Christmas, the birth of Jesus invites us to turn back to God and live
- Despite complaints, staying in the midst of the Church is being part of what’s real
- Thorough knowledge of Scripture calls for explanation, definition and context
- God’s mercy is a pure gift, both unearned and undeserved
- Christians should view life as pilgrims on way to final destination
- Dedication to prayer found through ‘tranquility of mind and perpetual purity’
- Anger may be hiding inside the word pity in ancient manuscripts
- At some level, mom understood importance of having a Bible in the family
- Strengthening out spiritual lives takes time, effort and commitment
- Encounters with God are experienced in the moment, in time
- Answering those spiritual dry spells
- Grandmother’s simple outpouring of love lingers as family’s memory
- When God asks, ‘Did you love my children?’
- Season of ‘Ordinary Time’ begs for rejoicing
- Physical relationship with mother should reflect our relationship with God
- The Word is not a word; the Word is a person: Jesus of Nazareth
- Jesus conquers fear of death by showing how much he loves us
- Shame of sin that gnaws and disfigures calls for reconciliation
- Deep in the silence of this sacred season comes sensation of being ‘swallowed’, by God
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- Visitas parroquiales 2019 ¡Es una gran aventura cuando enganchamos la vela de nuestras vidas al poderoso viento del Espíritu Santo!
- No temas, este fuego ardiente del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús te llenará, te bendecirá y te unirá a Cristo
- Las heridas del Sagrado Corazón nos recuerdan que el amor y el sufrimiento están inextricablemente entrelazados.
- ¿Dónde y cómo se ha manifestado la gloria de Dios en tu camino de Cuaresma?
- Esta Cuaresma, atrévete a entrar en la humildad, el auto-vaciado amor de Cristo, ¡lo último perdido y encontrado!
- Esta Cuaresma, pídale a Dios que abra su corazón para saber, sentir, actuar y hablar como una extensión del Señor
- Esta Cuaresma, entra en una relación más profunda de amor y confianza con el Señor Jesús a través de su Sagrado Corazón
- Al recibir y compartir el poder sanador del Señor Jesús , lo ayudamos a sanar el mundo
- Jesús nos da a su madre como protectora, intercesora y guía en nuestro peregrinaje a la Iglesia del Padre
- La debilidad se convierte en un portal acreditado para la entrada de Dios en el templo de nuestra frágil y bella humanidad
- En estos últimos días de Adviento, detente y deja que el Señor te ame. Pasa el regalo a los que te rodean!
- Este evento debe ser usado como una oportunidad para invitar al Señor a entrar en cada fibra de su existencia
- Si tuvieras cinco minutos para hablar sobre tu amor de Cristo, ¿qué dirías acerca de tu creencia?
- La visita del obispo Quesnel de Fort Libertè ayuda a identificar una gran necesidad, pero la fe y el amor comunes del Señor
- Con gracia y gratitud, el Señor dirige los corazones para reflexionar sobre las bendiciones y los dones en espíritu de asombro y admiración
- Proceso del Sínodo ¡ una peregrinación espiritual que acabará cuando estemos juntos en la casa del padre!
- A raíz de la violencia, el corazón de la fe para judíos y cristianos permanece: ama a Dios y al prójimo siempre
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría
- Se remonta a todos los grandes santos, el Rosario todavía tiene poder y utilidad en nuestras vidas espirituales
- Carta a San Juan Pablo II habla del hombre que abrazó al mundo entero a través de su amor de Dios
- Los momentos Gethsemane de la vida nos pueden llevar a una extensión ilimitada de confianza absoluta en el Padre
- A pesar de los pecados del pasado, la Carta de Dallas está funcionando; demuestra que la prevención del abuso de niños es posible
- La misión de los Vicentinos en todo el mundo es glorificar a Dios, crecer en santidad y satisfacer las necesidades de los pobres
- En medio de la crisis actual, "No hay mal que afrontar, que Cristo no se enfrente a nosotros"
- En medio de la angustia y el dolor, este es el momento de invocar la misericordia y la gracia del Señor
- A través de la búsqueda y nuestra entrega final , encontramos la alegría, la paz y la realización en los brazos de Dios
- La implementación de la parroquia del Sínodo avanza para vivir los ideales de Jesús con la gracia del Espíritu Santo
- Caminar con el Señor en oración meditativa proporciona momentos sagrados que benefician en todo sentido
- Enraizados en Cristo, nos encontramos con el misterio pascual: la muerte de los exigentes y narcisista de auto
- La Eucaristía está en el centro de nuestra fe; nuestro sagrado encuentro con Cristo resucitado
- A lo largo de los siglos, el Señor nos llama a responder en nuestro tiempo a la eterna llamada del Evangelio
- Como empieza la Semana Santa, los cristianos de todo el mundo se reúnen para honrar la pasión de Cristo
- Cansado y estresado? Tal vez el Señor os llama a abrazar la antigua práctica del sábado
- Si la Iglesia está floreciendo, debemos comprometernos a discipulado misionero
- La Cuaresma es un tiempo de auto-honestidad, introspección, orante acción cicatrizante, esperanza renovada en Cristo
- Principios del derecho natural deben guiar el proceso político y el bien común de nuestras vidas juntos
- Lo que comienza con las cenizas de nuestros pecados, termina con la gloriosa victoria, ardiente de Cristo dentro de nosotros
- Desafío de la cuaresma no se distraiga con detalles, pero en lugar de ello, buscan que Dios realmente quiere que seamos
- Iglesia es verdaderamente "Católica" cuando auténticas diferencias sirven para realzar la belleza del Cuerpo de Cristo
- Si bien la cultura de la muerte pretende deshumanizar, destruir; Jesús viene a salvar, amar y perdonar
- Abrazar cierto placer en nuestras vidas crea espacio sagrado para la contemplación a florecer
- Mirando atrás, 2017 fue un año lleno de muchas bendiciones y momentos de gracia
- uizás esta temporada de esperanza y expectativa encuentra su consumación cuando caemos en amor con Dios
- Al dar la bienvenida a los inmigrantes, la Iglesia continúa la obra de la caridad y la justicia
- Relaciones forjadas en Haití se convierten en expresiones transformadora de la universalidad de la Iglesia
- Adviento un tiempo para preguntarnos cómo podemos Mejor prepárese para el Señor a irrumpir en nuestras vidas de un modo nuevo
- Dios nos llama a ser único santo de nuestro propio destino, la persona que ha soñado desde el principio
- Día de Acción de Gracias: un recordatorio de que todo lo recibido es un don destinado a ser acariciado, celebrada y compartida
- Enraizado en el amor de Cristo, todo lo demás cae en la armonía, la relación correctadel
- La fe nos enseña a renunciar graciosamente a las estaciones de la vida sabiendo que Dios es eterno
- La fe versus la ciencia? Preguntas apremiantes encontrar respuestas en el gran misterio de Dios
- El Papa Juan Pablo II trajo el catolicismo al mundo, levantando a Cristo como Redentor del mundo
- Los cristianos católicos perseverar en Serbia con la ayuda de EE.UU. Colecciones para Europa oriental
- Soledad practicado se convierte en la base de la intimidad con Dios y con los demás
- Un regalo de la presencia de Dios, la gracia es todo alrededor y dentro de nosotros, un acto de amor
- La humildad es la virtud fundamental que edifica la vida espiritual dentro de nosotros
- Utilizar a Jesús como el modelo de resistencia para el ciclo mortal del miedo, la ira, la venganza y el odio
- A través de la muerte salvadora de Cristo, aprendemos que no hay lugar para la exclusión ni el odio
- "Buen camino!" mientras seguimos caminando hacia Dios en esta peregrinación de la vida misteriosa
- En medio de un mundo cada vez más lleno de ruido, el Señor nos habla en el silencio
- El paso de la 'Whatever' la cultura y en el vasto, bello ilimitado mundo de Cristo
- En medio de hechos aleccionadores sobre prioridades religiosas son muchas razones para esperanza
- Edificio en sínodo, nuestro futuro dará mucho fruto en la medida en que seguimos abiertos al Espíritu
- Sínodo es obra del Espíritu Santo, pero también requiere la respuesta humana a ponerlo en acciones
- Virgen de Fátima nos llama a la oración profunda y valiente acción que es transformador
- Cuán diferente sería el mundo si la gente vivía con la conciencia de la gracia santificante
- La salvación, el éxito, la fecundidad generalmente todo lo ganado o perdido en medio de la lucha
- Si está permitido, nuestra experiencia del Espíritu Santo puede agitar nuestras almas al núcleo
- Una vez que la gente se encuentra a Cristo resucitado, que deje de moverse en direcciones equivocadas
- Descansando en el amor del Señor a través de la oración, el sacramento puede exorcizar el demonio enojado dentro
- El Señor resucitado nos llama a vivir en el vasto mundo hermoso de su resurrección
- Aunque mal inflige grandes daños, Jesús ha ganado la victoria sobre el poder del pecado y de la muerte
- Con Dios como el centro de la casa, la familia y la iglesia se hizo más importante en la vida
- Los sitios sagrados, a lo largo de Tierra Santa resultar inspiradora para los peregrinos locales
- Considere qué deportes pueden enseñarnos acerca de la comunidad cristiana y la práctica de la fe
- Leer - un recordatorio de que cada vida humana es un drama de la gracia y del pecado, la oportunidad, la limitación
- La muerte es nuestro mayor acto creativo; el don supremo de sí a Dios y a los demás
- Liturgia de las Horas, una forma de oración marcan nuestras vidas levantando las mentes, los corazones a Dios
- Ver la Cuaresma como una oportunidad para vivir en mayor paz y reconciliación con los demás
- Cruz impregna nuestra experiencia de sufrimiento con la luz de Cristo resucitado
- Aprendizaje religioso: La transmisión de la fe que ha sido transmitida a nosotros
- La Iglesia no se cansa de anunciar proféticamente que cada vida humana importa
- A través de la Iglesia, Dios alcanza y nos salva del abismo de desesperación y soledad
- Estados Unidos sigue siendo una nación de inmigrantes que buscan mismas bendiciones y oportunidades como antepasados
- Un mensaje de Navidad del Obispo Donald J. Hying
- A través de la paciencia y en el tiempo de Dios, el reino se desarrolla de forma lenta y continua
- Gloria de Dios es misteriosa realidad que irrumpe en la experiencia humana
- El Adviento nos invita a la realización de que Dios irrumpe en nuestras vidas en cualquier momento
- A través de la gratitud y humildad viene el secreto de la alegría y la paz en la vida
- Sínodo proceso continúa mientras buscamos ser más fecundo y eficaz dentro de la Iglesia
- Año de misericordia termina pero nos llama a continuar la obra de amor y de perdón
- En la admisión de nuestras propias debilidades, se suele encontrar la gracia de Dios
- La pérdida, el cambio y la muerte, sin embargo, necesaria una hermosa parte del plan de Dios para nosotros
- El derecho fundamental a la vida es el núcleo de nuestra ética social, nuestra constitución
- Respetar la vida mes nos invita a reflexionar sobre la dignidad, el valor de la vida humana en cualquier fase
- La cuestión no es si uno tiene una vocación, pero ¿cuál es mi vocación en la vida?
- Abrazar la rectoría significa ser generoso muy generosamente a la misión del reino
- Jesús' abrazo divino de nuestra humanidad roto sana, perdona y nos ahorra
- Al reflexionar, acción de gracias, la gloria y la alegría que abundan en nuestras vidas
- Restantes despierto significa vivir vidas espirituales que ayudan a seguir el reinado de Dios
- La JMJ encierran la promesa de Dios haciendo cosas increíbles en y alrededor de los peregrinos
- El amor, la comprensión, viene con facilidad realización todos somos hijos de Dios
- Los jóvenes, como parte integrante de la Iglesia, deben ser parte del proceso
- La vida familiar no es un problema a resolver, sino un don que debe ser abrazado plenamente
- La enseñanza social Católica nos llama a transformar en el mundo la civilización del amor
- Ahora es el momento para tomar una mirada realista sobre lo que nos puede unir y hacer más fuertes
- La fe católica es una 'aventura gozosa' que lleva toda una vida para absorber
- El Espíritu Santo es el fuego, la energía y la fuerza inspiradora de Dios en nuestras vidas
- Celebración de los sacramentos, que son el corazón de nuestra fe y de nuestra humanidad
- La misericordia nos llama al sacrificio en nombre de los hambrientos de comida, el amor, la alegría
- La evangelización nos llama a proclamar a Jesús, el Evangelio, desde los tejados!
- El Sínodo nos recuerda de la importante labor que se realiza para construir nuestro legado en la iglesia local
- La doctrina católica sobre el respeto a la dignidad humana de todo el centro de la fe
- Permitiendo que la misericordia de Dios fluya en nos inspira a ser instrumentos de la misericordia en los demás
- A través del misterio pascual, abrazamos, en la fe, el movimiento de la muerte a la vida
- Las cruces de la vida que llevamos nos dirigen a la conciencia de nuestra necesidad "radical" de Dios
- Pidió a los fieles llamados a reflexionar sobre muchas de las cuestiones planteadas por carta pastoral de la Iglesia
- No podemos arreglarlo solo; a través del sacramento de la reconciliación, no tenemos que
- Obra de fe es ayudar a cada persona a florecer como hijo de Dios
- No preguntar "¿Qué puedo obtener, sino, más bien, cómo puedo dar a los demás
- Preguntas para reflexionar a medida que entramos en los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma
- Considere cómo los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma puede convertirse en un 'juego-cambiador espiritual'
- El Evangelio nos llama a una " respuesta" profundamente diferente a la violenci
- Vivir las Obras de Misericordia
- Haciendo públicas las resoluciones para 2016 aumenta la rendición de cuentas
- Columna del Obispo para Navidad
- Arraigados en el amor del Señor, ningún sufrimiento, revés, tristeza puede robarnos de la alegría
- En el espíritu de San Nicolás, generosamente práctiquen amor y bondad
- Permitan que el Adviento sea un tiempo de silencio, oración y paciencia
- Sínodo – moviendo la diócesis alegremente por el camino del discipulado, evangelización
- Obispo Hying invita a los fieles a unirse a él en oración, en acción durante el Año de la Misericordia
- El mundo siempre necesita a los santos para señalarnos hacia a Dios como meta común
- El Misterio Pascual nos indica el camino a través de la muerte en la luz y la alegría de Dios
- Respeto por la vida nos enseña que todo las vidas importan; todos somos hijos de Dios
- Peregrinación papal demuestra para ser energizante e inspirador
- Los cristianos tienen el reto de verdaderamente construir y fomentar una cultura de la vida
- Todos están llamados a reconocer la dignidad y el valor de cada ser humano
- Camino de la vida nos llama a entregar a la luz del amor de Dios
- La educación y la salud son fundamentales a terminando el ciclo de la pobreza
- El empleo y la familia nos traen a la plena dignidad como hijos de Dios
- Los católicos locales están llamados para abordar el efecto de la pobreza en Indiana
- Estamos llamados a compartir el amor de Jesús con alegría y confianza
- Devoción a María puede ayudarnos a mantener nuestro enfoque en tiempo de Adviento
- Adviento – recordatorio de nuestra dignidad y destino como hijos de Dios
- Proyectos de CCHD destinados a construir futuros saludables, sostenibles
- Nosotros, como discípulos de Jesús, llevamos a cabo su misión en el nivel parroquial, diocesano
- Nuestra fe influye en cómo nos acercamos a la vida y la muerte
- Solemnidad de Todos los Santos recuerda el destino que Dios tiene para cada uno de nosotros
- Nosotros, que somos la iglesia, todos reclaman responsabilidad de evangelización
- Este domingo, recordamos con gratitud nuestra solidaridad con los misioneros
- Promoción de la cultura de la vida dando la bienvenida, protegiendo a los más vulnerables
- Todavía pueden inscribirse para votar; oremos por el fin de las armas nucleares
- Favor de unirse en oración con los obispos en peregrinación a Tierra Santa
- Concilio de la Juventud explora los desafíos principales de adolescentes desde la perspectiva de la fe
- Fiesta nacional – tiempo para reflexionar sobre la dignidad de los trabajadores, los trabajadores inmigrantes
- Estamos llamados a ser el corazón, las manos, los pies, la voz de Jesús a los demás
- Unidad familiar – donde los miembros aprenden el valor de vivir y amar
- CYX – presentando el mensaje del Evangelio en una idioma que los jóvenes puedan entender
- Nuestra alegría en el Señor genera espíritu misionero dentro de nosotros mismos
- Alimenten su fe con la recepción del Cuerpo y la Sangre del Señor
- La vida en Cristo significa ser saboreada y apreciada por su alegría
- Tenemos que ser solidarios con el Santo Padre en las conversaciones de paz
- La fe es aceptando el amor de Dios y viviendo en relación viva con Él
- Más obreros para la cosecha del Señor; apoyo para Haití también vital
- Las mujeres religiosas ofrecen un hermoso testimonio en un mundo muy secularizado
- Campaña de CSA – trabajando juntos para traer el amor de Dios a los demás
- ¡Aleluya! Él vive
- El sacrificio de Jesús nos reconcilia con el Padre; destruye el poder del pecado
- A través de Jesús, nuestra resurrección y nuestra vida, viviremos para siempre
- Gran riqueza en la pobreza – confianza ilimitada de Jesús en el Padre
- CRS – eficaz manera de servir a Jesús a través de ayudar a los pobres
- Escrituras revelan cómo Dios desea una relación personal con nosotros
- Penitencia – reconociendo cómo podemos crecer en respuesta al amor de Dios
- Prácticas cuaresmales nos ayudan a reorientar nuestra vocación como discípulos de Jesús
- La misericordia de Dios, no nuestra pecaminosidad, se encuentra en el centro de la reconciliación
- El matrimonio – unión exclusiva, total y permanente del hombre y la mujer
- Periódico diocesano – herramienta valiosa para nutrir nuestra fe cristiana
- Escuelas católicas – ayudando a los niños a crecer en madurez, competencia
- Aniversario de Roe – tiempo para promover el respeto por la vida en todas las etapas
- Unidad de los cristianos: testigos gozosos de la presencia amorosa de Jesús
- ¡Buenas noticias de gran gozo!
- Informe anual refleja corresponsabilidad para continuar la misión de Jesús en la tierra
- Adviento: Jesús nos llama a trabajar por venir completo del Reino de Dios
- Al terminar el año de Iglesia, necesitamos a Jesús como nuestra principal prioridad
- NCYC sumergirá a los jóvenes en entorno que soporta, celebra su fe
- Imagen maternal de la Iglesia – dando vida, alimentando a sus hijos
- Noviembre – tiempo de expresar amor y solidaridad con queridos difuntos
- Santos sagrados arraigaron sus vidas en la persona y el Evangelio de Jesús
- El trabajo de los misioneros lleva el Evangelio de la salvación a todo el mundo
- Respeto a todas las personas nos reta a proteger toda vida humana
- Los diáconos sirven como recordatorios vivos del ejemplo y las palabras de Jesús
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- Like the son in the parable, we are all called to obedience when it comes to God’s will
- Maybe it’s time to ponder the true roots of our generosity, our care for others
- Scripture tells us that love lies at the heart of conflict resolution in troubled times
- The empty tomb bring great light out of the darkness of Good Friday
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- Perhaps thinking of his own mother, Jesus extends compassion to the widow
- Complexity, richness of Catholicism calls for a lifetime of formation
- ‘Mission’ and ‘witness’ are important terms to know when it comes to faith
- Evangelization: A simple matter of and talking the talk and walking the walk
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- In the midst of heartbreak and grief, this is the moment to call on the Lord’s mercy and grace
- Through pursuit and our ultimate surrender, we find joy, peace and fulfillment in the arms of God
- Walking with the Lord in meditative prayer provides sacred moments that benefit in all way
- Christ calls us to go beyond a life for a life; peace comes with reconciliation and forgiveness
- Rooted in Christ, we encounter the Paschal Mystery - the death of the narcissistic and demanding self
- The Eucharist is at the center of our faith; our sacred encounter with the Risen Christ
- Throughout the ages, the Lord calls us to respond in our time to the ageless call of the Gospel
- Continuing work of the diocesan synod continues as we celebrate first year anniversary of its start
- Example of young people giving lives to Christ renews us all in passion for Jesus and his holy Gospel
- Saint stands as a sign that no matter the challenge, God can shape us into who we are called be
- Women’s conference brings hope, as hundreds come together in fiery spirit of faith, love and mercy
- When we take the time to tend the garden of the soul, the Lord will invariably speak through us
- In loving sacrifice, Easter reminds us that no evil can destroy or prevent the rising of new life in Christ
- In showing our wounds to others, we all find healing in the One who has never abandoned us
- Through power of the resurrection, God crushes power of evil and ‘sin’s ancient curse’
- As Holy Week begins, Christians throughout the world gather to honor the Passion of Christ
- Tired and stressed? Maybe the Lord is calling you to embrace ancient practice of Sabbath
- If Church is to flourish, we must commit to missionary discipleship
- Lent is a time for self-honesty, prayerful introspection, healing action, renewed hope in Christ
- Principles of natural law must guide the political process and the commonweal of our lives together
- What begins with the ashes of our sins, ends with the glorious, fiery victory of Christ within us
- Challenge of Lent not to be distracted by details, but instead, seek who God truly desires us to be
- Church is truly ‘Catholic’ when authentic differences serve to enhance beauty of the Body of Christ
- While culture of death seeks to dehumanize, destroy; Jesus comes to save, love and forgive
- Embracing true leisure in our lives creates sacred space for contemplation to flourish
- Looking back, 2017 was a year filled with many blessings and moments of grace
- Perhaps this season of hope and expectation finds fulfillment when we fall in love with God
- In welcoming the immigrant, the Church continues the work of charity and justice
- Advent a time to ask how we can best get ready for the Lord to break into our lives in a new way
- God calls us to be unique saint of our own destiny, the person he has dreamed from the beginning
- Thanksgiving: A reminder that all received is a gift meant to be cherished, celebrated and shared
- If grounded in the love of Christ, everything else falls into harmony, right relationship
- Faith teaches us to surrender gracefully to the seasons of life knowing God is eternal
- Faith versus science? Compelling questions find answers in the vast mystery of God
- Pope John Paul II brought Catholicism to the world, lifting up Christ as redeemer of the world
- Catholic Christians persevere in Serbia with aid from U.S. collections for Eastern Europe
- Solitude practiced becomes the basis of intimacy with God and others
- A gift of God’s presence, grace is all around and within us, an act of love
- Humility is the foundational virtue that builds up the spiritual life within us
- Use Jesus as the model of resistance to the deadly cycle of fear, anger, revenge and hatred
- Through Christ’s saving death, we learn there is no room for exclusion or hatred
- ‘Buen Camino!’ as we continue to walk toward God in this mysterious pilgrimage of life
- In the midst of a world increasingly filled with noise, the Lord speaks to us in silence
- Step out of the ‘whatever’ culture and into the vast, beautiful, limitless world of Christ
- In the midst of sobering facts about religious priorities are many reasons for hope
- Building on synod, our future will bear much fruit to the extent we remain open to the Spirit
- Synod is work of Holy Spirit, but also requires human response to put it into actions
- Virgin of Fatima calls us to deep prayer and courageous action which is transformative
- How different the world would be if people lived with awareness of sanctifying grace
- Salvation, success, fruitfulness usually all won or lost in the middle of the struggle
- If allowed, our experience of the Holy Spirit can shake our souls to the core
- Once people encounter the Risen Christ, they stop moving in wrong directions
- Resting in the Lord’s love through prayer, sacrament can exorcise the angry demon within
- The Risen Lord beckons us to live in the vast beautiful world of his resurrection
- Lesson to be learned by Christ’s total obedience to the Father, even unto death on the cross
- Even though evil inflicts great damage, Jesus has gained victory over power of sin and death
- With God as the center of the home, family and Church become most important in life
- Sacred grounds and sites throughout Holy Land prove to be awe-inspiring for local pilgrims
- Consider what sports can teach us about Christian community and the practice of faith
- Reading - a reminder that each human life is a drama of grace and sin, opportunity, limitation
- Death is our most creative act; the ultimate gift of self to God and others
- Liturgy of the Hours, a way to prayerfully mark our lives by lifting minds, hearts to God
- See Lent as an opportunity to live in greater peace and reconciliation with others
- Cross imbues our experience of suffering with light of the Risen Christ
- Religious apprenticeship: A handing on the faith as it has been handed on to us
- The Church never tires of prophetically proclaiming that every human life matters
- Through the Church, God reaches out and saves us from the abyss of despair and loneliness
- U.S. remains a nation of immigrants seeking same blessings and opportunities as ancestors
- A Christmas message from Bishop Donald J. Hying
- Through patience and in God’s time, the Kingdom slowly and steadily unfolds
- Glory of God is mysterious reality which breaks into human experience
- Advent calls us to realization that God breaks into our lives at any given moment
- Through gratitude and humility comes the secret of joy and peace in life
- Synod process continues as we seek to become more fruitful, effective within Church
- Year of Mercy ends but calls us to continue the work of love and forgiveness
- In the admission of our own weaknesses, we most often find the grace of God
- Loss, change and death a necessary, yet beautiful part of God’s plan for us
- The fundamental right to life is at the core of our social ethics, our constitution
- Respect Life Month calls us to ponder the dignity, value, of human life at any stage
- The question is not whether one has a vocation, but what is my vocation in life?
- Embracing stewardship means being sacrificially generous to the mission of the Kingdom
- Jesus’ divine embrace of our broken humanity heals, forgives and saves us
- When given some thought, thanksgiving, glory and joy abound in our lives
- Remaining spiritual awake means living lives that help further the reign of God
- WYD hold the promise of God doing amazing things in and around pilgrims
- Love, understanding, comes easier with realization we are all children of God
- Young people, as an integral part of Church, need to be part of the process
- Family life not a problem to be solved but a gift to be fully embraced
- Catholic Social Teaching call us to transform world into civilization of love
- Now is the time to take a realistic look at what can unite and make us stronger
- Catholic faith is a ‘joyous adventure’ that takes a lifetime to absorb
- Holy Spirit is the fire, energy and inspiring force of God in our lives
- Celebration of the sacraments are at the heart of our faith and humanity
- Mercy calls us to sacrifice on behalf of those starving for food, love, joy
- Evangelism call us to proclaim Jesus, the Gospel, from the housetops!
- Synod reminds us of the important work to be done to build our legacy in local Church
- Catholic doctrine on the respect for the human dignity of all central to the faith
- Allowing the mercy of God to flow in inspires us to be instruments of mercy to others
- Through the Paschal Mystery, we embrace, in faith, movement from death to life
- Choking in the deadly grasp of sin, Jesus in breaks, wraps us in his net of grace and mercy
- Life’s crosses to be born lead us to awareness of our ‘radical’ need for God
- Faithful asked to prayerfully reflect on many Church issues posed by pastoral letter
- We can’t fix it alone; through the sacrament of reconciliation, we don’t have to
- Work of faith is about helping each person to flourish as child of God
- Ask not ‘what can I get,’ but rather how can I give to others
- Questions to ponder as we enter into the forty days of Lent
- Consider how the forty days of Lent can become a spiritual ‘game-changer’
- The Gospel call us to a ‘profoundly different’ response to violence
- Living the Works of Mercy
- Making 2016 resolutions public increases one’s accountability
- The bishop's Christmas message
- Rooted in the love of the Lord, no suffering, setback, sadness can rob us of joy
- In the spirit of St. Nicholas, generously practice love and kindness
- Allow Advent to be a time of silence, prayer and patience
- We are called to give thanks and praise to the bounteous Giver of all gifts
- Synod to move the diocese joyfully along the path of discipleship, evangelization
- Bishop invites faithful to join him in prayer, action during Year of Mercy
- World always in needs of saints to point us toward God as a common goal
- Paschal Mystery show us the way through death into God’s light and joy
- Respect for life teaches us that all lives matter; all are children of God
- Papal pilgrimage proves to be energizing and inspiring
- The Eucharist is God’s way of giving us his very comforting Presence
- Christians are challenged to truly build and foster a culture of life
- All are called to recognize the dignity and worth of every human being
- Life’s journey calls us to self-surrender in light of the transforming love of God
- Education and health care fundamental to ending cycle of poverty
- Work and family bring us to full dignity as children of God
- Local Catholics called upon to address the devastating effect of poverty within Indiana
- Basic human rights need to remain an inherent and constitutive part of human dignity
- All of us can help foster a culture of Christian vocation in our young people
- As Christians, we are called to illuminate the darkness of the world
- God waits lovingly for us in the ‘kairos’ moments of our daily life
- Outpouring of the Holy Spirit calls us to live the mission of Jesus
- When considering death penalty, consider Catholic belief in sacredness of all life
- Mary continues to play a unique and indispensable role as Mother of God
- Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage is not rooted in hatred
- Protecting children goes deeper than just the stranger among us
- The Resurrection narratives teach us to look for God in the most ordinary
- Through the resurrection, Jesus’ wounds become trophies of victory
- 'He has been raised; he is not here.' (Mk 16:6)
- Holy Week: Time to contemplate the enormity of God’s love for us
- Letter on poverty focuses on family, jobs, education, health care
- Energy of New Evangelization calls each to witness Jesus to others
- Dedication to a prayer brings grace to spiritual life that overflows into others
- Maureen Pratt - Living Well
