Many men underestimate the impact of their attachment to pornography. I’m not trying to villainize anyone, for I know first-hand the power that pornography can have over one’s life. In fact, most of the men that I know are repulsed by the idea of pornography and are disgusted with themselves for falling to it.
A newly relaunched Catholic website aims to educate parents, pastors, and teachers about gender ideology, which the website’s founders believe young people are often being exposed to without adults’ awareness.
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, a widely recognized expert on the life and spirituality of St. Faustina Kowalska and the message of Divine Mercy, died Thursday in Massachusetts after contracting COVID-19. He was 90.
Government officials cannot close churches as “non-essential” establishments during the pandemic—particularly when they are contradicting the “science” in doing so, the Archbishop of San Francisco wrote on Thursday.
Bishop Robert McElroy has announced that Kathleen Domingo will be the new executive director of the California Catholic Conference. Currently Senior Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Mrs. Domingo will be the first woman executive director in the history of the Conference.
Marian Sisters move to new Santa Rosa convent A conversation with Reverend Mother Teresa Christe as the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa approach significant milestones in their young history. February 5, 2021 Jim Graves - Catholic World Report
Thus, effective immediately, in accord with the injunction issued by the Supreme Court, I allow any pastor to make a local determination about the prudence and safety of opening for indoor worship this weekend, February 6-7. You have my permission to do so.
There’s no doubt that we are all experiencing high degrees of stress and anxiety in our lives right now. It is certainly understandable with all the issues we all are facing, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And it is quite probable that this stress and anxiety is leading to strains in marriage relationships.
President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2020 ruling on the issue in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees.
Organizers Elated, Humbled as Thousands Attend San Francisco, January 23, 2021- Despite concerns about both the Covid pandemic and political unrest, San Francisco pro-lifers held the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast today.
The Ursuline Sisters, who have served in Santa Rosa for more than 130 years, are announcing the sale of their property at 400 Angela Drive in Santa Rosa, California to the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa.
I publish with this brief note, the statement made by Archbishop Jose Gomez, President of the USCCB, as well as Archbishop of Los Angeles regarding the incoming Administration
The Agape Program through Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep and in conjunction with many of our neighbors continues to provide grocery and food help to our community. Agape was born from the need caused by the COVID-19 restrictions and the exacerbated need caused by two disastrous fires.
In the name of the Church, I want, first of all to express my sincere sorrow that so many have been subjected to the evil actions of priests and bishops. Thus, I apologize again, especially for any who have been subjected to injury at the hands of the clergy named below. While the Church has taken some very significant actions over the past twenty years, those actions are significant in terms of the present and future protection of children. However, they do not touch the very real trauma which the evil actions of deacons, priests and bishops have caused in the lives of thousands of young people in our nation.
It has long been recognized that the ability to give thanks is the mark of the truly religious person. Without the sense of thanksgiving, we fail to have openness to God, to others, to our own personal histories, and to the goodness of life itself.