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What the pope said when Martin Luther King was killed

Memphis, Tenn., Jan 20, 2020 / 11:35 am MT (CNA).- On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King is remembered as the most visible leader of the civil rights movement, for which he was awarded the …
Building a Genuine Connection

by Anne Jones During a six-day service immersion retreat, 12 seniors from Archbishop McNicholas High School visited eastern Tennessee to serve the rural poor and build a community both among themselves and with the people in the Appalachian Mountains. This marks the 41st year that McNicholas traveled to Appalachian areas …
Loving Our Homes

“Oh Lizzie, it’s such a pleasure to run my own home!” My favorite line from Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice film is delivered with joyful zeal by Mrs. Charlotte Collins. A new bride in 2008, I was dripping with Charlotte’s same joy. I put flowers on the mantle, made everything …
A Gift of Peace

A symbol of international friendship that is on display at Wilmington College was hand delivered by a delegation who traveled more than 11,000 miles from Nagasaki, Japan. It’s a wooden replica of a cross recovered from Nagasaki’s Urakami Cathedral after an atomic bomb destroyed the church during World War II. …
In Our Hearts: We Come to Know the Lord in the Eucharist

“It is in the heart that the Holy Spirit makes the believer know that Jesus is alive and real in a way that cannot be expressed by reasoning and that no reasoning can overcome.” This line from the book This is My Body by Raniero Cantalamessa sums up some of …
Little Sisters of the Poor: 154 Years in the Archdiocese

It’s more than a retirement facility. It’s a real home, a family, a place where all are treated with love, compassion, dignity and respect, and all are welcomed as if they are Christ Himself. That’s how the Little Sisters of the Poor, staff, residents and residents’ family members and visitors …
Today’s Video: The Feast of the Epiphany; What is your Gift to the Lord Jesus Christ?

Today’s brief video looks at the Feast of the Epiphany: a quick primer of why we celebrate this most sacred day.
Is Sacrifice Required for Worship?

I have heard that sacrifice is required for worship. Consequently, the Mass is worship, while other forms of prayer are not. Is this correct? The word “sacrifice” is derived from the Latin for “making sacred.” According to the Church’s understanding, acts of worship have a sacrificial component, though the form …
NFL player Damar Hamlin making ‘substantial progress’; ESPN host offers ‘brave’ on-air prayer

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 5, 2023 / 13:30 pm Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed during a Monday night game and went into cardiac arrest, shocking the sports world, is showing signs of improvement, although he remains in critical condition. “There’s been substantial improvement in his condition over …
Here’s how to pray the U.S. bishops’ special novena for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

PDF: novena-benedict-xvi By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 4, 2023 / 18:46 pm The U.S. bishops are calling on American Catholics to join them in praying a novena for the soul of the late Pope Benedict XVI, beginning the day of his funeral, Jan. 5. “The entire Church mourns the …