From the Roman office of the feast. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. 2nd on the Ascension Dearly beloved brethren, our Saviour is gone up from us into heaven, but let…
Our Sunday is ensconced in the novena days after the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord and the mighty day of Pentecost. Church’s liturgical calendar gives us … gave us, at least, until about 1970 an Octave for Pentecost was removed which allows us to contemplate the mystery of the Holy Spirit’s descent from…
Father Robert Bedard – more commonly known as Father Bob – was a priest for the Diocese of Ottawa in Canada and the founder of the Companions of the Cross. / Credit: Companions of the Cross CNA Staff, Jun 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Father Bob Bedard, a priest in the Diocese of Ottawa…
When asked to write something for Ex-Gay Visibility Day, I was elated. I hold OnePeterFive and its readers in high regard. This publication has many talented and prolific writers, and I don’t hold a candle to any of them. However, once the elation wore off, I realized that I would be confronted with having to…
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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 31, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, May 31, 2025 / 17:58 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has praised an international bioethics summit in Rome for advancing an “authentically human” approach to science, urging researchers to pursue truth grounded in the dignity of…
The faithful march in the Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Tulsa, Friday, May 30, 2025 / Credit: 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrims CNA Newsroom, May 31, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Eucharistic pilgrims in Oklahoma are being urged by leaders to respond to anti-Catholic protests during pilgrimages and processions with peace, humility and prayer. …
This article is the fifth in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In this installment, we consider the stigmata. The “stigmata” – a word derived from the Greek meaning “a mark, tattoo or brand such as might have been used for identification of an animal or…
