You don’t see it as much anymore, but many good Catholic Examinations of Conscience used to refer to a “fear of Hell” as an acceptable, albeit imperfect, means of contrition when confessing one’s sins. Perhaps it’s our modern desensitization to the reality of Hell and the demonic, or the failure of Church leadership to adequately…
Exactly 750 years ago on this date—December 6, 1273—Friar Thomas Aquinas received his supreme mystical experience that led to what Josef Pieper called “the silence of St. Thomas.” I maintain that more than coincidence unites this divine crowning of Thomas’s life with the devotional cultus of St. Nicholas, whose feast has always been celebrated in…
St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878). / Credit: Galerie Art Praha via Wikimedia (Public Domain) Vatican City, Dec 6, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is well known as possibly the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus. Not a lot is known…
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Faith Leaders Unite for Climate Agenda Pope, grand imam, others sign interfaith statement. FULL STORY Climate Activists Disrupt Mass Extinction Rebellion interrupts liturgy at Turin’s cathedral. FULL STORY Urgent Appeal to Free Bishop Bp. Rolando Álvarez had earlier received 26 years in prison. FULL STORY Priest Speaks on Persecution in India Suggests smaller, less public church communities. FULL STORY Upcoming Film to Honor the…
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2023 / 21:02 pm (CNA). Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, will allow hundreds of military appointments to get through the Senate as he ends his…
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null / Credit: Image of Freepik ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 5, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA). More than 170 civil society organizations, led by the National Front for the Family and the Citizens’ Initiative for Life and Family, are calling on the political parties represented in the federal Chamber of Deputies (lower house) in Mexico…
