by sjchurchadmin | Mar 4, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
Catholics abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Fridays during Lent. Abstinence is one of Christian’s oldest traditions. According to The Catholic Source Book, “From the first century, the day of the crucifixion has been traditionally observed as a day...
by sjchurchadmin | Feb 25, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 Pope Francis walked in a solemn procession between churches on Rome’s ancient Aventine Hill, calling on Catholics to humbly remember their human limits as they began the annual 40 day penitential Lenten period leading to Easter on April...
by sjchurchadmin | Feb 21, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical leader and is usually also an ordained bishop. A cardinal’s duties include attending meetings of the College of Cardinals, making himself available to the Pope as requested, and many are also leaders of a diocese or archdiocese,...
by sjchurchadmin | Feb 14, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
During a talk on fatherhood at his general audience on Wednesday February 4, 2015, Pope Francis departed from his prepared text to recount a conversation he once had with a father at a family encounter. Francis indicated that he agreed with the father’s use of...
by sjchurchadmin | Feb 12, 2015 | News and Info, Pics, Rel Ed, Resources, School, Vatican Corner, Youth
Looking for a quick way to explain Ash Wednesday to your friends? Look no further than Busted Halo’s® two-minute video that describes the day which begins the season of Lent, and why Catholics and many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads....
by sjchurchadmin | Feb 9, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
continued … In Manila on Sunday morning January 18, 2015, Pope Francis visited the Catholic University of Santo Tomas, where he drew a crowd of 200,000 and where he came close to tears himself hearing from two rescued street children speak of their lives growing up...
