What are you grateful for today? Where has God been present in your day?
Father James Martin, S.J., invites you to join him in the Examen, a spiritual practice for everyday life, by listening to a 10-part series on the Ritual app. Download the Ritual app today at https://app.ritual.io/examen to start listening.
Join Fr. James Martin, SJ on the Ritual app for a new 10-part series on the Examen, a reflective prayer practice to help us notice God’s presence in our days. Start listening to the first three sessions now for free, which meet you where you are whether you’re feeling joy, sadness or love.
Visit https://app.ritual.io/examen to start listening today.
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In his latest book, Father James Martin explores the story of Jesus’s greatest miracle—the raising of Lazarus from the dead—and what Jesus means when he calls each of us to “come forth.” https://buff.ly/3sNJJW7
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Mongolia only has 1,400 Catholics. Pope Francis is going there anyway. https://buff.ly/44zUE2K
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The slate of delegates for October's Synod on Synodality is emblematic of the at-times competing ideological poles of the U.S. church—and the continued effort by Francis to reorient U.S. bishops toward his vision for the church.
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10 years ago today, Pope Francis made one of the most memorable visits of his papacy to the island of Lampedusa. The surprising choice symbolized the pope's commitment to migrants and refugees.
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“I like what Pope Francis said in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ when he talked about preaching and likened it to family conversation; I try and imagine that I’m at a coffee shop talking to someone and I just have a conversation with them,” the Rev. Josh Whitfield says to Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on a new episode of “Preach.” “If I were to sit down with you and just talk about important stuff—share the Gospel with you—I would not lecture you. The homily is family talk.”
Listen now on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preaching-tips-from-a-catholic-priest-husband/id1320295636?i=1000618312938
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Pope Francis declared Mother Mary Lange venerable, advancing her cause for canonization. She founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African-American religious congregation.
Watch America’s full look at the Oblate Sisters of Providence here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl8RGm1uelA
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“I have discovered over the years that if you save your big point for the end, people have often tuned you out,” Deacon Fritz Bauerschmidt says, “You really have to give them something in that first minute.”
Fritz is a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Baltimore assigned to the Cathedral of Mary, Our Queen. He is also a professor of theology at Loyola Maryland University, the Jesuit university in Baltimore, an author, a husband and a father of three.
After the homily, Fritz explains to host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., why the rapper Post Malone provided the perfect hook for his homily.
Listen now to a new episode of “Preach” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preachers-have-one-minute-to-captivate-the-congregation/id1320295636?i=1000616593956
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Pope Francis was hospitalized on Wednesday, June 7, after visiting the hospital yesterday for two hours to undergo some clinical tests, the Vatican said. A statement released by the Vatican in advance of the pope’s hospitalization today said he was undergoing surgery for a hernia that “is causing recurrent, painful and worsening” intestinal blockage.
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reveals what doctors have told him about this type of operation.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pope-francis-hospitalized-for-surgery/id1439165420?i=1000616064232
