🇺🇸 Invoke the Holy Spirit through these beautiful prayers and open your heart to His gifts: web.tabella.app/.../Prayers-to-the-Holy-S… 🇲🇽 Invoca al Espíritu Santo a través de este hermoso florilegio de oraciones y abre tu corazón a sus dones: web.tabella.app/.../Rezar-al-Espiritu-San…
🇺🇸 Pray the Litany of Trust to release your fears and anxieties, and rest in the peace of God’s divine providence: web.tabella.app/.../The-Litany-of-Trust 🇲🇽 Reza la Letanía de la Confianza para entregar tus miedos y ansiedades, y descansa en la paz de la providencia divina: web.tabella.app/.../La-Letania-de-la-Conf…
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. John Paul II, prepare for his feast day, and seek his powerful intercession: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-John-Paul-II 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a San Juan Pablo II, prepárate para su fiesta y pide su poderosa intercesión: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-San-Juan-Pab…
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Teresa of Avila and seek a deeper spiritual life through the wisdom of this Doctor of the Church: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-St.-Teresa-… 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a Santa Teresa de Jesús y profundiza tu vida espiritual a través de la sabiduría de esta Doctora de la Iglesia: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-Santa-Teresa…
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🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Carlo Acutis and let this modern saint inspire your devotion to the Eucharist: web.tabella.app/.../Blessed-Carlo-Acutis 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a San Carlo Acutis y deja que este santo joven inspire tu devoción por la Eucaristía: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-San-Carlo-Acut…
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Francis of Assisi and seek a deeper awareness of God's presence in your daily life: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-St.-Francis… 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a San Francisco de Asís y busca una mayor conciencia de la presencia de Dios en tu vida diaria: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-San-Francisc…
🇺🇸 Invoke the holy angels for spiritual protection and let them guide your walk of faith: web.tabella.app/.../The-Holy-Angels 🇲🇽 Invoca a los santos ángeles para obtener protección espiritual y déjate guiar en tu camino de fe: web.tabella.app/.../Oraciones-a-los-Santo…
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux and discover her "Little Way" of trust and love: web.tabella.app/.../St.-Therese-of-Lisieux 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús y descubre su "Caminito" de confianza y amor: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-Santa-Teresi…
JD and Ed briefly recap their time at last week’s conference for the Canon Law Society of America. They talk about Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis and what it might mean for his pontificate. Then, they talk about Bishop Erik Varden’s essay addressing Amoris Laetitia.
Laetitiae Amor, by Bishop Erik Varden
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🇺🇸 Celebrate St. Jerome, pray his novena, and deepen your faith through the wisdom of the Word: web.tabella.app/.../St.-Jerome 🇲🇽 Celebra a San Jerónimo, reza su novena y profundiza tu fe a través de la sabiduría de la Palabra: web.tabella.app/.../San-Jeronimo
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Padre Pio and experience Christ’s extraordinary power in your daily life: web.tabella.app/.../Padre-Pio-Novena 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a San Padre Pío y experimenta el poder extraordinario de Cristo en tu vida diaria: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-al-Padre-Pio
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🇺🇸 Pause your busy day to pray at the foot of the Cross and connect with Our Lord: web.tabella.app/.../Exaltation-Of-The-Cro… 🇲🇽 Haz una pausa en tu día para orar ante la Cruz y conectarte con Nuestro Señor: web.tabella.app/.../Exaltacion-de-la-Sant…
🇺🇸 Pray the Flying Novena in times of urgent need and ask Our Lady for swift, powerful intercession: web.tabella.app/.../Flying-Memorare 🇲🇽 Reza la Novena de Emergencia en momentos de necesidad urgente y pide la pronta intercesión de la Virgen María: web.tabella.app/.../La-Novena-de-Emergenc…
🇺🇸 Pray with Mother Teresa, experience the "I Thirst" meditation, and contemplate Christ's infinite love for you: web.tabella.app/.../I-Thirst 🇲🇽 Medita junto a la Madre Teresa y contempla el amor infinito que Cristo tiene por ti: web.tabella.app/.../Tengo-Sed
🇺🇸 Pray this novena to prepare your heart for marriage and seek divine guidance to find your future spouse: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-Find-Your-F… 🇲🇽 Reza esta novena para preparar tu corazón al matrimonio y pedir la guía de Dios para encontrar a tu futuro esposo/a: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-Para-Encontrar…
🇺🇸 Honor the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary and rejoice in the promise of Christ’s redemption: web.tabella.app/.../The-Nativity-of-Our-L… 🇲🇽 Honra el nacimiento de la Santísima Virgen María y alégrate en la promesa de la redención de Cristo: web.tabella.app/.../La-Natividad-de-Nuest…
One week after announcing his surgery, the Pope made his first public appearance after leaving the hospital, leading the faithful in the midday Sunday Angelus. As is the custom, he offered his reflection on the Gospel read at today’s Mass. Here is what he said: ~ The Gospel proclaimed in today’s liturgy (Mt 22:15-21) presents us with one of Jesus’ best-known sayings: “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (cf. v. 21). For this reason, it is important to consider these words in the context in which they were originally spoken. The evangelist Matthew describes a situation of hostility towards Jesus: the Pharisees gather together to see how they might catch him in his words (cf. v. 15). They decide to send some people to question him on a controversial matter: “Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” (v. 17). Read More…
God isn’t afraid of history: Pope’s thoughts🇺🇸 Pray the novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots and surrender the complex areas of your life into her hands: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-Our-Lady-Un… 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a Nuestra Señora Desatanudos y entrega los nudos de tu vida en sus manos amorosas: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-Nuestra-Seno…
🇺🇸 Prepare your heart for Reconciliation and experience God’s mercy with the Confession Kit: web.tabella.app/.../Confession-Kit 🇲🇽 Prepara tu corazón para la Reconciliación y experimenta la misericordia de Dios con el Kit para Confesarte: web.tabella.app/.../Kit-Para-Confesarte
🇺🇸 Pray the novena to St. Rose of Lima and seek the intercession of the patroness of the Americas: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-to-St.-Rose-of… 🇲🇽 Reza la novena a Santa Rosa de Lima y pide la intercesión de la patrona de las Américas: web.tabella.app/.../Santa-Rosa-de-Lima
🇺🇸 Discover the extraordinary life of St. Philomena and ask for her powerful intercession in this novena: web.tabella.app/.../St-Philomena 🇲🇽 Conoce la vida de Santa Filomena y pide su poderosa intercesión en esta novena: web.tabella.app/.../Novena-a-Santa-Filome…
A proposed new Catholic medical school just reached a key stage in its development at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. It has been given Candidate Status by accreditors — a rare, crucial step, according to Founding Dean Marla Golden, DO, MS, FACEP. “Our attention now turns to the next major step of achieving Pre-Accreditation Status,” she said. At that point, the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine (BSOM) will no longer be just “proposed” and can start recruiting students. The sooner the better. The medical school hopes to address the crisis in medicine: America needs more physicians, more caring physicians, and more Catholic physicians. A physician shortage is already here, and worsening. The physician shortage became impossible to ignore starting with the COVID pandemic. “The Doctor Won’t See You Now,” reported the Wall Street Journal about the new “health care team” approach taking the place of doctor visits. America will experience a shortfall of Read More…
Benedictine’s new medical school takes step forwardHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France in demonstrations against rising living costs and government policies. Violent clashes between protesters and riot police left vehicles burning, shops damaged, and nearly 1,800 people arrested. Journalists were also attacked during the unrest.
Construction planning for a new residential neighborhood south of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, has uncovered something archaeologists describe as an engineering marvel: a 300-meter (roughly 1,000-foot) stretch of the Lower Aqueduct of Jerusalem, a 2,000-year-old water channel that once carried spring water from the hills south of Bethlehem all the way to the Temple Mount. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery on October 11. Excavation directors Benyamin Storchan, Gil Freid, and Rotem Cohen said the structure was “probably built in the time of the Hasmonean kings” — the Jewish dynasty that ruled Judea from roughly 140 to 37 BC — to supply water to Jerusalem’s growing population and its Temple complex. The aqueduct’s route stretched approximately 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Solomon’s Pools, a series of ancient reservoirs located south of Bethlehem in what is today the Gush Etzion area, to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It carried water Read More…
Archaeologists unearth the aqueduct that once fed the Temple Mount