including what Revelation has to say about the possibility of martyrdom, cannot exclude it from his own life's horizon. The two thousand years since the birth of Christ are marked by the ever-present witness of the martyrs.”
-Pope John Paul II
For Reflection:
Should circumstances require it, am I willing to suffer martyrdom for the sake of the Church? Why or why not?
Catholics all over the country will be joining in prayer on Monday night between the hours of 8-10 p.m. when a black mass will be taking place at Harvard University.
The popular Home and Garden TV channel (HGTV) is the latest network under fire after cancelling a show hosted by major league baseball players, David and Jason Benham, simply because they subscribe to the Christian faith.
More than 350 big-hearted volunteers from Memphis-are churches banded together to host the first annual Joy Prom for people with special needs to give them an opportunity to experience a beloved high school tradition.
Abubakar ShekauEven as the Vatican and heads of state from numerous countries were calling for the swift return of 234 kidnapped girls in Nigeria, the terrorist group responsible kidnapped yet another eight Christian girls.
The Archdiocese of Boston is joining its voice to the growing outrage over a black mass scheduled to take place at Harvard's Queen's Head Pub, an event the University is calling "cultural" and the Temple is now saying won't include a consecrated host - but will include "invectives against Christ" during the mass.
NY State Senate ChamberLawmakers in New York were once again blocked from passing a radical new abortion law that would have greatly expanded abortion in the state and allowed abortions to be performed by any "qualified, licensed healthcare practitioner."
