Victor Delacruz and Bishop Richard Garcia of Monterey, California
A former soldier and revert to the Catholic faith has designed a new tool to help Catholics keep control of their busy lives while still making time for God.
MV writes: “I was looking for books on death, dying and grieving, all of which I have spent 49 years dealing with in one way or another. I found books on the above subjects by author Elisabeth Kubler- Ross. All of the books looked harmless except her book entitled: Dreamtime and Inner Space: The World of the Shaman by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross . . . and Holger Kalweit. Is Elisabeth Kubler-Ross New Age or something else that Catholics should stay away from?”
The Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, promoters of the Divine Mercy message and devotion from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has teamed up with Oscar Delgado, an independent Hollywood producer, to create Divine Mercy Matters, a 14-part miniseries launching today across all media platforms.
The beautiful young cancer patient who moved the Pope to tears this week when she sang the Ave Maria says that his visit brought her a peace and tranquility she never felt before and is now convinced that she will survive.
Pope Francis met with Mexican youth yesterday and offered a message of hope and encouragement that was so moving, it caused the crowd of tens of thousands of young people to burst into spontaneous prayer and song.
Parents are furious after a public school in Rochester hosted a “World Hijab Day” which encouraged girls to wear the Muslim head covering without informing them ahead of time.
For those of us who breathed a sigh of relief when author J.K. Rowling decided to end the controversial Harry Potter book series, news of a new book set to launch this summer comes as a mix of bad news and déjà vu.