Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne care for a dying cancer patient at Rosary Hill Home The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne in New York are challenging the LGBTQ Long-Term… Read more “Hawthorne Dominicans Challenge New York Gender Law”
Author: thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful
Socialists Win in NY
Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York, (third from left) campaigns with socialist candidates (l to r) Clair Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier Yesterday, three openly… Read more “Socialists Win in NY”
Violent Juneteenth Weekend in Chicago
Pastor Corey B. Brooks at the site of his Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center in Chicago Eight people were killed and nearly forty injured by gunfire in… Read more “Violent Juneteenth Weekend in Chicago”
Faith at the World Cup
An article by EWTN writes about five moments in the first week of the FIFA World Cup soccer championship tournament. What a wonderful thing for so many… Read more “Faith at the World Cup”
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Romans 5:12-15 Brothers and sisters:Through one man sin entered the world,and through sin, death,and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as… Read more “Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 5
Today I will consider those places in the Gospel According to Mark where Jesus of Nazareth claims to be God. Mark 2:1-12: The account of Jesus’ healing… Read more “Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 5”
Adore te devote
Enjoy this beautiful rendition of St. Thomas Aquinas’ prayer, Adore te devote, which means “I adore you devoutly.” The singer is Matt Maher, a Catholic singer of… Read more “Adore te devote”
Is Anti-Semitism the New Norm?
Austin Franco and the message he sent to Aiden Einhorn Something quite disturbing happened this week. I know for years now anti-semitism has been on the rise… Read more “Is Anti-Semitism the New Norm?”
Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 4
St. Matthew composing his Gospel For the first three parts of this series, I considered those New Testament texts 1) that seem to imply that Jesus was… Read more “Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 4”
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 9:36 – 10:8 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned,like sheep without a shepherd.Then… Read more “Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 