Church News & Info 
General Church news and information related to Benedictine community or teachings
Christians Now Outnumber Communists in China
Breitbart News:Though the Chinese Communist Party is the largest explicitly atheist organization in the world, with 85 million official members, it is now overshadowed by an estimated 100 million Christians in China. It is no wonder Beijing is nervous and authorities are cracking down on Christian groups. Christianity is growing so fast in China that… Read More ›
Americans More Comfortable With Profanity Than Christ
A cartoon has circulated depicting three children sitting outside their school principal’s office. The first child says, “I said the ‘S-H’ word.” The second, “I said the ‘F’ word.” And then the third, “I said ‘Christmas.’” While some may sigh and shake their heads at this cartoon, the reality is even worse, says religion and… Read More ›
Taking Christ out of Christmas
So much for taking Christ out of Christmas. New efforts propose the more radical agenda of taking him out of Christianity altogether. Every year, it seems, an attempt is made, usually around the Christian holidays, to debunk some aspect of Christian belief— usually involving the Virgin birth, or Jesus’ resurrection, or his relationship with women…. Read More ›
Angels on Tape?
It’s the angelic time of the year (really, isn’t every time?), and thanks to the internet, there’s more information — and more claims of encounters with them — than ever. For many years, we’ve had articles on “mysterious strangers” who show up to help someone, often with an unusually bright countenance, smiling happily, or serious… Read More ›
Sanctity is for everyone, saints are not ‘supermen’
Vatican City, Nov 1, 2013 / 12:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On the Feast of All Saints, Pope Francis stressed that the saints are not “supermen” who are “born perfect,” but rather are ordinary people who followed God “with all their heart.” “They are like us, they are like each of us, they are people who… Read More ›
Carving the Turnip?
Many of the customs we now associate with Halloween are also derived from ancient celebrations. For example, the current custom of going door-to-door to collect treats actually started in Ireland hundreds of years ago. Groups of farmers would go door-to-door collecting food and materials for a village feast and bonfire. Those who gave were promised… Read More ›
Corruption is Greater Evil than Sin
Vatican City, 23 October 2014 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received delegates from the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP), addressing them with a speech focusing on the issues in their subject area that have recourse to the Church in her mission of evangelization and the promotion of the human person. The Pope began… Read More ›
Pope Paul VI to be Beatified October 19
Vatican City, Oct 17, 2014 / 05:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- He had the unenviable task of being Pope during a most “tumultuous” era for the Church, but Paul VI stood “deeply rooted in Christ” through it all, a theology professor has said. “Pope Paul VI suffered greatly from the growing apostasy of the world from… Read More ›
Bishops indicate swing towards rewrite of synod document
Vatican City, Oct 15, 2014 / 01:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the synod fathers’ small groups continue to meet, it seems increasingly clear that the Synod of Bishops’ concluding document, the ‘relatio synodi’, will be substantially different than the midterm relatio which was released Monday. The relatio synodi is called to mirror the concerns and… Read More ›
Incorrect translation of the synod report creates chaos
Vatican City, Oct 15, 2014 / 11:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An incorrect translation into English of the original midterm report of the Synod on the Family may have spurred controversial interpretations of the document itself. The document’s original version was written in Italian, which Pope Francis directed to be used as the official language of… Read More ›