by Holy Spirit Parish | Aug 22, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“Responding to violence caused by the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Archbishop of Los Angeles said the message in this week’s Gospel is one of inclusion, no matter a person’s race or nationality. “We heard those beautiful...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Aug 15, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“Every year, on the Orthodox feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, a monastery on a Greek island experiences a miracle – dozens of snakes come to ‘venerate’ an icon of Mary. In a phenomenon that has reportedly been happening for hundreds of years,...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Aug 9, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“How does a pub make up for mistakenly trying to kick out a group of celebrating seminarians? By naming a beer after them and calling it the “Thirsty Priests.” Tim Lewis is the PR Manager for Brains, the company which owns the City Arms Pub in Cardiff, Wales. He...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jun 26, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“In one of the biggest religious cases of the term, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a church-owned playground can be eligible for a public benefit program. Chief Justice John Roberts, delivering the opinion of the Court, wrote June 26 that “the...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jun 19, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is worse. The number of Catholics per priest increased from 1,895 in 1980 to...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Jun 12, 2017 | Catholic News Agency, News
“It was supposed to be a quiet retreat weekend last April for Fr. Sam Okwuidegbe, a Nigerian Jesuit priest and director of a local spirituality center. Before he left, he chatted with his new provincial, Fr. Chuks Afiawari, who joked with Fr. Sam: “Make sure...
