May 2017 - The Catholic Miscellany

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 31

May 31, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. During the feast of the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, Pope Benedict the 16th recalled, “this event is […]

Rhett Williams is ordained to the transitional diaconate

May 30, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

COLUMBIA—Deacon Rhett Williams said he knew his life was about to change profoundly when he lay flat down on the marble floor at St. Joseph Church on the evening of May 26. Williams prostrated himself […]

Sister Patricia Keating, former Neighborhood House director, dies at 74

May 30, 2017 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

SPARKILL, N.Y.—Dominican Sister Patricia Keating died on April 27 in Siena Hall. She was 74. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 2 at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel in Sparkill. Interment was […]

Military archdiocese completes phase in cause for chaplain

May 30, 2017 Caroline

WASHINGTON—A tribunal of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services has wrapped up its nearly four-year inquiry into whether the life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a Vietnam War hero and U.S. Navy chaplain, merits […]

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 30

May 30, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. By actively participating in Christ’s Incarnation and his work on Earth, Mary helped acquire the graces which she was privileged […]

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 29

May 29, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, is crowned in heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen. She is called […]

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 28

May 28, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. In giving birth, the Blessed Mother kept her virginity and in her death she did not leave the world, but […]

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 27

May 27, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. Our Mother of Fair Love receives our hearts to teach them genuine love of God and neighbor. Her love is […]

Pope Francis grants plenary indulgence for Fatima centennial

May 26, 2017 Caroline

For the Jubilee Year of Fatima, Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence opportunity — the removal of the temporal punishment due for sins — for the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions throughout the […]

Month of Mary Daily Devotion: May 26

May 26, 2017 Caroline

This is part of a series of daily devotionals for May, the month of Mary. Mary’s obedient “yes” to the angel to respond to God’s call is not only an extraordinary event in all human […]