“The first thing that struck my eye was the statue of ‘the Little Jesus’ smiling at me from the midst of flowers and lights. Immediately afterwards my glance was drawn to the snow: the monastery garden was white like me! What thoughtfulness on the part of Jesus! Anticipating the desires of his fiancee, He gave…
At Detroit eatery, archbishop reflects on pope’s description of a ‘field hospital’ Detroit — Since Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand, theology and food have gone together like a hand in a glove. Seeking to recapture that intimate connection, a lively group of several dozen young area Catholics gathered April 2 at the Traffic Jam…
Detroit — Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron delivered a powerful rallying cry for the New Evangelization during the annual Chrism Mass on April 2, saying Catholics have a duty to wake an apathetic world to the joys of Christ’s “compelling love.” More than 160 priests, 60 deacons, seven bishops — including Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and…
Detroit — Four Sacred Heart seminarians were ordained transitional deacons April 11 during a special liturgy at the seminary’s chapel. Deacons Paul Graney, Dominic Macioce, Kevin Roelant and Timothy Wezner were raised to holy orders by Auxiliary Bishop Francis Reiss. All four men are in theology studies at Sacred Heart Major Seminary and are on…
On April 21, the Catholic Church honors St. Anselm, the 11th- and 12th-century Benedictine monk and archbishop best known for his writings on Christ’s atonement and the existence of God. In a general audience given on Sept. 23, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI remembered St. Anselm as “a monk with an intense spiritual life, an excellent…
The Bible plainly rules out the notion of Jesus being “re-sacrificed”: Hebrews 7:27 (RSV): “He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself.” (cf. 9:12) Hebrews 9:24-26: “For Christ…
