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Photo obtained thru The PopeAppI don't know about you, but I am still processing the fact that we have a new pope, a Latin American pope and a Jesuit. My first impression of Pope Francis was immediately that he is a humble man. I was profoundly moved by his request that the people bless him... Continue Reading →
Father Robert Barron continues to report for NBC and maintain what he calls "smoke watch." According to the Catholic News Agency, the smoke signals are taking place early within the expected time frames. As of this writing, the conclave has taken three votes without electing a pope.Fr. Barron is a little behind on posting his... Continue Reading →
Father Robert Barron continues to report from Rome on the pending conclave which begins tomorrow. In this recent update, he indicates that the overall consensus is that no clear front runner is emerging from among the cardinals. Additionally, he shares about his conversation with his NBC Catholic commentary colleague, George Weigel who is best known... Continue Reading →
Father Robert Barron is in Rome covering the Conclave for NBC and MSNBC. If you catch his commentary on secular media, you can rest assured you are getting a good sound opinion. We regularly include Father Barron's videos from Word On Fire here at Joe Catholic. In case you don't know who Father Barron is,... Continue Reading →
Source: Library of CongressToday, many of us are home from work as the nation honors the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. I'd like to share two videos that encapsulate two ways we can think about his life and legacy.The first is reflection by Father Robert Barron on why Dr. King is still relevant today.The... Continue Reading →
Father Robert Barron outlines seven qualities we all need to have as New Evangelists. We've mentioned a few here in previous posts. He begins by reminding us that we cannot share what we don't have. We need to be in love with Jesus in order to share that love with others. In other words, we... Continue Reading →
[NOTE: This is primarily a revision of a previous post.]This week, The Hunger Games movie became available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and other VOD outlets. For those of you who may have missed my previous post outlining my opinion (and that's all this is) on how Catholics should approach deciding whether or not their... Continue Reading →
Any excuse to include Captain America.When the The Avengers' movie opened, I wrote about our need for heroes. This summer has been packed with a number of superhero movies. The Avengers and The Amazing Spiderman have already been released. Tonight, the highly anticipated Dark Knight Rises will open to sold out theaters. We seem to... Continue Reading →
Pentecost, El GrecoToday we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, in which Holy Spirit was poured out over the Church. Today also marks the birth of the Church. Sometimes I think the Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood and often forgotten person of the Holy Trinity.The Catechism (688) gives a great summary of how we encounter (whether... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I always wondered why they called today Good Friday. It seemed to me that there was nothing good about killing Jesus. As an adult, I have since come to understand that we can't get to Easter without Good Friday, that Christ's death on the cross was a victory, not a... Continue Reading →
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