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“Daddy, do you hear me when I ask you a question?” Christendom College professor and gentleman farmer John Cuddeback’s 8-year-old son asked him recently as he was sending some work emails from the living room couch.
The nurses kept using the same word. The doctors used it too.
Rock star.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Mt 6:19–21).
Wisdom on how to be an engaged father is found in this grandfather’s latest book.
The first weekend of quarantine, my husband and I decided we were not going to attend Mass. Things weren't publicly suspended yet in our diocese, but I'd just returned home from Missouri and was self-isolating for fear I'd been exposed to COVID-19 while traveling. We watched Mass using the CatholicTV app and made a spiritual Communion.
According to paragraph 1778 of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” conscience is “a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed.” To understand better this definition, it is useful first of all to point out what conscience is not. It is not an emotion or feeling, even a “gut feeling,” as is often said. Rather, conscience is an action of the intellect, a judgment of reason.
As we celebrate this Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice, I am so grateful for the presence of leaders throughout our diocese, including those from the black community, and for the presence of all those here in the cathedral and those participating via livestream. Our gathering reflects our firm belief that it is the Lord and his Spirit who will heal and unite us as the Body of Christ, and who will renew the face of the earth.
Corpus Christi Church will hold Sunday Masses at the new St. Paul VI Catholic High School campus in Chantilly beginning June 14.
Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services received a grant from the City of Alexandria to assist immigrants experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. For a limited time, the program can offer extended services to city residents qualifying for free or significantly reduced-cost support.
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Today we celebrate the solemnity of Corpus Christi, that is, the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. This feast day is a beautiful culmination of our recent feast days: On Easter we celebrated the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus, who triumphed over sin, suffering, death and evil itself. On the Ascension, we celebrated Our Lord entering gloriously into heaven, thereby fulfilling the promise to be with each of us every moment and prepare a place for each of us in heaven. On Pentecost, we celebrated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, who then went forth to found the church, preaching the Gospel and making Our Lord present through the sacraments. And last week, we celebrated the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, the God who is love, who has revealed himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and who invites us to remain in that love.