Faith of the Fathers

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Eucharistic adoration throughout Olympic Games : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

At Olympic Mass, prelate calls upon Catholics to glorify God with their bodies : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpt is from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

Preaching at a Mass in celebration of the 30th Olympic Games on July 28, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster challenged Catholics to glorify God with their bodies.

Family’s three sons follow each other into Catholic priesthood | follow, milwaukee, brotherly - BROTHERLY CALLING - Appeal-Democrat

The following excerpt is from Appeal-Democrat:

When Luke Strand started college nine years ago, he wanted to earn a marketing degree, a job in the business world, then a house and children.
Now he’s a priest and that’s not all. His brother, Vincent, is on his way to being ordained a Jesuit priest and their youngest brother, Jake, was ordained in the spring.
The family calling is remarkable at a time when fewer men, especially in the U.S., are choosing the Roman Catholic clergy. More than 3,200 of the 17,800 U.S. parishes don’t have resident priests, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University. As of last year, the total number of priests in the U.S. had decreased 14 percent from 2000.

POPE BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST

Vatican City, 31 July 2012 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for August is: "That prisoners may be treated with justice and respect for their human dignity".

His mission intention is: "That young people, called to follow Christ, may be willing to proclaim and bear witness to the Gospel to the ends of the earth".