Portland, Maine, Apr 15, 2018 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The word ‘hermit’ might conjure up some strange images, a la John the Baptist living reclusively in the desert, wearing a hair shirt and eating locusts and honey.
The word itself comes from the Greek ‘eremos’, meaning wilderness or an isolated place. The vocation of a hermit became most popular among early Christians, who, inspired by Old Testament saints such as Elijah and John the Baptist, desired to live a life set apart and therefore withdrew into the desert in order to live lives of prayer and penance.
But the vocation is still a recognized calling in the Church today, and is about so much more than seemingly-odd ascetic practices and isolation.
Local Catholic association supports physicians in their vocation
Founded in the 1950s, the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild âallows men and women of faith to share with courage and knowledge church teaching in the world,â says guild chaplain Dr. Saad Jazrawi, president of the Portland Catholic Physicians Guild, holds daughter Samar, age 7 months, during a dinner following the annual White Mass for Catholic health care workers in 2019. âIf I combine my faith and my work, Iâm a better Catholic and a better physician,â said Jazrawi. (Ed Langlois/Catholic Sentinel)
select Medical residents, including Temilola Yvonne Abdul (center), pose during the 2018 Catholic Medical Association conference, held in Dallas. (Courtesy Catholic Medical Association)
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[Catholic Caucus] More Aberrosexual Bishops Coming Up! Bergoglio Might Appoint Cupich to Congregation of Bishops
Blase Cupich is the confidante who informs Pope Francis about the situation in the USA. As Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, he could soon choose the type of bishops desired by Francis. (Rome) Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Roman bishop-kon-gre-ga-ti-on , will be soon be replaced. The successor in the conversation is Cardinal Blase Cupich, the leader of the progressive bishops in the American Bishops Conference.
The French-Canadian Ouellet, a member of the
Sulpician Order (PSS), is one of the few “Ratzingerians” who have remained in top Roman positions. As a cardinal prefect he is officially responsible for the appointment of bishops. Although he was initially expected to be replaced after the conclave, Ouellet remained in office and dignity. However, it quickly became clear that his influence was reduced to a minimum. Pope Francis selects
Tri-State houses of worship taking precautions to keep Christmas services pandemic-safe
With Christmas Eve upon us, houses of worship face a unique set of challenges due to the pandemic.
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CINCINNATI â Keeping the faith in a time when gathering is discouraged has been hard for organizations nationwide and in the Tri-State. With Christmas Eve upon us, houses of worship face a unique set of challenges due to the pandemic.
Services will look a little bit different Christmas Eve and for months to come, but local churches are adapting, including Kenwood Baptist Church.
âIt s a time where you re preaching to people who you can t physically see and yet you know are really there,â senior pastor David Palmer told WCPO.