AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A day of silence and prayer for peace and reconciliation for Nicaraguans on July 31 fides.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fides.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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“The sky did not fall when we didn’t attend weekly Mass,” commented someone to me about the suspension of the sacraments in the spring of 2020. We could still pray, follow the commandments, and love our neighbor, he continued. Not attending Mass did not change us for the worse.
So what is the big deal about attending at all?
This perspective betrays the damage that secularism has done to religious believers. By demanding that this world be the measure of all things, secularism forces the infinite, the supernatural, and the mysterious into the box of quantifiable measurement. Since we cannot assess directly the financial or societal impact of the Mass, this thinking goes, it has no impact. Moral Christianity the commandments and the love of neighbor can be quantified, so we can keep that around, just as the Enlightenment
Colorado bishops issue letter on the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life Congressional policies July 26, 2021
We, the Catholic bishops of Colorado, urge Congressional Representatives to support the Hyde Amendment and the Walden Amendment. We also ask the Faithful to sign The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) petition to lawmakers encouraging them to preserve the Hyde Amendment, which can be accessed at: NoTaxpayerAbortion.com, and to contact their Congressmen and women to support the Hyde and Walden amendments.
The House Appropriations Labor and Health and Human Services subcommittee recently passed a spending bill that strips protections for pre-born children, healthcare providers,and American taxpayers by excluding pro-life provisions, including the Hyde and Weldon amendments.
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Wichita Falls area churches announce services
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The deadline for submitting items for church briefs to be published in our print edition is 2 p.m. Wednesday. To have an item listed, email to ckowalick@gannett.com to Claire Kowalick. Please limit announcements to special events, meetings or guests. Limited space does not allow listings for regular weekly events. We are sorry, but church brief items cannot be taken over the phone.
First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls has changed some worship service times for their campuses. We invite you to join us at any of our services.