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Together Wherever We Go: Best Vacation Ideas for Families

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Emily Joswiak

Everyone needs a break once in a while, and sometimes a vacation is exactly what the doctor ordered. Settling on a vacation destination that will please everyone in your family can prove quite difficult, though, particularly when you have kids of drastically different ages and areas of interest. This guide to some of the best vacation ideas for families will help take some of the guesswork and stress out of planning your family’s next great getaway. RV road trip An RV road trip is perfect for families that prefer to take their…

Synod relator advises bishops on presenting Amazon apostolic exhortation

January 15, 2020 casciatalbert

Vatican City, Jan 15, 2020 / 11:52 am (CNA).- Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the relator general of the Amazon synod, sent a letter Monday to some ordinaries indicating that the apostolic exhortation on the synod should be promulgated this month or the next. “The draft is currently being reviewed and corrected and then needs to be translated. Pope Francis hopes to promulgate it by the end of this month or in early February,” Cardinal Hummes, who is also president of the Pan Amazonic Church Network, wrote in a Jan. 13 letter.…

How To Recognize Depression Warning Signs

January 15, 2020March 11, 2020 Cascia Talbert

The key to identifying depression warning signs is to not worry. Most of us tend to lose our sense of control and tend to worry endlessly. Our minds will actually tell us that we are in dire straits that we cannot handle. This is what the authors of “Four Pillars of Success”, the best-selling self-help book written by the famous Tony Hicks, was all about. With this book we can immediately differentiate between our own strengths and weaknesses and self-confidence. This is a foundation on which we can build upon…

Help For People Suffering From Depression

January 14, 2020March 11, 2020 Cascia Talbert

Help For People Suffering From Depression Treatment options are widely available for those suffering from depression. But, many people refuse to seek help. According to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, each year about 3 million Americans are dealing with a mood disorder. When one suffers from depression, a person may not even realize that they are depressed. To ease the sadness, an individual may need to know the symptoms and the ways in which they can be treated. This mental illness can cause serious disorders and reactions in…

Ignatius Press to keep Benedict XVI listed as coauthor of new celibacy book

January 14, 2020 casciatalbert

Vatican City, Jan 14, 2020 / 10:32 am (CNA).- Amid still-unfolding controversy surrounding a new book on priestly celibacy, the book’s US publisher says it plans to continue identifying pope emeritus Benedict XVI as coauthor of the text. The former pope’s private secretary requested Tuesday that Benedict not be listed as a coauthor. The book, “From the Depths of Our Hearts,” is a text on priestly celibacy, initially identified as being coauthored by Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Vatican’s office on liturgy, and emeritus pope Benedict XVI, who resigned…

Mary and St. Joseph

January 13, 2020March 10, 2020 casciatalbert

Mary and St. Joseph Those looking for the saints to entrust their prayers to would find a great variety of Catholic saints are becoming increasingly popular. St. Joseph and St. Andrew have been included in Christianity since the dawn of Christianity. They have the ability to bring people to the kind of closeness to God that I always knew was the purpose of living a saintly life. There are many other aspects of St. Joseph that make him a wonderful saint and that has made him one of the many…

Lima archbishop offers ‘clarification’ on controversial Eucharist remarks

January 13, 2020 casciatalbert

Lima, Peru, Jan 13, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- After controversial remarks last week, the Archbishop of Lima said Thursday that he did not intend to undermine the importance of prayer in the presence of the Eucharist. “It is essential for us to maintain a level of entering and contemplating the mystery of the Lord made bread for us, the mystery of the transubstantiation as we call it more technically, which means the real presence of the Lord,” Archbishop Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio said Jan. 7. Castillo’s remarks came after he…

On St. Sebastian’s feast day, this Spanish town pummels men dressed as monsters with turnips

January 12, 2020 casciatalbert

Piornal, Spain, Jan 12, 2020 / 05:00 am (CNA).- Every year on the feast of St. Sebastian, a young man from the Spanish village of Piornal dons a suit covered in colorful strips of cloth, He puts on a large, coned-shaped monster mask, and a head covering with long horns – along with plenty of protective gear underneath. Once dressed, the monster, called Jarramplas, parades through village streets to be pummeled with tons of turnips- quite literally- chucked with gusto by his fellow villagers. At the end of the two-day…

Catholic Prayers – Finding Catholic Prayers That Will Bring Joy

January 12, 2020March 10, 2020 casciatalbert

Looking for Catholic prayers is simple, but there are ways to find the specific prayers you want. Catholic books can help you find the right prayer. You should not use this approach when looking for prayers. It is a waste of time, and because there are so many prayers out there for so many different people, you should be able to find one that is just right for you. The first step to finding Catholic prayers is to determine what prayer is necessary for your particular religion. You do not…

Architect calls for Notre-Dame’s roof to be rebuilt of wood

January 11, 2020 casciatalbert

Paris, France, Jan 11, 2020 / 06:01 am (CNA).- A leading architect in France has urged that the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris be reconstructed out of wood, for the sake of the building's structural integrity. Eric Wirth of the Guild of French Architects, expressed at a French parliamentary hearing Jan. 8 that rebuilding the roof with concrete or metal would be a mistake. “We have to be sceptical of seemingly brilliant solutions” involving metal or concrete rafters he said, according to AFP. “The most modern and ecological material today…