by RQue Royal Design | Jun 4, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Young people in our diocese have frequently heard me tell them that the foundational principle of Catholic social teaching is the following: Every human person is made in the image and likeness of God. Period. It’s in the Sacred Scriptures (Genesis 1:27). No further...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 3, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Founder of the Minor Clerks Regular with St. John Augustine Adorno. He was born in 1563, a member of a noble Neapolitan family. Though he had a rare skin disease, much like leprosy, Francis became a priest, at which time his skin disease disappeared. In 1588, he...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 3, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Thursday June 4, 2020 Reading 1, Second Timothy 2:8-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14Gospel, Mark 12:28-34 Reading 1, Second Timothy 2:8-15 8 Remember the gospel that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 2, 2020 | Saint of the Day
For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew more safe and powerful through the centuries, the martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecution of Christians continues in modern times, even to the present day....
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 2, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Wednesday June 3, 2020 Reading 1, Second Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 123:1-2, 2Gospel, Mark 12:18-27 Reading 1, Second Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 1 From Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God in accordance with his promise...
