Trump Praises the Pope’s “MAGA Brother”: On 30 December, President Donald Trump hosted Louis Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV, at a private gathering at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump introduced Prevost and his wife, Deborah, to the guests. Trump expressed his admiration for the Pope's brother, recalling that when the new Pope was elected earlier this year, television coverage showed him outside his home surrounded by MAGA signs — a moment that Trump said made him "love this guy". A vocal Trump supporter, Louis Prevost has drawn attention for political posts that contrast with his brother’s positive views on immigration.
Pope Leo XIV's brother, Lou Prevost, has attended a party organised by US President Donald Trump in Mar-a-lago
But one should realize it is a modernist mass. Why do you think you have the right to act in a Catholic way? If you want to receive Holy Communion in the Tridentine rite, kneeling on the tongue go to a Roman Catholic Mass.
Home » Architecture » Before and After: St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Ames, Iowa One of the architects at SVPA Architects, an architectural firm based in West Des Moines, lowa, recently reached out to LAJ to inform us of a recently completed a renovation at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Ames, lowa -- a church that was only rededicated this past July 24th (the photos here predate that please note, hence why there are no altar cloths or candlesticks upon the altar). They have provided us with the following detailed background about the church and the project in question: St. Cecilia's current church and parish hall was originally built in 1972 in a modernist style.. There was very little in the way of liturgical art, the altar and other sanctuary furnishings were movable, the tabernacle was located off the central axis, and the narthex was dimly lit... In the early 2000s the original narthex was torn down with the intent to build a new narthex and a new church in a second phase.…
[Saint HILDEGARD OF BINGEN ~ XI-XII Century AD; Bermersheim, Holy Roman Empire/Bingen am Rhein, Holy Roman Empire, aged 81; Abbess, Polymath, Writer, Composer, Mystic, Visionary, Philosopher, Medical Writer and Practitioner, Composer of Sacred Monophony, Virgin, Founder, Doctor of the Church] “2. The Action of the Will (from Scivias I, 4) /Comments: In a series of images based on her concept of ‘greenness’, this digression in the middle of Scivias 1, 4 presents some of Hildegard’s ideas on anthropology. Perhaps written before the letter to Bernard, it has been compared to writings by Hugh of St Victor and Honorius of Autun and reveals how widely read she must have been, especially as she did not base the passage on one particular identifiable source. Drawing on wide knowledge, Hildegard describes her understanding of such ideas as the relation of soul and body, human understanding and the action of the will./ “17. How the soul reveals its capabilities according to the capabilities of …Ētahi atu
"18. The human being contains three paths A human being contains three paths: namely, soul, body and senses. On these three paths, human life runs its course. The soul fills the body with life and brings forth the senses; for its part the body attracts the soul to it and opens the senses; in turn the senses touch the body and draw the soul to them. The soul provides the body with life like fire flooding the darkness with light; it has two major powers like two arms: the understanding and the will. Not that the soul has these limbs to move herself about; rather she reveals herself in these two powers like the sun manifesting itself in the splendour of its light. Therefore human being, you are not a bundle of veins; pay attention to the knowledge of the scriptures."
The Colombian priest Don Rodrigo Grajales Gaviria, 45, was seriously injured after being stabbed in the neck in broad daylight on December 30 in central Modena, Italy. The attack occurred around 10:30 a.m. in via Castelmaraldo. He was rushed to Baggiovara Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery and is now in stable condition. Authorities have ruled out robbery and are investigating the incident as attempted murder. No arrests have been made so far, and the motive remains unclear.
Don Rodrigo, a 45-year-old Catholic priest, was stabbed in the neck in Modena, Italy. The stabbing of a 45-year-old Colombian priest in central Modena Tuesday was not an attempted robbery but a deliberate attack aimed at killing him, police in the Emilia-Romagna city said Wednesday.
Letter to the Galatians 4,4-7. Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. As proof that you are children, God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God. shareyourcatholicfaith
As 2025 ends, "the Church invites us to place everything before the Lord, entrusting ourselves to his Providence, and asking him to renew, in us and around us, in the coming days, the wonders of his grace and mercy."
Veni Creator Spiritus is a revered Latin hymn attributed to Rabanus Maurus, a 9th-century Frankish Benedictine monk. This ancient invocation of the Holy Spirit holds particular significance today (January 1), the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and the beginning of the new year. In Catholic tradition, reciting or singing the hymn publicly on New Year’s serves as a prayer for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and blessings in the year ahead. It also grants a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions, and complete detachment from sin.
Every New Year people talk about feng shui, lucky animals, and cosmic cycles, but Catholics need to be clear: we do not enter a new year under an animal, an element, or a zodiac system, we enter it under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. 2026 is not the year of the horse or any other creature, it is the Year of Our Lord, which is exactly what A.D. means, Anno Domini. Time itself is measured from the Incarnation, not from stars or symbolic animals, and that is a theological claim, not a cultural preference. The Catholic way of ordering life is not aligning homes or decisions to supposed energies, but aligning everything, time, space, and the soul, to Christ through the liturgical year, prayer, and sacramental life. The New Year is not ruled by fate or fortune but by Divine Providence, and every time we write 2026 A.D., we quietly but firmly confess that Christ alone is Lord of history, of this year, and of our lives. May the peace of the Lord be with you always, and may you have a wonderful …Ētahi atu
JANUARY 1 2026 THE GOSPEL breski1 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 2,16-21. The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Milton Zonta, S.D.S., as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Criciúma in Brazil. Born on 2 June 1960 in Videira, Santa Catarina, he joined the Salvatorians and was ordained a priest on 17 January 1987. He lived in Rome for 18 years, including 12 years (2012–2024) as Superior General of the Salvatorians. After two consecutive terms, he returned to live in his home diocese of Videira, Brazil, in 2024. During public appearances, he usually wears civilian clothing. In his first message today following his appointment, Monsignor Zonta expressed his desire for a "synodal spirit". He voiced his support for "a welcoming and missionary Church" and "the paths of synodality". New Bishop Met Once with Cardinal Prevost Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, Fr Zonta described the moment as 'historic' and a sign of unity for the Church. He recalled meeting the future pope during his time as Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, describing him as humble, welcoming and …Ētahi atu
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