BART D. EHRMAN: Even though early Christianity was a grassroots movement, throughout its first three centuries it recognized fully the importance of converting influential supporters. At the beginning, this simply meant converting an adult male who was head of his household—the paterfamilias. In the Roman world, the paterfamilias chose the family's religion. Even if it was a small family—a husband, wife and two children—the conversion of one person meant the conversion of four. That multiplier effect went a long way toward achieving the needed 3 percent annual growth rate.
Richard Kemeny: The Romans, for example, believed they could transfer illness into dogs
Franco Jose C. Baroña: THE Philippines continues to have the highest number of Catholic baptisms compared to other places in the world, according to data released in the 2020 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae or the Statistical Yearbook of the Church.According to the Church's statistical yearbook, the Philippines had 1.6 million newly baptized Catholics in 2020, followed by Mexico with 1.53 million and Brazil with 1.12 million.
Wikipedia: Subway was founded by Fred DeLuca, whose parents, Carmela and Salvatore DeLuca, are Italian~Americans
Jenny Southan: What's the secret of a long and healthy life? take part in stress-relieving rituals such as prayer and siesta.
Maria Muratore: Catholics believe that healing occurs during all masses.
Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis visits the elderly priest-residents of Casa San Gaetano in Rome, June 17, 2016. | L'Osservatore Romano.
Dorian Llywelyn: Today, in the minds of many, Jesuits continue to be associated with more progressive and liberal viewpoints.
Dorian Llywelyn: The additional Jesuit "fourth vow" is a commitment to being available to be sent to work wherever the needs of the church and the world are most pressing. Often, this means undertaking ministries in remote corners of the globe or in emerging fields of study.
Thank you-Grazie, Prime Minister @GiorgiaMeloni.
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) November 3, 2022
I look forward to continue to strengthen the close friendship between Israel and Italy 🇮🇱🇮🇹 https://t.co/Zy7qAi9SXL
KEVIN P. CONSIDINE: The Roman Empire gave the Jews an exemption from worshipping Roman gods and goddesses as long as they submitted to the political laws of Rome.
Taylor Steele: being a witch doesn't mean sacrificing being cozy!
Congratulations Cardinal Tagle!
— rcamaoc (@rcamaoc) June 2, 2022
His Holiness Pope Francis has named His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. #ArchdioceseOfManila #RCAMAOC pic.twitter.com/bIWRUdHqTR
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle: Sometimes we make things very complicated – "evangelization." It is a conversation. It is a conversation about Jesus. Simple human interaction or conversation centered on the Word of Life that fosters unity, I think needs to be encouraged in our time, especially in families, schools, workplaces, recreation centers, hospitals, social media, during coffee break, and simple gatherings of friends.
• Drawing up and revision of liturgical texts
• Granting the recognitio to translations of liturgical books and their adaptations
• Promoting the liturgical apostolate or sacred music, song or art
• Regulating the cult of relics
• Granting the recognitio to translations of liturgical books and their adaptations
• Promoting the liturgical apostolate or sacred music, song or art
• Regulating the cult of relics
Pedro Rodriguez: "the judgement of the apostolic See, whose authority is unsurpassed, is not subject to review by anyone, nor is anyone allowed to pass judgement on his decisions."
Clifford Fabro Rivera: Pope Francis has something wrong with his Knee.
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini: The religious habit, an outward mark of consecration to God, should be simple and modest, poor and at the same becoming. In addition it must meet the requirements of health and be suited to the circumstances of time and place and to the needs of the ministry involved.
David Gibson: believers must adapt the model of St. Benedict, the sixth-century founder of Western monasticism, and reconstitute themselves into small, intentional communities of faith largely removed from the surrounding culture. Dreher calls this the "Benedict Option."
Rod Dreher: the trend lines of Jewish and Christian belief in modern America make Benedict your man, not Jeremiah.
Louis James Lipton: What sound or noise do you love?
Alicia Christian Foster: I like Italian.
Cerith Gardiner: Shia LaBeouf has converted to Catholicism after studying for his lead role in the upcoming Padre Pio movie.
Anna Streetman: While it is always sad to see a member of the tribe leave, perhaps his newfound Christianity will give him a peace of mind, for he seems to be troubled lately with the pressure of fame.
Brother Raban: I think that's an important part of Monasticism is this idea of carrying on; continuing the tradition,,,
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti: Spiritually, we are all Semites.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 80: In the light of Tradition, these traditions can be retained, modified or even abandoned under the guidance of the Church's Magisterium.
