Matthew McDonald

Jan 9, 2025 | ewtn.co.uk | Matthew McDonald

Video of Spontaneous Performance of ‘Regina Caeli’ Goes Viral, January 10, 2025 – National Catholic RegisterWhen Peter and Jackie Halpin and their six adult children and some of their spouses showed up at the site of the family home in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday morning, there was almost nothing left. One of the California wildfires had destroyed it, leaving only the foundation, debris, and singed concrete statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph.

Jan 6, 2025 | ewtn.co.uk | “He was smiling.” |Matthew McDonald

In the wake of the Pope’s prison visit Dec. 26, the Register spoke with Catholic prison-ministry workers around the United States about their work and about the Jubilee Year. , January 7, 2025 – National Catholic RegisterSeven women are on death row in Texas. All have been convicted of murder. And all are lay affiliates of a Catholic religious order. The women get up at 4 a.m. every day for personal prayer. At 3 p.m., they sing the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Dec 4, 2024 | ewtn.co.uk | Matthew McDonald

Until recent decades, Catholics commonly did penitential acts of self-denial to prepare themselves spiritually for the coming of Jesus. Some think it’s high time we revived that centuries-old tradition. , December 4, 2024 – National Catholic RegisterMost Americans these days know Advent as a sort of countdown to the Christmas-shopping deadline, fueled by Christmassy songs on the radio and in stores and punctuated by office parties and reminders to buy a Christmas tree.

Dec 3, 2024 | ncregister.com | Matthew McDonald

For nearly 19 months, a dispute has played out in court papers and public statements. Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Nov 11, 2024 | ewtn.co.uk | Matthew McDonald

Database Released In October Found That About 150 Catholic Hospitals Assisted Minors In Gender Transitioning During a Five-Year Period, November 11, 2024 – National Catholic RegisterBishops should discuss and act on a recent report that Catholic hospitals have provided “pediatric sex-change services” for patients 17 and younger, two bishops told EWTN News recently. Their comments come as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops holds its annual fall meeting in Baltimore, which began Monday.