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Could Jesus sin? If not, was he truly human and free?

6 days ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Jenna Cooper

If we consider sin as a turning away from God or breaking God’s commandments, then it would seem to be a logical impossibility for Jesus to sin. Jesus, as God, cannot turn away from or betray himself. And we know that Jesus never did sin in actual fact. At the same time, we know from the Gospels that Jesus was subject to temptation. The most notable example of this is the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert, where he prayed and fasted for 40 days before beginning his public ministry.
Eucharistic pilgrimage brings Christ to the streets of Los Angeles

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Maria Wiering

Los Angeles has been the epicenter of national protests that began June 6 over immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In Los Angeles, they were followed by President Donald Trump’s activation of the National Guard, and later Marines, in the city. Archbishop Gomez called for the archdiocese to observe a day of prayer for peace and unity June 11.
Traditionalist Catholics see evangelization potential of Latin Mass

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Jonathan Luxmoore

“The Church needs unity, and a capacity to grow in faith and missionary zeal — when traditional means are proving effective, we should make use of them,” said Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of the Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan. “If the new pope brings clarity in doctrine and promotes the Mass by example, I’m sure most bishops will follow him,” he said.
Do I need to attend my territorial parish?

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Jenna Cooper

Similarly, a person acquires a “quasi-domicile” — i.e. a significant but temporary residence — if they intend to remain or actually do reside in a place for at least three months. University students living away from home during the academic year are a good example of individuals who would have a canonical quasi-domicile.
A cry for unity

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Michael R. Heinlein

In a June 1 homily, Leo explained that “God has always desired to draw all people to himself” and that in Christ divine life is bestowed upon us which “makes us one, uniting us with one another.”As a priest and former prior general of the Augustinian order, Leo often quotes the great St. Augustine in many of his homilies and speeches, the saintly father of the Church who so often stressed that our unity with Christ is the means to peace in the church and throughout the world.
Radiating the reality of Christ to others

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Greg Kandra

Pope Francis was known for his efforts to go to the “peripheries,” to the margins, reaching people who are overlooked and forgotten: the poor, the imprisoned, the neglected and shunned. That trip to his burial site symbolized, in many ways, his journey away from the most important corner in the Catholic world, to be among ordinary people.
Teenager makes world's tallest sculpture of iconic Venezuelan doctor who will be canonized

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Eduardo Lima

The group includes men and women from five countries, among them martyrs, founders of religious congregations and laypeople recognized for their heroic virtue and service. Elena Torres de Figueroa, Josué Benjamin’s mother, told OSV News that “a private company got in touch with us and asked us to create the sculpture.
What is an indulgence?

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Jenna Cooper

The ‘Church’s treasury’First of all, it’s important to keep in mind that souls in purgatory are all destined for heaven, and thus that they have already repented of and been forgiven for their sins. We also need to understand that, strictly speaking, purgatory is a state outside of linear time as we experience it on earth.
Hope in God must lead to justice for the poor, pope says

2 weeks ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Justin Mclellan

The pope warned against relying on wealth or power and said that “the poor can be witnesses to a strong and steadfast hope, precisely because they embody it in the midst of uncertainty, poverty, instability and marginalization.” Calling spiritual neglect the gravest poverty, Pope Leo cited Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”): “The worst discrimination which the poor suffer is the lack of spiritual care,” stressing the need to share with the poor...
Texas prisoners' witness of faith makes prison visit 'a highlight' of Eucharistic pilgrimage

2 weeks ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Maria Wiering

The pilgrims had hoped to have conversations with the men, but once they arrived, a prison chaplain told them to avoid extended interactions with the inmates. No names, she said. Don’t shake hands. Unsure of what to expect, they processed with the Eucharist in a monstrance into the prison’s gymnasium, where around 100 men were seated. The pilgrims were directed to an opposite wall, unable to interact with the inmates. The monstrance was placed on a temporary altar, and a Holy Hour began.