Bishop Barron Decries ‘Gross Mockery’ of Last Supper at Paris Olympics
Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron has denounced a drag queen parody of “The Last Supper” at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics as a “gross mockery” of Christianity. “France, in its attempt to do its best culturally, clearly felt it was right to ridicule a very central moment in Christianity, when Jesus offered his body […]
The Fighting Bishop Who Became Santa Claus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone knows who Santa Claus is. But centuries before he became the jolly sleigh-riding elf we all love, St. Nicholas was a bishop in Turkey who performed miracles, got into fisticuffs with a heretic, and, of course, gave out presents. And we can all continue to learn from and be […]
Catholic bishop launches 10,000 ‘Holy Hours’ July prayer campaign
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Paris ’44: The Shame and the Glory by Patrick Bishop review – a gripping account of the City of Light’s liberation | History books
aOn Friday, August 25, 1944, the day German forces surrendered control of Paris, amid sunshine and wild celebrations, Charles de Gaulle declared that Paris had “liberated itself” with “the aid and support of the whole of France.” The truth was less noble. De Gaulle sought to personify “the whole of France,” but France had been […]