Fr. CJP

Fr. Christopher J. Pollard of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in the Diocese of Arlington

[Fr. CJP @FrCJP]

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[Bishop Michael F. Burbidge @BishopBurbidge]

I invite you to read and prayerfully consider my new pastoral letter, “The Divine Physician and a Christian Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing.” I offer my reflections as a pastor on the place of counseling in the Catholic life—when and in what manner we should make use of it in our pursuit of authentic happiness.

Together, may we prayerfully reflect on the importance of faith and placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Lord and his healing love.

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@peta No. A human is not a rat or pig.

[Diane Montagna @dianemontagna]

CARDINAL ROBERT SARAH on Sabatina James’ new memoir, “The Price of Love”:

“We Africans know only too well that Islamism is a monstrous fanaticism that must be fought with force and determination—a reality that Sabatina James’ personal history puts into sharp relief.

‘The Price of Love’ is a gripping and, at times, graphic wake-up call to the West. It is urgent and utterly essential that this call is heard clearly and understood thoroughly before it is too late. We cannot afford to ignore it if future generations are to enjoy the God-given liberty upon which Western culture relies.

But this book is not only a warning—it is also a witness to the fact that ‘the Truth will set you free’ (John 8:32). For, by encountering the saving Truth, the person of Jesus Christ, Sabatina James has been set free from even the worst of the persecutions directed against her.

She knows that the price of that freedom is the Cross, which Christ has carried for us and which we must each embrace and carry in our turn. This is the price of true love, and it is one well worth paying, for it does truly set us free.”

Read my new interview with Sabatina James here: https://t.co/Icyk6aoAe1

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!

[Fortify Rights @FortifyRights]

“My dad is shrinking to nothing.”

Jimmy Lai’s daughter lays bare his condition, and China’s moral test, in her @washingtonpost op-ed. #FreeJimmyLai

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[Fr. CJP @FrCJP]

@MrOH1O 32-17 Buckeyes with a two-point conversion in the 4th quarter because they can't go for three.

[The Pillar @PillarCatholic]

"We have a God of peace and of love, and...it is his love that we will need most as we strive to embrace those who are hurting so deeply."

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[National Catholic Register @NCRegister]

Trump Vows to Do 'Everything' to 'Save' Jimmy Lai Ahead of Trial Verdict

Closing arguments in the trial were postponed repeatedly this week amid inclement weather and medical concerns regarding Lai.⤵️

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[Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS]

Major “shifts in family behavior are underway that indicate marriage is strengthening as the primary anchor of family life. Divorce is down, as is single parenthood, and the share of kids being raised in stable married families is ticking up.” @Deseret https://t.co/kWOv1O8Elw

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[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Unity in the Church and among the Churches is fostered by forgiveness and mutual trust, beginning with our families and communities. If Jesus can trust us, we can certainly trust one another in his name.

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That is why we can always hope. At the tombs of the Apostles, which have been the object of pilgrimage for almost two thousand years, we come to realize that we too can pass from conversion to conversion.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The New Testament does not conceal the errors, conflicts and sins of those whom we venerate as the greatest Apostles. Their greatness was shaped by forgiveness. The risen Lord reached out to them more than once, to put them back on the right path. Jesus never calls just one time.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The history of Peter and Paul shows us that the communion to which the Lord calls us is a unison of voices and personalities that does not eliminate anyone’s freedom. Our patron saints followed different paths, had different ideas and at times argued with one another with evangelical frankness. Yet this did not prevent them from living a living communion in the Spirit, a fruitful harmony in diversity.

[Stephen White @Stephen_P_White]

It is pride which leads men to say, “We will make ourselves like gods”; it is a different species of pride which leads men to say, “God cannot make us like Him.” https://t.co/vUhhbMpGMj

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Peace cannot be built apart from #Truth, which we Christians believe is not the affirmation of abstract principles but an encounter with Christ. Truth enables us to confront the challenges of migration, the ethical use of artificial intelligence, and the protection of the Earth.

[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

BREAKING: Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann has filed an emergency lawsuit to compel a group of Satanists to return the stolen consecrated eucharistic host they plan to desecrate at the Kansas state capitol next week.