Fr. Carlos Nunez 🌎 ✌️ 🇺🇦

I am a Catholic Priest and my mom thinks I'm cool;) Views expressed are my own.

[Relevant Radio @relevantradio]

Moments ago in St. Louis, the man who brought the faith into millions of American homes through radio and television was declared Blessed.

Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us.

#FultonSheen #BlessedFultonSheen #Beatification

[Opus Dei - UK @OpusDeiUK]

Be a eucharistic soul! If the centre around which your thoughts and hopes turn is the Tabernacle, then, my child, how abundant the fruits of your sanctity and apostolate will be!
(The Forge, 835) https://t.co/Xu7FpJAUux

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, we’ve all seen the statistics that say people are increasingly bored, frustrated, and anxious.

Why is that the case?

Fulton Sheen observed one reason in his times that I believe continues to ring true: many people lack a spiritual goal and “tend to change philosophies with every book they read—now Marx, now Freud, now materialism, now idealism.”

We are meant to realize the deepest longing of our souls, to order our lives to God.

This is what gives “a thrill and romance to life.”

[Liz Wheeler @Liz_Wheeler]

I read this book once a year and it never fails to knock my socks off. HIGHLY recommend it. Actually, I wish every Catholic, Protestant and Jew would read it. https://t.co/tA3Vr6IVMO

[March for Life @March_for_Life]

unborn people are people too!

[Fr. Thomas Petri OP @PetriOP]

This weekend’s Gospel parable of the landowner and the laborers in his vineyard is not primarily a story about God’s justice, but about His generosity and mercy. I always think of Dismas, the good thief crucified next to Jesus. There’s nobody called into the vineyard later than he.

He has no time to make restitution, to live a better life, to be catechized, or to grow in holiness. All he can do is repent, turn to Christ in faith, and say, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your Kingdom.” He’s given everything: “Today, you will be with Me in paradise.”

Those laborers called into the vineyard at the last hour, like Dismas, are not proof that a life of fidelity to God is worthless. Rather, they’re proof that even at the sunset of our life, God’s generous mercy remains sovereign and reigns supreme.

[Opus Dei - UK @OpusDeiUK]

If we do not wish to waste our time in useless activities, or in making excuses about the difficulties in our environment — for there have always been difficulties ever since Christianity began — we must remember that Christ has decreed that success in attracting our fellow men will depend, as a rule, on how much interior life we ourselves have. Christ has stipulated that our apostolic endeavors will only be effective if we are saints; rather (let me put it more correctly) if we strive to be faithful, for while we are on this earth we shall never actually be saints. It may seem hard to believe, but both God and our fellow men require from us an unswerving faithfulness that is true to its name and is consequent down to the last detail, with no half measures or compromises, a faithfulness to the fullness of the Christian vocation which we lovingly accept and caringly practice.

https://t.co/TQhzXbfgry

[Amanda Achtman @AmandaAchtman]

Dovie Eisner's voice is desperately needed in today's discourse on MAID. He wrote with such candor about living with disabilities:

"We fear that we will not be loved... We don't want them to fall in love with us, because we fear we don't deserve it."

We all live with vulnerability and insecurity, but everybody deserves love.

[Elizabeth Scalia @TheAnchoress]

Surrogacy is human trafficking. It’s selling human beings and it needs to stop.

[Father V @father_rmv]

The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is a significant feast in the Catholic liturgical calendar, commemorating the manifestation of Jesus Christ to the world. The term “Epiphany,” derived from the Greek word meaning “manifestation” or “revelation,” underscores the revelation of Christ as the Son of God and Savior to all nations.

In the Western (Latin Rite) Catholic tradition, the feast primarily celebrates the visit of the Magi—wise men from the East—to the infant Jesus, as described in the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-12). These Gentile visitors, guided by a star, represent the inclusion of non-Jews in God’s plan of salvation, symbolizing Christ’s universal mission. Their gifts of gold (acknowledging His kingship), frankincense (His divinity), and myrrh (foreshadowing His passion and death) hold profound theological meaning.

Historically, the feast originated in the Eastern Church in the third century, initially emphasizing Christ’s baptism in the Jordan (known as Theophany), where His divinity was revealed. In the West, it complements Christmas by extending the theme of light—Christ as the “light of the nations.” The traditional date is January 6, marking the culmination of the Twelve Days of Christmas. However, in many countries, including the United States, it is transferred to the Sunday between January 2 and January 8 for greater participation; in 2026, it falls on January 4.

Traditions associated with Epiphany enrich its celebration. Many Catholic families perform a house blessing, inscribing “20 + C + M + B + 26” above the door with blessed chalk, invoking Christ’s protection (“Christus Mansionem Benedicat”—May Christ bless this house) and honoring the traditional names of the Magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.

Ultimately, the Epiphany invites the faithful to reflect on Christ’s revelation to humanity and to embody His light through faith and mission to all peoples by public witness.

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

GAZA

Christmas morning Mass at Holy Family Church 🎄

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In the Child Jesus, God gives the world a new life: His own, offered for all. He does not give us a clever solution to every problem, but a love story that draws us in. Will this love be enough to change our history? https://t.co/NKMWSmhwED

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

The longest-serving priest in Philadelphia, Father James Joseph Kelly, will turn 101 in January. At 100 years old, he still starts his mornings calmly, without rushing or alarms, a habit he says has stayed with him for life. https://t.co/POaKOgADg1

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

After hearing the news of the attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, Pope Leo XIV sent a telegram, signed by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to the Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher.
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[Fr. Carlos Nunez 🌎 ✌️ 🇺🇦 @Mercysoul]

Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends and God bless.

[Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers]

Happy Hanukkah, Oil Country! 🕎

We're extending our love, strength & light to everyone in the Jewish community during this holiday season 💙🧡

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

"Enough of these forms of antisemitic violence!"

Speaking with the groups that donated this year’s Vatican Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, Pope Leo called for prayers for those who suffer on account of war and violence, especially the victims of Sunday’s attack on the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us #PrayTogether for all those who suffer due to war and violence. Today I particularly wish to entrust to the Lord the victims of the terrorist massacre carried out yesterday in #Sydney against the Jewish community. Enough with this antisemitic violence! Let us eliminate hatred from our hearts.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Christ the Redeemer above the clouds on Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

[Trad West @trad_west_]

After a century of waiting, 100-year-old José Francisco received Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation on the same day at the Church of A-dos-Francos in Portugal.

Though the lifelong farmer and father of seven ensured his children were baptized, he had never received the sacraments himself.

In a touching tribute, José was baptized using a towel handmade by his wife that had been used for their children. "It was very beautiful," José shared, adding that his next dream is to turn 101 in March.

source: jornaldascaldas

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

VATICAN

The nativity scene inside Saint Peter's Basilica