August 25, 2021
Faith and Family for August 29: Tradition of the Elders
In this week's Gospel, after the Pharisees criticize the disciples for eating with unclean hands, Jesus calls them hypocrites for following human traditions rather than God's commandment.
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Wearing a Tau Cross
Am I allowed to wear a Tau cross? Can I wear it with knots? Because I have not taken the same vows, I’m not sure if it’s proper for me to wear the knots.
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Salvation for Extraterrestrials?
Did Jesus visit them also and die again on the cross to free them from sin? I don’t know what we should believe about UFOs and life on other planets.
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Jews and the Death Penalty
The Jewish leaders brought Jesus before Pilate because they said their law would not allow them to put anyone to death. However, earlier in the same Gospel, they were planning to stone a woman caught in adultery. Wasn’t this a ...
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Celebrating the Mass in Latin
The other day at Mass, someone told me that the pope has said that priests can no longer celebrate Mass in Latin. Is that true?
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Cupich: Turn grief over officer’s death into helping community
Hundreds of police officers and other first responders were on hand at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel the morning of Aug. 19 to pay final respects to Chicago Police Officer Ella French, who was killed in the line of ...
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An Interfaith Prayer for 9/11
On this anniversary of 9/11, I am reflecting on how the world has changed since that day—and how the way that I experience the world has changed