Servant of God Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by Fr. Timothy Barr

The 19th-century Irish immigrant founded the first Catholic order for women religious in the Lone Star State and braved racial bigotry to open Texas’ first Catholic school for Black Americans.

SAN ANTONIO — When Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio addressed his fellow bishops during their annual assembly in November to back the advancement of the cause for beatification and canonization of Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, he hoped to spark interest in her legacy as the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate, a religious order of women that began educating…

https://www.ncregister.com/news/servant-of-god-mother-margaret-mary-healy-murphy-educator-and-civil-rights-pioneer

Pope Francis offers five commitments as Christmas approaches

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by Fr. Timothy Barr

Pope Francis’ 2021 Angelus message for Advent is worth recalling in the closing days before Christmas this year.

The pontiff proposed to the faithful five concrete commitments to intensely live out the remaining days of Advent and to…

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253135/pope-francis-offers-five-commitments-as-christmas-approaches

Pre-Chrismas Attacks on Christians in Nigeria

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by Fr. Timothy Barr

A Nigerian bishop has denounced “a deliberate plan to unleash evil” on Christian villagers following reports that dozens of people were killed in a violent attack Dec. 18 in Kaduna State.

“The motivation for these attacks as far as we know is that it’s a deliberate plan to unleash evil and to terrify our people because we do not profess the same religion or because we oppose their violent activities on our land,” Bishop Yakubu Kundi wrote in a text to CNA. …

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253154/nigeria-bishop-pre-christmas-massacre-part-of-a-deliberate-plan-to-unleash-evil-against-christians

Healing after an Abortion

Posted on December 22, 2022January 1, 2023 by Fr. Timothy Barr

The Diocese of Rockford is offering healing after an abortion. It is an opportunity to find peace in experiencing the love of God and His mercy. So many people have begun the road to healing after dealing with the guilt and shame that only come with being involved in an abortion.If you have been involved in an abortion, please take this opportunity to experience the true freedom Jesus really wants to give you, in this confidential healing retreat.