Basilica of St. Louis, King
Basilica of St. Louis, King
“Si je n’y suis [en la grâce de Dieu], Dieu m’y mette; et, si j’y suis, Dieu m’y tienne! Je serais le plus dolente de monde si je savais ne pas être en la grâce de Dieu”
— Jeanne d’Arc

Today’s Feast Days

30 April

Erkenwald of London
(c. 675–693)
Bishop
Faolchú
(724)
Abbot / ἡγούμενος
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo
(1786–1842)
Confessor, Founder, Priest
Marie de l’Incarnation
(1599–1672)
Missionary, Mystic, Nun, Superior, Virgin
Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati
(1858–1922)
Biblical translator, Missionary, Social Reformer
Pius V
(1504–1572)
Pope
Quirinus of Neuss
(c. 117)
Martyr

While I can see . . . others might be offended, the sisters do not meet the criteria the church has for denying Communion. Over-accessorizing and poor taste in makeup is not an excommunicable offense.

James T. Bretzke, SJ, STD (1952– )

Professor of Moral Theology, University of San Francisco

Commenting on a controversy involving two members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence—San Francisco Chronicle (16 October 2007)