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December 16, 2012
President Obama Hosts White House Hanukkah Reception
The Religion Clause - 5 months 6 days ago On Thursday evening, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House. Among those present were a number of members...
St. Peter Canisius, influential early Jesuit, honored Dec. 21
Catholic News Agency - General - 5 months 6 days ago Denver, Colo., Dec 16, 2012 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An important figure in the Catholic counter-reformation that responded to the 16th century spread of Protestantism, the...
Jesse Tree, Day 15
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 6 days ago
We continue our journey through salvation history with our Jesse Tree.
Today is Day 15 of our Jesse Tree. Our theme today is Mary.
Read the readings at Domestic Vocation.
Find...
Novena prays for peace in Democratic Republic of Congo
EWTN - World Catholic News - 5 months 6 days ago Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec 16, 2012 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News).-
The Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need has created a novena to pray for peace in...
Pope: prayers at Angelus for victims of Connecticut school massacre
News.va - 5 months 6 days ago (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the victims of Friday’s mass murder of school children in Newtown, Connecticut on Sunday. Speaking in English to pilgrims gathered in...
QUAERITUR: Catholic funeral for a Lutheran?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 6 days ago From a reader:
My grandmother recently died. She was a Lutheran, but we, her descendents, are Catholic. Who, then, should do the burial? A Lutheran minister, or our Catholic...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 6 days ago
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
Advent: There’s an App for That
We are big fans of Magnificat around these parts, and we tell you why their Advent 2012...
Catholic Faith a Comfort in Alfred Hitchcock's life
American Catholic - Top News - 5 months 6 days ago NEW YORK (CNS) — To famed director Alfred Hitchcock, the ideal premise for a suspense picture — one he used many times — was a man wrongly accused of a crime. He thought of it as...
Advent: Gaudete Sunday
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - 5 months 6 days ago As the nation and the world mourn with the families whose lives were shattered by the devastating and terrifying violence in Newtown, Connecticut, we turn to God begging of him...
The Future of Advent
Catholicism Blog on About.com - 5 months 6 days ago Does Advent have a future? At first glance, that may seem like a strange question. Advent, the period of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas, has been celebrated in...
Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings Thou Hast Perfected Praise
Catholic and Enjoying It! - 5 months 6 days ago “I am made of Lucy and you can’t break me.” – My Incredible Three-Year Old Grand-daughter Lucy the Cuteness.
After this black 48 hours, a good portion of which I have spent crying...
We’ve been dancing for 29 years, darlin’
Catholic and Enjoying It! - 5 months 6 days ago …and you just keep getting more beautiful.
A word to young lovers: December weddings. Do it.
Offer it Up!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - 5 months 6 days ago Diahann Carroll: Perhaps the most penitential Christmas Carroll in history.
The Third Week of Advent: They Shall Glorify the God of Israel
Catholicism Blog on About.com - 5 months 6 days ago As Advent progresses, the Church turns us more and more from preparing for Christ's Birth at Christmas to preparing for His Second Coming. In the Scripture Reading for the Third...
Novena of the Week: The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Catholicism Blog on About.com - 5 months 6 days ago Christmas is only nine days away, and it is time for us to make sure that we are spiritually prepared for the arrival of Christ. With that in mind, I have chosen for our novena...
Poinsettia Cocktails for the Christmas Season #SundaySupper
The Catholic Foodie - 5 months 6 days ago
Poinsettia Cocktails & Family Christmas Traditions
I recently wrote that there’s nothing like tradition to bind a family together. And I meant it. Tradition and faith go hand...
ADVENTCAzT 15: 3rd Sunday of Advent
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago I am continuing with my 5 minute daily podcasts to help your preparation for the upcoming feast.
And so, here is ADVENTCAzT 15, for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.
December 15, 2012
Rediscovering Integrity for our Children
Integrated Catholic Life - 5 months 1 week ago How do we teach “integrity” to children and help them to become fully integrated persons? by Sister Maureen, O.C.D., Supervisor of Education Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred...
On The Fruits of Conversion
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 5 months 1 week ago VATICAN CITY, DEC. 16, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is the translation of the Holy Father's Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter's Square.
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Preliminary Injunction Denied In Business' Challenge To Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Religion Clause - 5 months 1 week ago In Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, (SD IL, Dec. 14, 2012), an Illinois federal district court denied a preliminary injunction sought by a for-...