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May 23, 2013
Vatican to host special commemoration for Evangelium Vitae
LifeSiteNews - 1 day 12 hours ago by Carol Tobias, President, National Right to Life ROME, May 23, 2013 (National Right to Life News) - In 1995, Pope John Paul II issued a clear and ringing endorsement of the pro-...
Christians face being insipid
Communio - 1 day 12 hours ago
One of the things I like about Pope Francis is the common imagery used in his homilies. No long ago he warned of becoming a babysitter church. Today's Mass at the Domus Sanctae...
Pro-abort politician: ‘Our survival as a species is dependent on…taking the world in our hands’
LifeSiteNews - 1 day 12 hours ago by Elise Hilton My persuasion can build a nation Endless power With our love we can devour You’ll do anything for me -Beyonce, “Run the World (Girls)” CHICAGO, May 23, 2013 (Acton...
Vice and good works: where's the salt of true life?
Communio - 1 day 13 hours ago
St John Chrysostom, St Patrick's Cathedral, NYC
Let me be presumptuous for a minute: I think few people spend much time considering a life of vice, sin, evil in their own lives....
The Simple Defense for Marriage
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 13 hours ago The United Kingdom moved closer to being the latest nation to legislate in favor of same-sex "marriage" this week when it passed a bill allowing such ceremonies to take place in...
Pope Francis To Celebrate Sunday Mass at Local Parish in Rome
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 13 hours ago On Sunday, May 26th, solemnity of the Holy Trinity, Pope Francis will visit the Parish of Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah in Rome where he preside over the morning Mass. During...
Plan Ahead to Oppose Cohabiting
CatholicMom.com - 1 day 13 hours ago
Advice from Marybeth Hicks
To: Marybeth
From: Opposed to cohabiting
Can you offer any advice for my young adult daughters about why not to live with their boyfriends? I feel...
Academic Chair Dedicated to Cardinal Bernadin Gantin of Benin
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 13 hours ago At a press conference held in the Holy See Press Office, a new academic chair was announced by the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, dedicated to Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, a...
Pope Benedict didn’t finish his final encyclical. His first, Deus Caritas Est, was started by Pope John Paul: couldn’t Pope Francis complete his last?
Catholic Herald - 1 day 13 hours ago Yesterday morning, just as I was wondering what to write about next, there was a ring at the front doorbell; it was Parcelforce, with a large package, which turned out to be from...
Pope Francis at Mass: be salt of the earth
News.va - 1 day 13 hours ago (Vatican Radio) That Christians might spread the spiritual salt of faith, hope and charity: this was Pope Francis’ exhortation at Mass Thursday morning in the chapel of the Domus...
President Carlos Mauricio Funes of El Salvador Visits Pope Francis
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 14 hours ago Pope Francis met this morning with Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, President of El Salvador at the Apostolic Palace today. Shortly after his meeting with the Holy Father,...
Learning from a saint who is a model for the New Evangelization
Brandon Vogt - 1 day 14 hours ago
Today we continue our regular series called "Learning from the Saints." Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...
Red Hook awash while outside help dries up 5/22/13
New Evangelization Television (NET) - NY - 1 day 14 hours ago With the President leading the way, help is pouring into Oklahoma tonight, with plenty more being promised. Once that was the case in our area too… after the strike by Hurricane...
Gregorian Chant Network Residential Weekend
New Liturgical Movement - 1 day 14 hours ago Around Easter each year, the Gregorian Chant Network organises a residential weekend course for singers of all all levels of experience. Gregorian Chant requires specialised...
Pope receives President of El Salvador: Importance of Archbishop Oscar Romero's witness
News.va - 1 day 14 hours ago Vatican City, 23 May 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience His excellency Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, president...
Scotland the confused: Did the Presbyterians endorse gay clergy?
GetReligion - 1 day 14 hours ago Something happened on Monday at the General Assembly the Church of Scotland — they appear to have become Anglicans. No — they didn’t change from a Presbyterian to Episcopal form...
The Torture of Boredom
Dominicana - 1 day 14 hours ago The problem of boredom, though never lacking in our culture, is one that is especially pointed in the summer months. Perhaps it’s because school is out and parents are trying to...
Faith Healing Couple Charged With 3rd Degree Murder In Death of Second Child
The Religion Clause - 1 day 15 hours ago UPI reports that in Philadelphia, prosecutors yesterday charged Catherine and Herbert Schaible with third degree murder in the faith healing death of their 7-month old son who...
7th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 2 Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Cases
The Religion Clause - 1 day 15 hours ago The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate. One was Korte v. U.S....