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What Makes a Marriage Valid?

Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:00 am
Marriage is a sacrament that is regulated by Church law, mainly in the Code of Canon Law of 1983. It is different from the rest of the sacraments, because what makes it valid is...

Australia’s first saint a source of inspiration for struggling families

The Catholic Leader - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:55 am
FAMILIES struggling to put food on the table could find hope from the life of Australia’s first saint, St Mary of the Cross. While the Fitzroy-born saint is well known for her...

God’s mercy is ‘driving force’ of Christian hope, Pope says at general audience

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:51 am
Continuing his weekly catechetical addresses on Christian hope, Pope Francis reflected on God’s mercy as the source of hope.

18 NY parishes may be sold or leased

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:39 am
Eighteen closed New York parishes may soon be sold or leased, potentially bringing hundreds of millions of dollars of income to the Archdiocese of New York.

Sunday Soundbite for August 13, 2017

Franciscan Media - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:30 am
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A August 13, 2017 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ssordA_19.mp3   Today’s Sunday readings have two stories,...

Brazilian bishop describes homosexuality as ‘gift from God’

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:12 am
During a recent homily, a Brazilian bishop characterized homosexuality as a “gift from God” and lamented “prejudices that kill.”

Sharing the Word for August 9, 2017

Franciscan Media - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time August 09, 2017 Daily Reading from the USCCB: Numbers 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/...

The Courage of St. Edith Stein

Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Edith Stein, one of the great intellectuals of the 20th century, a convert to Catholicism, a nun, and a martyr. Today, we offer an...

Five unmistakable signs that war with North Korea is imminent

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
With the war of words escalating between Kim Jong Un and President Trump, there is concern that war with North Korea is imminent. However, a war ...

TRUE AGAIN! Archaeologists discover site of Biblical town of Bethsaida

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
Archaeologists think they have found the lost city of Bethsaida, which was once home to the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip.

Opioids are destroying America, and now we know why

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
A study performed at Harvard reveals the anatomy of America's massive opioid epidemic, and it is every bit as evil and insidious as one can imagine. ...

Yes, nuclear weapons WILL be used. Here's why

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
How many nuclear weapons are there in the world? 14,995 according to the US Defense Intelligence Agency. Up to 60 of those could be in the hands of ...

Bishop confirms Venezuela elections were fradulent

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 9, 2017 at 12:00 am
The crisis in Venezuela continues to deepen following elections for a Constituent Assembly promoted by President Nicolas Maduro. In its wake, the ...

‘Pope congratulates, blesses gay couple’

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 pm
Some gay activists claimed a papal blessing on their lifestyle after a Brazilian man received a standard form letter from a Vatican official.

Report: massacre at Nigerian parish was drug-related

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:12 pm
The recent shooting attack on a Nigerian parish was drug related, according to a report from the Fides news agency.

Eight Ways to Be a Better Godparent

Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:04 pm
It is an honor to be asked to be a godparent.  But choosing a godparent is not merely a way to honor a friend or relative after the birth of a child; it is an invitation to take...

What’s the biggest Catholic church in the United States?

Aleteia - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Nope, it’s not St. Patrick’s Cathedral.When you enter the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of the Catholic University of America, you...

Reversing an abortion: Here’s what a woman can do if she changes her mind

Aleteia - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm
There's a hotline -- and hope -- for women who want to reverse the effects of "Plan B." The day after her abortion, Carrie Camilleri describes herself as having felt sadness,...

Why French moms are having more babies

Aleteia - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm
There's something France seems to understand that other countries like the US could stand to consider.Everyone loves to hate American moms. Our kids are lazy, spoiled, ill-...

Why “do what you love” isn’t such a great idea

Aleteia - Aug 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Ideas don’t become generally popular unless they serve someone’s interests, and those interests are probably not yours.There is no nonsense like the nonsense promoted by...
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