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The criminology theory that can help you get things done around the house
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm The little things make a difference when it comes to getting the big things checked off your to-do list.In New York City in the 1980s, law enforcement was struggling to keep up...
A Pacific sunset
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: August 1, 2017Sunset on the Pacific Ocean. The sun breaks through the mist at the famous pier at Pimentel, Peru, South America. Photograph by Ksenia Ragozina
12 Jesuit inventions and discoveries that might surprise you
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm Something to think about as you sit beneath the beach umbrella, sipping a G-and-T.If not for the Society of Jesus, we would not be enjoying some basics taken for granted in the...
Is your daily bread setting you up for Alzheimer’s?
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm Specialists say the link between blood sugar and the brain is so strong they're calling the disease Type 3 diabetes.Well, this is something new. According to Big Think, the...
The day Jesus was an altar boy: The legend of Peter Paschal
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm This 13th-century saint had such zeal for the Gospel that many Muslims embraced the Church through him.Peter Paschal was born in Valencia on Spain’s east coast in the year 1227....
Dominican Rite Solemn Mass of St. Dominic, Portland OR (updated)
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 31, 2017 at 10:27 pm Solemn Dominican Mass at Holy RosaryOn Thursday, August 4, the traditional Solemnity of Our Holy Father Saint Dominic, there will be a Solemn High Mass in the Dominican Rite in...
Colombian Professor Criticizes Pope Francis, Declared Excommunicated
OnePeterFive - Jul 31, 2017 at 10:23 pm Image: A panel on Un Café con Galat, the television program hosted by Professor José Galat (center).
Some troubling news has, once more, just come to us from Colombia. As we...
Justice Dept. argues Civil Rights Act does not bar discrimination on basis of sexual orientation
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 9:35 pm In a recent 36-page brief, the US Justice Department argued that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, does...
US bishops’ conference grants nearly $6M to assist Church in Latin America, Haiti
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 9:17 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America recently granted nearly $4 million to 244 projects to assist the work of the Church...
Brisbane apostolate offers crucial support for seafarers
The Catholic Leader - Jul 31, 2017 at 9:00 pm AS cargo ships dock at the Port of Brisbane a Seafarers’ Mission minibus arrives to pick up crews for a few hours ashore and respite from their gruelling jobs. The Stella Maris...
Novena for peaceful elections in Kenya
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 8:56 pm As Kenyans prepare to elect a president and members of the national assembly on August 8, the nation’s bishops invited the faithful to join them in a novena for peaceful elections.
Vatican official links evangelization, defense of life
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 8:43 pm The president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelization said that the defense of human life and the new evangelization as inseparable.
With battle lines drawn on net neutrality, what’s next?
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 31, 2017 at 8:32 pm The initial comment period for Americans to tell the Federal Communications Commission what they thought of its proposed "Restoring Internet Freedom" initiative closed July 21.
Catholic named to government post in Bangladesh
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 8:27 pm A Catholic woman has been named acting secretary of one of Bangladesh’s 31 cabinet ministries—the highest government position a Catholic has attained in the largely Muslim nation.
Pope’s August prayer intention: artists
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 31, 2017 at 8:07 pm Pope Francis’s prayer intention for August is for artists, that “artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.”
Saints of the Old Testament: The Holy Maccabees, martyrs
Rorate Coeli - Jul 31, 2017 at 7:01 pm Martyrdom of the Seven Maccabees
Antonio Ciseri, 1868
On this day, the Catholic Church calls on the intercession the Holy Maccabees -- seven Jewish brothers and their mother and a...
Sandwiches for homeless changing lives of recipients, parishioners alike
Franciscan Media - Jul 31, 2017 at 6:41 pm WASHINGTON (CNS) — While driving to work with his son, Eric Von Gay Sr. noticed a homeless man walk out of his tent to look for food in the grass. That’s when Eric Gay Jr. got the...
The Society for Catholic Liturgy Annual Conference - September 28-30, 2017, in Philadelphia PA
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 31, 2017 at 6:24 pm The Society for Catholic Liturgy, founded in 1995, an association of Catholic scholars, teachers, pastors and professionals - including architects and musicians, will hold their...
Tori Kelly and Andrea Bocelli sing “The Prayer” in Seattle
Aleteia - Jul 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm Kelly is a great substitute for Celine DionTori Kelly is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She got her start at the age of 14, making music videos on Youtube. When she...
Unborn Babies Learn Language in the Womb Weeks After Conception
LifeNews.com - Jul 31, 2017 at 5:58 pm I recently came across an article referencing a study performed by the University of Kansas on a fetus’ ability to distinguish between languages while in utero. This article wasn’...
