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Family Games: Elephants and Bears

CatholicMom.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Kerala is a state in the country of south India. There are over 10,000 religious festivals held here each year, which usually involve fireworks and elephants. Yes, elephants....

Doing well and doing good: Charities wary of Trump tax plan

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 21, 2017 at 1:15 pm
While Capitol Hill and much of the nation have been following the roller coaster of debate surrounding what will come of GOP efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act...

Wherein Fr. Z rants: Card. Sarah’s proposals for “mutual enrichment”

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 21, 2017 at 1:12 pm
I mentioned the firehose effect of onrushing news in another post.  There are strong debates going on over many important issues right now.  One of those which most interests me...

Could a California bill make Catholic conduct codes illegal?

Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 21, 2017 at 1:02 pm
Sacramento, Calif., Jul 21, 2017 / 12:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pro-abortion groups are lobbying for a California law that Catholic leaders warn would open employers like Catholic...

Charlie Gard’s Parents Storm Out of Court After Hospital Releases New Scan to Court, Not Them

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Charlie Gard’s parents have had enough and they stormed out of a courtroom today after a lawyer for the hospital that is refusing to allow them to transfer to another country said...

Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Patron of Penitents

Big C Catholics - Jul 21, 2017 at 12:50 pm
On July 22nd, the Catholic Church observes the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. Known as the patron of penitents, she could also be called the patron saint of mistaken identity....

“Pro-Life” Democrat Joe Manchin is a Traitor to Unborn Babies Because He Will Fund Planned Parenthood

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 12:37 pm
A traitor is defined as one who “betrays a friend, country or principle” or defined as a “sellout to the enemy.” Has Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sold out to the enemy? Are...

Choosing Peace

CatholicMom.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Via Pixabay (2015), CC0 Public Domain Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…Colossians 3:15 I was holding one of my new great-nephews the other night at a family gathering...

Activists Want Dutch Government to Legalize “Euthanasia Pill” to Kill Healthy People

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:42 am
On July 20, the Wall Street Journal published an article by Kees van der Straaij, who is a member of the Netherlands parliament. The following is the Wall Street Journal article...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces Support For Public Reports When Botched Abortions Injure Women

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:30 am
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his call to improve abortion-complication reporting is generating growing support across Texas. Improving abortion-complication reporting...

100 descendants and counting: The remarkable story of Pat Klingbeil

Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:30 am
Denver, Colo., Jul 21, 2017 / 10:30 am (CNA).- When most people hear about a stereotypical “large Catholic family,” they might picture a van that seats six or eight kids. Most...

"Liturgical Obedience, the Imitation of Christ, and the Seductions of Autonomy": Audio of Dr. Kwasniewski's Lecture at Silverstream Priory

New Liturgical Movement - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:27 am
At the kind invitation of Dom Mark Kirby, O.S.B., I delivered a lecture this past Tuesday, July 18, at Silverstream Priory in Ireland, entitled "Liturgical Obedience, the...

When Can Mutual Enrichment Begin?

New Liturgical Movement - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:18 am
Card. Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, recently had an article in the French magazine La Nef; in it, he discusses among other things the mutual...

Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:10 am
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ decree to beatify two Colombian martyrs from two troubled eras in the South American country’s history underscores his call for courageous witness...

This simple 5-step strategy will help you figure out what you really want

Aleteia - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:00 am
Whether it's a job, spouse or another important decision you need to make, these questions will bring clarity.We say that curiosity killed the cat, but it is also what allows us...

What do we know about the Regensburg scandal?

Aleteia - Jul 21, 2017 at 11:00 am
A new drama for the Church, but also an opportunity to clarify, and to eliminate any impression of a new cover-up of abuse.Before trying to reconstruct exactly what we do and don’...

FEAST DAY! 21 July 1773 – Clement XIV suppressed the Jesuits!

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 21, 2017 at 10:57 am
It is a great FEAST today. Today, 21 July, in the year of grace 1773, Pope Clement XIV of happy memory, issued his Bull by which he suppressed the Jesuits. I have all sorts of ...

Who’s behind Spadaro, et al?

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 21, 2017 at 10:55 am
Over the last few days it feels like the news is coming in at firehose volume and force. And, from the onset, I’ll just say now that the moderation queue is ON. A lot of the...

Cecile Richards: If I’m Not “Pissing People Off” Then I’m Not “Doing My Job”

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 10:53 am
The CEO of the largest abortion chain in the United States says it’s her job to “piss off” people every day. Cecile Richards, who makes nearly $1 million a year running the “non-...

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi on Prayer

Big C Catholics - Jul 21, 2017 at 10:46 am
Oh, if we were to consider this reality, that God is truly present to us when we speak to him in prayer; that he truly listens to our prayers, even if we pray only with our hearts...
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