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Some Calendar Notes for Mid-July
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 14, 2017 at 7:05 am In the Missal and Breviary of St Pius V, July 13th is the feast of Pope St Anacletus, which was carried over from the pre-Tridentine editions. The 14th is that of St Bonaventure,...
Michigan Outlaws FGM In Package of Bills Signed By Governor
The Religion Clause - Jul 14, 2017 at 7:04 am On July 11, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a series of bills dealing with female genital mutilation. As summarized by the governor's press release:The bill package amends...
Mexican prison massacre may have 'Saint Death' ties
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 14, 2017 at 7:01 am Mexico City, Mexico, Jul 14, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The recent massacre of over two dozen prisoners in a central penitentiary in the state of Guerrero, Mexico may have...
Mexican prison massacre may have 'Saint Death' ties
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 14, 2017 at 7:01 am Mexico City, Mexico, Jul 14, 2017 / 07:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The recent massacre of over two dozen prisoners in a central penitentiary in the state of Guerrero, Mexico may have...
Learning from a Giant Saint Who Could Have Been in the NBA
Brandon Vogt - Jul 14, 2017 at 7:00 am
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...
Vatican-Approved Article Criticizes Conservative Catholic Support of U.S. Evangelical Political Agenda
The Religion Clause - Jul 14, 2017 at 6:19 am The Washington Post today reports that an article in the influential Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica-- whose content is approved by the Vatican Secretariat of State-- is...
AG Sessions Speaks To Conservative Christian Advocacy Group
The Religion Clause - Jul 14, 2017 at 6:05 am On July 11, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to a meeting sponsored by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian advocacy organization. The full text of his...
If you want to receive artwork via SMS, text the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Aleteia - Jul 14, 2017 at 6:00 am Now you can have part of SFMOMA’s archive on your smart phone.Museums often face the problem of not having enough room to display their whole collection. Not even the Hermitage,...
Novel Facts Do Not Assure Qualified Immunity In Prisoner Suit
The Religion Clause - Jul 14, 2017 at 6:00 am In Parkell v. Senato, (3rd Cir., July 11, 2017), the U.S. 3rd Circuit court of Appeals vacated a Delaware federal district court's grant of qualified immunity to prison officials...
Court sides with NY archdiocese in major religious liberty decision
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 14, 2017 at 6:00 am New York City, N.Y., Jul 14, 2017 / 06:00 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A federal court ruled Friday that the Archdiocese of New York had the right not to hire a diocesan school principal...
Bishops stress hospitality for Camino de Santiago hosts
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 14, 2017 at 5:38 am Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Jul 14, 2017 / 05:38 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The bishops of Spain and France have published a new letter emphasizing
the importance of hospitality for...
Florist takes religious liberty case to US Supreme Court
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 14, 2017 at 5:32 am Yakima, Wash., Jul 14, 2017 / 05:32 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Flower shop owner Barronelle Stutzman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect her from a Washington state court ruling...
‘A Ghost Story’: An unsettling meditation on time and eternity
Aleteia - Jul 14, 2017 at 5:00 am Amid moments of levity, this unconventional meditation on mortality is a different kind of scary.There are few Halloween costumes as unabashedly silly as a bedsheet with two holes...
Nearly half of those pondering religious life in the US have to pay off student debt first
Catholic Herald - Jul 14, 2017 at 4:02 am For some aspiring priests and religious, the biggest obstacle to pursuing their vocation is student debt. Because many religious orders do not accept members with outstanding...
Black Catholic congress emphasizes unity, action
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:41 am Orlando, Fla., Jul 14, 2017 / 03:41 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- More than 2,000 participants from across the country gathered in Orlando, Fla. last week for the 12th National Black...
Daily Gospel Reflection for July 14, 2017 - St. Kateri Tekawitha
CatholicMom.com - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23 – St. Kateri Tekawitha
Whenever I read about these scripture passages about the coming persecutions that Christians will face, I always start to...
New research: Shroud of Turin bears blood of a torture victim
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:30 am Turin, Italy, Jul 14, 2017 / 02:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- New research indicates that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a torture victim, and undermines arguments that...
New research: Shroud of Turin bears blood of a torture victim
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:30 am Turin, Italy, Jul 14, 2017 / 03:30 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
New research indicates that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a torture victim, and undermines arguments that...
Macron has more in common with Trump than he’d like to admit
Catholic Herald - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:12 am In the film Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart tells Ingrid Bergman, “We’ll always have Paris.” Today is Bastille Day, when President Emmanuel Macron meets with President Donald Trump in...
A single ‘blessed be God’ in adversity is worth more than a thousand acts of thanksgiving in prosperity.
Aleteia - Jul 14, 2017 at 3:00 am St. John of Avila
