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Aleteia names Lampstand winner for June! Get those July entries in!
Aleteia - Jul 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm Just because you didn't win in June is no reason not to enter in July, or August ... or throughout 2017!Congratulations to the winning organization of June’s Lampstand Contest, ...
Jorge Bergoglio saved his life. Almost 4 decades later, they came face to face
Aleteia - Jul 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm Alfredo Luis Somoza described meeting Pope Francis as part of an "intense day" in Rome.Today Alfredo Luis Somoza is a successful journalist, and the president of the Institute for...
5 Scandalous events from the life of St. Augustine, the original “bad boy”
Aleteia - Jul 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm ... that prove it's never too late to change. Augustine of Hippo, who lived in the Roman Empire in the 4th century, went through a bit of a rebellious phase in his youth. Actually...
Economic solutions need broader vision, pope tells G-20 leaders
Franciscan Media - Jul 8, 2017 at 8:13 pm VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World leaders attending the Group of 20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, must reflect on the repercussions their decisions may have on the entire global community...
Quo Vadis?
Whispers in the Loggia - Jul 8, 2017 at 8:08 pm To be sure, the Vatican doesn't observe The 4th... still, the place's annual obsession with fireworks over these days has never exactly been a secret.At least, it's not for those...
Pope to beatify Colombian martyrs during visit
Catholic Herald - Jul 8, 2017 at 6:01 pm Pope Francis will beatify a priest and a bishop martyred in Colombia when he visits the country in September, a Vatican spokesman has said. In an email to the Catholic News...
The Vatican: No more liturgical abuses during Mass; quality bread and wine only
Vatican Insider - Jul 8, 2017 at 5:28 pm Beer instead of wine, a sprinkling of honey or a little sugar to give the "consecrated" host a little bit of flavor and make it less dull. These are among some of the “thoughtless...
REMINDER: The Internet, Prayer and You
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 8, 2017 at 5:07 pm Columnist for Fishwrap? Reader of online column at Fishwrap? Either way it probably involves the Fishwrap.
Do you pray before using the Internet? It might be a good idea. Aside...
Fota X Conference, Day 1: Summary of the Lectures
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 8, 2017 at 3:00 pm The first day of the Fota Liturgical Conference was held today in Cork, Ireland, with four lectures on the theme “Resourcing the Prayers of the Roman Liturgy: Patristic Sources.”...
St. Veronica Giuliani: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 09, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 8, 2017 at 2:25 pm Capuchin mystic who had many spiritual gifis. A native of Binasco, near Milan, Italy, born in 1660, she entered the Capuchins atCitttidi Castello, ...
Daily Readings for Sunday, July 09, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 8, 2017 at 2:25 pm Reading 1: Zechariah 9:9-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:1-2, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:8-11, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:13-14, Gospel: ...
Prayer for a Happy Death: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, July 09, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 8, 2017 at 2:25 pm O God, great and omnipotent judge of the living and the dead, we are to appear before you after this short life to render an account of our works. ...
Cardinal Meisner’s Witness Concerning Fatima and the Dubia
OnePeterFive - Jul 8, 2017 at 2:12 pm Image credit: Dr. Michael Hesemann
As we reported earlier this week, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of the four dubia cardinals, passed away on 5 July. The German cardinal fell...
Fr. Cyril Lynett (Pt. 3) - Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Calgary
Breviary Hymns - Jul 8, 2017 at 2:11 pm Fr. Cyril Lynett was a cousin of my grandmother. As the following biography shows, Fr. Lynett was involved in the establishment of a number of parishes in the Diocese of Calgary....
Fr. Cyril Lynett (Pt.2) - St. John's Parish
Breviary Hymns - Jul 8, 2017 at 1:55 pm Fr. Cyril Lynett was a cousin of my grandmother. As the following biography shows, Fr. Lynett was involved in the establishment of a number of parishes in the Diocese of Calgary....
ACTION ITEM! Birettas for Seminarians Project ONGOING!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 8, 2017 at 1:55 pm ¡Hagan lío!
I had a nice note from a reader who met a seminarian recipient of one of your birettas.
Here at Fr. Z’s Samizdat, for now I’ll anonymize this “In The Wild” pic. It is...
A Full Slate of New Shows
SQPN - Podcast Network - Jul 8, 2017 at 1:35 pm
More Secrets of Doctor Who on the Way The 10th season of Doctor Who may be over until the Christmas special, but Secrets of Doctor Who is continuing. Our panel of Jimmy Akin, Dom...
Reflection for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Does Life Feel like a Chore?
CatholicMom.com - Jul 8, 2017 at 12:30 pm
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Readings for July 9: 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Reflection on #Sunday #Gospel by @dritaly: if the yoke seems heavy, let the Lord carry...
Cardinal Müller criticises the way Pope Francis dismissed him
Catholic Herald - Jul 8, 2017 at 12:29 pm Cardinal Müller has criticised the manner in which Pope Francis dismissed him as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF), calling it “unacceptable”. In an...
Hospital refuses, then allows, clergy to pray with Charlie Gard
LifeSiteNews - Jul 8, 2017 at 12:29 pm Can the hospital deny care AND prayer?
