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Meatless Friday: Vegetable Pasta Medley (Gluten-free and Vegetarian)
CatholicMom.com - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:30 am
Combining Health and Faith
I love food that makes me feel good about how I’m nourishing my family and also tastes great. I have two daughters ages 18 and 20 who love to cook and...
Liturgical Notes on the Commemoration of St Paul
New Liturgical Movement - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:23 am The joint commemoration of the Apostles Peter and Paul is one of the most ancient customs of the Roman Church, attested already in the oldest surviving Roman liturgical calendar,...
Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, will face charges in Australia
Franciscan Media - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:23 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proclaiming his innocence after being charged with sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell said, “I’m looking forward finally to having my day in court...
Mother Jailed for Assault After Drug Overdose Caused Her to Deliver Baby Two Months Premature
LifeNews.com - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:22 am A Pennsylvania mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly injuring her unborn baby girl during a heroine overdose – a case that is drawing attention to the need for...
'Extreme' abortion push in UK prompts outcry from doctors
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:02 am London, England, Jun 30, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In response to an ongoing effort in the U.K. to allow abortions to take place up to birth, a massive group of doctors...
'Extreme' abortion push in UK prompts outcry from doctors
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:02 am London, England, Jun 30, 2017 / 07:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In response to an ongoing effort in the U.K. to allow abortions to take
place up to birth, a massive group of doctors...
Fr. Mike’s “crud moment”
Aleteia - Jun 30, 2017 at 7:00 am A prayer for when life brings you to your knees Last year I did a parish-based program called Hearts Afire, an inspiration of Father Michael Gaitley of the Congregation of Marian...
Man plows over 10 Commandments monument in Arkansas
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:51 am Little Rock, Ark., Jun 30, 2017 / 06:51 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- When Moses smashed the stone tablets in Exodus 32, out of rage for the sins of his people, he used his bare hands.
Church Sues Over Zoning Ruling On Use of Building For Christian School
The Religion Clause - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:10 am A suit was filed this week in a Virginia federal district court challenging Spotsylvania County officials' contention that a Baptist church must obtain a special use permit in...
Preliminary Injunction Refused: Settlement In Mosque Zoning Dispute Stands
The Religion Clause - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:05 am In Youkhanna v. City of Sterling Heights, (ED MI, June 28, 2017), a Michigan federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of a consent...
Darwin’s “strangest animal ever” identified using DNA evidence
Aleteia - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:00 am Was it a llama, a rhinoceros, or what? And what was with those nostrils?When Charles Darwin saw its fossilized remains in Patagonia he called it “the strangest animal ever...
Moments of Grace
CatholicMom.com - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:00 am
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I’m not a naturally maternal person. In fact, as a child and later as a teen, I abhorred being around...
Diocese and Parishes May Be Single Employer For Purposes of Title VII
The Religion Clause - Jun 30, 2017 at 6:00 am In Clement v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, (WD PA, June 16, 2017), a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge refused to dismiss a Title VII sexual hostile work environment claim...
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Is Virginia about to execute a man with a serious mental illness?
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 30, 2017 at 5:02 am Richmond, Va., Jun 30, 2017 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
William Morva is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on July 6.
“I want to serve the Order in continuity with my predecessor”
Vatican Insider - Jun 30, 2017 at 4:32 am Excellency, as you settle into the role of Governor General of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, what are you innermost sentiments?...
Why this priest isn't afraid of Christianity's waning influence
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 30, 2017 at 4:02 am New York City, N.Y., Jun 30, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA).- With Catholic proposals to literally head for the hills in response to Christianity's ever-lessening influence in secular...
Bishops offer prayers to parents of terminally ill Charlie Gard
Catholic Herald - Jun 30, 2017 at 3:40 am The Pontifical Academy for Life and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales extended prayers for a terminally ill baby, the medical staff caring for him and the...
Daily Gospel Reflection for June 30, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jun 30, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4
In Jesus’ time, leprosy was more than just an illness. It was in many ways a completely dehumanizing condition. Persons who contracted leprosy were...
Vatican official calls for global ‘permanent and generous’ funding for migrants
Vatican Insider - Jun 30, 2017 at 3:11 am An undersecretary for the new Vatican office devoted to issues facing migrants and refugees has called on global governments to create a “permanent and generous funding facility”...