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Moscow patriarch emphasizes Christian link between Russia, Latin America
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:49 pm In a speech to Latin American ambassadors to Russia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow emphasized the ties that bind Russian Orthodox Christians to Christians in Latin America.
June 14: US bishops’ day of prayer, penance for sexual abuse
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:38 pm As the US bishops gather in Indianapolis on June 14, they will offer a Mass of prayer and penance at the cathedral for victims of sexual abuse within the Church.
‘Night of the churches’ in France
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:20 pm The Bishops’ Conference of France is encouraging all French parishes to open their doors to their local communities as night falls on June 24, the Solemnity of the Nativity of St...
Fatima’s Great and Hidden Servant Who Stayed a “Little Longer”
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:04 pm The history of Fatima is a continuous illustration of God’s words to us through the Prophet Isaiah: “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways” (Is 55:8). The...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Saint John Paul II
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:02 pm “The essential act of penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again,...
Encountering the Word — Matthew 5:16
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) Please...
Immaculata Classical Academy, where kids with Down syndrome are just kids
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Children with special needs aren't segregated into their own classrooms. Check out the results.Immaculata Classical Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, is an academically rigorous,...
A Colombian garbage collector built a free library out of discarded books
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Known as "The Lord of Books," Jose Alberto Gutierrez hopes to pass along a love of reading to low-income families.They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and Jose...
A famous YouTuber’s explanation of why she left the internet goes viral
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Michelle Phan, with almost 9 million subscribers globally, talks about the less glamorous side of making videos for the internet.When I was a child, I remember an adult once asked...
Even if you stink at it, you should start singing for the sake of your health
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Scientists are beginning to take singing more seriously as a form of legitimate medical treatment.Even if you’re completely tone deaf, even if you have absolutely no sense of...
Why is Wim Wenders making a movie about Pope Francis?
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Here are some answers from the director of 'Wings of Desire,' who is also the president of the European Film Academy.Why has one of the most important contemporary cinema...
“Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope”
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: June 13, 2017This photograph released by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis during an audience at the Paul VI audience Hall with children from middle...
Trump reportedly considering reversal of Obama Cuba policy
Aleteia - Jun 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Debate continues over best way to foster greater human rights.Recent reports that President Donald J. Trump is considering reversing some of the Cuba policy initiated by his...
Had a great conversation with my friend Ken Kiesow
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 12, 2017 at 9:57 pm …on depression, hope, and healing on Connecting the Dots:
Former Hill-Murray star Guentzel a Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh Penguins
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jun 12, 2017 at 9:27 pm Just five years after skating for Hill-Murray, former Pioneers hockey star Jake Guentzel hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins June 11 after 2-0 win over the...
Book Review – Joan of the Everglades
The Curt Jester - Jun 12, 2017 at 8:54 pm Some years ago David Athey sent me his first book Danny Gospel, which I reviewed here. Almost a decade has past and I can still remember that book vividly. As a constant reader...
Pius XII’s Prophetic Warnings about Fatima and the “Suicide” of Altering the Faith in its Liturgy
OnePeterFive - Jun 12, 2017 at 8:39 pm Image: True Restoration-CC
In 1933, sixteen years after Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima, the future Pope Ven. Pius XII, then Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Secretary of State to Pope...
Sometimes You Need to Start Over
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Jun 12, 2017 at 7:52 pm Hello, everyone! I'm sorry for the nearly 2-week radio silence (the last blog post about the novel sale not included). I've been going through a sort of a life do-over in most...
Bee Blessing
Communio - Jun 12, 2017 at 7:46 pm Dominican Father Jonathan Kalisch blessing the bees and the hives at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, North Guilford. For us, asking for God’s blessings upon things helps to remember...
These Pro-Abortion Republicans May Prevent Defunding Planned Parenthood
LifeNews.com - Jun 12, 2017 at 6:05 pm A few pro-abortion Republican lawmakers could get in the way of plans to defund the nation’s largest abortion chain, Planned Parenthood.
The U.S. House passed a bill in May to...
