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Daily Gospel Reflection for December 30, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Dec 30, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 2:36-40
Where would we be without all the religious communities throughout the world devoted to prayer and supplication for us? Where would we be, how...
Demographic changes affecting church now a reality for nation
Franciscan Media - Dec 30, 2014 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics in the United States have been told frequently over the past decade or more about the demographic changes coming to the makeup of their church --...
Iraq: leading prelate's Christmas homily
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 30, 2014 at 4:43 am The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See, called upon the world to remember the plight of Iraq's persecuted ...
Ancient Lebanese Christian town fears conquest by Islamist militants
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 30, 2014 at 4:35 am The residents of Ras Baalbek, an ancient Lebanese Christian town, fear conquest by Islamist militant rebels in Syria, according to a syndicated Los Angeles Times report.
"Our...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 30, 2014 at 3:30 am “Mary, my Mother, give me your heart so beautiful so Pure—so Immaculate—so full of love and humility.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
Pope Francis to visit Pompeii, Naples in March
News.va - Dec 30, 2014 at 2:30 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will make a pastoral visit to Naples in the southern Italian region of Campania in March 2015. The Archbishop and pontifical delegate to the Virgin...
Canadian Tories Defy Elites by Criminalizing Prostitution
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 30, 2014 at 2:15 am
In the polyester-clad fast food industry, there’s an unnamed universal law which holds that eventually, even the most exotic delicacy will become a $5.99 soy-based value meal. We...
There is No Link between Celibacy and Clerical Sexual Abuse
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 30, 2014 at 2:10 am
The Independent newspaper reported last August that “the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said he dealt with issues of child sex abuse on a daily basis (my emphasis) and...
What actor did Frank Capra work with more than any other?
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 30, 2014 at 1:33 am Jimmy Stewart? Gary Cooper? Lionel Barrymore?
Nope.
Jimmy the Raven!
Something to ponder as you snuggle in with your hot chocolate to watch the greatest American Christmas story...
Encountering the Word — 1 John 4:18
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 30, 2014 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.” (1...
Large crowds met with Pope Francis in 2014
News.va - Dec 30, 2014 at 1:03 am
(Vatican Radio) In a communique published on Monday, the Prefecture of the Papal Household reports that during the year 2014, more than 5,900,000 faithful participated in the...
Heh. Man Thrown Off Flight For Being a Scrooge
Creative Minority Report - Dec 30, 2014 at 12:48 am A Christmas story with a happy ending. You've got to love this.Yahoo reports:A passenger was tossed off a plane at La Guardia Airport on Tuesday after flipping out — because...
CHRISTMASCAzT 31: The primary purpose of the Incarnation is God’s glory!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2014 at 12:01 am Here is a 5-minute, daily podcast to help you observe the Octave of Christmas.
Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Christmas.
These podcasts are a token of gratitude to my...
Prayer in the City: The Marvelous Success of Nightfever
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Dec 30, 2014 at 12:00 am Today Brandon Vogt interviews Fr. Brad Zamora and Megan Miller, two coordinators of Chicago's "Nightfever" movement, which has offered a fresh wave of evangelization in the Windy...
On Slaying Dragons And Other Noble Pursuits
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 29, 2014 at 11:01 pm A Lesson In Motivating My Boy Child To Choose The Good In the three minutes we had been sitting in our church pew, Christopher, my five-year old, had managed the following: He “...
Catholic Church Fails to Behead Anybody in 2014
Catholic Vote - Dec 29, 2014 at 10:09 pm
For the most intolerant and extreme religion in the world, this is a rather embarrassing statistic.
It appears that the Catholic Church, widely recognized as the most...
Letters reveal Winston Churchill’s family feared he would convert to Islam
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 29, 2014 at 7:37 pm Winston Churchill in 1904 (photo: Imperial War Museum / Wikipedia) From The Daily Telegraph: In the public eye, Sir Winston Churchill’s long political career earned him a place...
Leo Strauss, Conservatism, and Catholicism
Catholic Vote - Dec 29, 2014 at 6:56 pm Over at Public Discourse, I have a review of Michael and Catherine Zuckert’s excellent new book on Leo Strauss, the German-American teacher of political philosophy whose legacy...
Number of states legalizing same-sex marriage doubles in 2014
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 29, 2014 at 6:46 pm The year 2014 saw the number of U.S. states recognizing same-sex marriages nearly double over the previous year -- an expansion so profound it had some clergy wondering if they...
