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The Ten Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:47 am A Canadian Christmas with David Cronenberg (1986) A Muppet Christmas with Zbigniew Brzezinski (1978) An Algonquin Round Table Christmas (1927) Ayn Rand’s A Selfish Christmas (1951...
Wow!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:44 am Benjamin Harff (interviewed here) does an illuminated version of The Silmarillion.
New Atheism, Old Empire
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:34 am Guy nails it. The New Atheists provide cover for western imperialism.
Christianity has its sins, for damn sure. But if the problem has been that Christians were so cocksure of...
Encountering the Word — Matthew 1:23
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emman′u-el” (which means, God with us). (Matthew 1:23) Print this...
Rick Warren Calls for Protestants to Unite with Catholics and the “Holy Father”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:20 am There are only two classes of people who regard this as a threat. Anti-Catholic Protestants like James White and anti-Catholic Reactionary Catholics who always construe kind...
William May, the prof who renounced his dissent from Humanae Vitae
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 18, 2014 at 1:04 am Silver Spring, Md., Dec 18, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- William E. May, a professor who retracted his one-time dissent from Humanae vitae and became an influential pro-life...
ADVENTCAzT 19: Ember Days
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 18, 2014 at 12:01 am Here is a 5-minute, daily podcast – today for Thursday of the 3rd Week of Advent – to help you prepare for the upcoming feast as well as for your personal meeting with the Lord. ...
Mystery Now Revealed: The Fourth Sunday in Advent
The Sacred Page - Dec 17, 2014 at 11:42 pm In this fourth Sunday of Advent, the Church calls us to contemplate the mystery kept secret from ages past that is now revealed. In fact, while this mystery was kept secret, it is...
Serving at table: the deacon who used to be the chef for Cèline Dion
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 17, 2014 at 11:38 pm I love this story, from The Catholic Review in Baltimore: If you’re looking for a unique, Maryland-related gift for Christmas, perhaps the place to start is at a parish gift shop...
Sing Sing inmates participate in gift exchange with Pope Francis
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 17, 2014 at 11:07 pm New York City, N.Y., Dec 17, 2014 / 10:07 pm (CNA).- Inside the chapel of Our Lady of Hope at Sing Sing Prison, inmates sitting in the penitentiary’s chapel pews were stunned by...
We Cannot Excuse Ourselves
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 17, 2014 at 11:01 pm As Catholics, we have a wonderful opportunity over the next week as we patiently await the arrival of Jesus to show our co-workers, friends, family, community and the world the...
Do Catholics support torture?
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 17, 2014 at 8:16 pm Is the pope Argentinian? From The Washington Post: According to a new poll released Tuesday by The Washington Post and ABC News, a majority of Americans believe that torture of...
UK Supreme Court rules health care workers must refer for abortion
LifeSiteNews - Dec 17, 2014 at 7:02 pm 'Essentially they are barring pro-lifers from the medical profession,' says Anthony McCarthy of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children.
14-year-old boy executed for 1944 murder is exonerated
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:54 pm From CBS News: A 14-year-old South Carolina boy who was quickly convicted of murder and then executed in 1944 has been posthumously exonerated. Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen vacated...
Advent Blessings (Over the “Smart” Phone)
CatholicMom.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Brigit’s early morning text message.
The teens in our parish’s Confirmation class were required to go to a communal penance service. I can’t say very many of them were excited...
When you give to your parish, where does your money go?
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:27 pm When you put your offering in the collection basket at Mass, make an electronic gift or give a special year-end donation to your parish, *92 cents of every dollar you give stays...
FROM THE EDITOR | Some reflections at the end of the year
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:04 pm Teak Phillips
This time of year, like many people, I reflect on the past 12 months. And every year, I wonder how we did it.
This is our 50th...
'Miracle on McClay' gives hope to needy families at Christmas
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:03 pm Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker
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Bright, articulate, confident students lead the way at archdiocesan school
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 17, 2014 at 6:02 pm Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
A senior at Trinity Catholic High School, Sydnie Martin plans to study accounting...
