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A long vacancy: Controversial religious freedom diplomat takes helm
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 15, 2014 at 9:19 am Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2014 / 09:19 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The U.S. Senate voted 61-36 on Friday to confirm Rabbi David Saperstein as the next U.S. Ambassador at-large for...
The Advent Police
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 15, 2014 at 9:15 am Be alert! From Episcopal Rev. Jay Sidebotham
New Zealand Labor Party Won’t Resubmit Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2014 at 9:13 am Right to Life commends the Labour Party for its decision not to resubmit the contentious “End of Life Choice” bill to the Parliamentary ballot. The Labour leader Andrew Little, ...
Sydney archbishop calls for prayers amid hostage crisis
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2014 at 9:01 am Sydney, Australia, Dec 15, 2014 / 08:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The archbishop of Sydney has called for prayers after several people were taken hostage in the Australian city,...
How the Traditional Latin Mass Fosters More Active Participation than the Ordinary Form
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 15, 2014 at 9:00 am How many times do lovers of the classical Roman Rite hear the objection: “The new Mass is better than the old one because it allows for more active participation of the faithful...
ADVENDCAzt 15: Love always includes an inexhaustible willingness to forgive
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:58 am Here is a 5-minute, daily podcast – today for Monday of the 3rd Week of Advent – to help you prepare for the upcoming feast as well as for your personal meeting with the Lord....
Pregnant With Nowhere to Live, She Could Have Had an Abortion But Went Here Instead
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:50 am Aid for Women is a pro-life pregnancy center located near Chicago that helps women who are facing unplanned pregnancies. However, what makes this pregnancy center unique is not...
“As Morning Breaks” Breaks Open the Daily Gospel
Lisa Hendey.com - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:43 am Catholicmom.com team of collaborators publishes daily devotional for 2015 to raise needed funds for website
Fresno, December 11, 2015—Looking for joy in 2015? Begin each day of...
Why Do We Call Jesus “Adonai”?
CatholicMom.com - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:30 am Looking over the O Antiphons, another one caught my eye: “O Adonai.”
O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,
who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush
and gave...
Archdiocese Creates Office of Catholic Identity to Strengthen Catholic Schools
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:21 am Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is introducing a new, first-of-its-kind archdiocesan office that will work with Catholic high schools to ensure and strengthen...
Christendom to Host Apologetics and New Evangelization Conference
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 15, 2014 at 8:15 am “Encountering Christ: Apologetics and the New Evangelization” is the title of this year’s biennial summer conference held at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., the College...
Ewan McGregor to Star as Jesus in Controversial Director's New Movie
Creative Minority Report - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:58 am Here’s Ewan McGregor in a movie called The Last Days in the Desert, which recounts the 40 days and nights of Jesus in the desert, where he is tempted by Satan, who oddly is also...
Rome Wants Reality, Not "Doctrine" – The Synod's Second Half Begins
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:48 am Eventful as the last few days have been at the Vatican, it's largely had the feel of "Sequels Week."For starters, Thursday brought the formal announcement that the Pope will hold...
Pope Francis meets Croatian member of Bosnia's Presidency
News.va - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:30 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Monday with the Croatian member of the Collegial Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dragan Covic. Leaders of country’s three ethnic...
Pope to TV 2000: courageous frankness in truth-telling
News.va - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:30 am (Vatican Radio) Catholic communication as courageous truth-telling that opens channels of dialogue and speaks to the whole person: this was the three-fold theme of Pope Francis’...
Islamic extremism role in Australia? Facts sketchy in Sydney hostage crisis
GetReligion - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:22 am WATCH: The moment two women escaped the #sydneysiege.https://t.co/WeFAZGu5Fm
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) December 15, 2014
As I type this, the possible role of Islamic...
The Person Behind the Pizza (Father Al’s Lesson)
CatholicMom.com - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:00 am Editor’s note: We’re grateful to Maura Roan McKeegan for her contribution today. Be sure to check out Maura’s new book The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus &...
Pope Francis is like a world-class football manager, says bishop
Catholic Herald - Dec 15, 2014 at 7:00 am Pope Francis is like a world-class football manager and his bishops are a team called by God, Bishop John Arnold of Salford said at his installation last week.
The new bishop was...
Fr. Lombardi on meeting between US/Vatican Secretaries of State
News.va - Dec 15, 2014 at 6:55 am (Vatican Radio) A meeting was held in the Vatican Monday between the Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. A note from...
