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“Do not give way to depression: Hope!”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 27, 2014 at 8:02 am “When we think of the end of time, with all of our sins, with our history, let us think of the banquet which will be freely offered us and let us lift up our heads. Do not give...
Pope Francis’s visit to Turkey puts spotlight on besieged Christians
Catholic Herald - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:58 am Pope Francis’s trip to Turkey this weekend will put a spotlight on the country’s besieged Christians.
A century ago Christians made up a fifth of the population of Turkey; now...
Behold, one store’s secret weapon for Black Friday: the $5 toaster
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:52 am This caught my eye this morning in The Wall Street Journal, an intriguing glimpse at how one major retailer spent a year developing a deceptively simple “door buster” for tomorrow...
Pope: God lives in big cities. We must be there with Him.
News.va - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:27 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged bishops and pastoral care workers to take up the challenge of bringing the Gospel into big cities with a profound change of attitude and...
Comment on Area churches, service groups sponsoring free Thanksgiving dinners by Mary Goldsmith
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:23 am The New Community Shelter in Green Bay is hosting lunch and dinner, from 11:30 to 12:30 today, and from 5:00-6:00 tonight.
Pope's Message to Social Doctrine Festival
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:12 am From Nov. 20 to Nov. 23 at Verona was held the 4thedition of the Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church, on the theme: “Beyond Places, Within Time.” The Pope sent a video-...
Pope's Mass: A corrupt and rotten culture leaves no room for God (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:07 am To view the video click here.
Small Success: Thanksgiving for Everything Irritating and Fragile
CatholicMom.com - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:00 am
It’s Thursday and it’s Thanksgiving. So we should bear in mind that all we have is a gift.
There is nothing we have, nothing we keep, nothing we can hold, nothing we can make,...
Pontifical Low Mass in Cincinnati
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 27, 2014 at 7:00 am The pontifical low Mass is an interesting ceremony in the Roman Rite. On the one hand, you have the low Mass, which by it's nature, was envisioned as a private, quiet Mass for the...
Ukip official mistakes Westminster Cathedral for a mosque
Catholic Herald - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:57 am A Ukip official confused Westminster Cathedral for a mosque yesterday, accusing the BBC of bias for filming in front of it.
The BBC’s Daily Politics programme produced a report...
Pope's Message to Public Session of Pontifical Academies
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:56 am The 19th Public Session of the Pontifical Academies was held Nov. 20 in Rome. It was organized this year by the International Marian Pontifical Academy on the theme: “Mary, Icon...
Austen Ivereigh publishes biography on Pope Francis with facts on his time as the Jesuit Provincial (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:55 am To view the video click here.
Wishing Everyone a Happy Eucharistia
Dominicana - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:30 am From its beginning, the Christian faith understood itself as the fulfillment of the Jewish faith, the new and everlasting covenant that God established with man in order to draw...
Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to proclaim the Gospel
News.va - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:20 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday met with members of the Pauline Family, on the occasion of their 100th anniversary, telling them that Christians have a duty to proclaim...
Suit Says Police Promoted Prayer Vigil
The Religion Clause - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:05 am The American Humanist Association announced this week that it has filed an Establishment Clause lawsuit against the City of Ocala, Florida and its police department over a Sept....
Thanksgiving and Eucharist: Reflection for Thanksgiving Day
CatholicMom.com - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:00 am
Readings for November 27, 2014: Thanksgiving Day
For Americans, the term “Thanksgiving” conjures up images of turkey and cranberry sauce, parades and bowl games. These “...
President Issues Thanksgiving Day 2014 Proclamation
The Religion Clause - Nov 27, 2014 at 6:00 am Yesterday the President issued the Thanksgiving Day 2014 Presidential Proclamation, officially proclaiming today as a National Day of Thanksgiving. The Proclamation reads in part:...
Pope's Address to the Pauline Family
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 27, 2014 at 5:51 am Here is a translation of the Pope’s address to the participants in the Pilgrimage of the Pauline Family, on the occasion of the closing of the Centenary Year of the Pauline...
Which way will Turkey turn?
Catholic Herald - Nov 27, 2014 at 5:49 am The Pope’s visit to Turkey tomorrow will be the most significant foreign trip he’s made to date, and it comes at a time when Christians are increasingly nervous.
Francis has gone...
Pope to religious: creative fidelity to tradition
News.va - Nov 27, 2014 at 5:45 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on Thursday...
