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Prayer Request
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 27, 2014 at 1:01 am A reader writes:
Please ask your readers to pray for me and my family. My business (based around what I thought was my life’s work) appears to be failing after many ups and downs...
SBL 2014 highlights
The Sacred Page - Nov 27, 2014 at 12:55 am What a tremendous time I had this year at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature!
Above all, I had the honor of reading a paper co-written with John Kincaid. N....
Thankful for the Unknowns
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Nov 27, 2014 at 12:00 am On this Thanksgiving, Fr. Steve Grunow invites us to express gratitude for saintly men and women who journeyed through life unnoticed, disappearing into the mission of the Church.
On Being Grateful for Our Challenges
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 26, 2014 at 11:02 pm “If God sends you many sufferings, it is a sign that He has great plans for you and certainly wants to make you a saint.” (St. Ignatius Loyola) I woke up yesterday not feeling...
Thanksgiving and the Eucharist
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 26, 2014 at 11:01 pm For Americans, the term “Thanksgiving” conjures up images of turkey and cranberry sauce, parades and bowl games. These “traditions” have come to mark an event made a perpetual...
The Friday after Thanksgiving Day indult
Rorate Coeli - Nov 26, 2014 at 11:00 pm
A friendly and tasty annual reminder that there is a strong argument to be made that there is no required abstinence from meat this Friday for our American readers.
While always...
Poem: Concerning the Divine Word
Breviary Hymns - Nov 26, 2014 at 8:57 pm 15th Century Painting by Meister de Marienlebens - Courtesy of WikipediaConcerning the Divine Word is a translation by Roy Campbell (1901-1957) of the Spanish poem: Del Verbo...
Praise Report
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm A reader writes:
I want to offer a prayer of Thanksgiving for the safety of my family after a serious car accident this weekend. No head injuries, no blood. All walked out of the...
Gethsemane and Gratitude
Incarnation and Modernity - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:59 pm __________ It is difficult to celebrate a festival of thanksgiving when giving thanks is an act that must be summoned from the remnants of our broken lives. The complication is a...
The groundbreaking of our new Seaport Chapel
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:53 pm Hello and welcome!
Like all of you, I am sure, I have been closely watching events surrounding the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. The announcement of the grand jury’s decision...
Status Post No Chill Brewing
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:17 pm The drought — the one that involves a dearth of decent beer at the Quartermaster’s house, but sadly, not the one threatening to send all of California spiraling into utter chaos...
Pope's Philly trip could be a turning point on US marriage front
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:02 pm Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2014 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Legal expert Alan Sears said that the push for marriage redefinition in the U.S. has provided a platform for the issue at...
Adventures in Pork: HamRelocation
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm Now that we have FOUR whole salt-cured “prosciutto” hams to age for the next 12-18 months, and another two expected in the next couple of months, I have run into some capacity...
Pope's Morning Homily: Even If Reality Is Ugly, Keep Heads Held High
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm Even at the worst of times, Christians cannot give into depression, but rather must live in hope. During his daily morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta, the Holy Father said that in...
Pope Francis' Address to Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm Here is the translation of the Pope’s address to the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on...
'Praying, Worshiping God Is Not Wasting Time'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm “While you do not hide the areas of weakness that it is possible to verify today in consecrated life,” the Pope told consecrated persons today at the Vatican, he encouraged them...
Pope to Pauline Family: 'Everyone Has the Right to Receive the Gospel'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm In an audience this morning with the Pauline Family, Pope Francis encouraged them to renew their commitment to living and communicating faith through multimedia. The Pauline...
Vatican Announces Pope Francis' Public Liturgical Celebrations in December, January
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm The Vatican has released the schedule for Pope Francis’ public liturgical celebrations in December 2014 and January 2015. Below is the Holy Father’s itinerary, published by the...
Rick Warren on Catholics: “If you love Jesus, we’re on the same team”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 26, 2014 at 5:55 pm The popular Protestant preacher talks with CNS about faith, Mary, the saints and more in the video below—and shares his vision for how we can work together in common cause.
Flavorful Turkey: There is Still Time
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 26, 2014 at 5:47 pm But there is not another moment to waste. Heed the Quartermaster’s instructions for brining your bird, get the turkey in the brine tonight, for significantly upgraded holiday...
