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Hindu nationalists identify Christians as 'enemies of the faith'

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 26, 2014 at 3:04 pm
A pamphlet distributed at the World Hindu Congress identifies Christians among the enemies of the Hindu faith, the Fides news service reports. At the World Hindu Congress, meeting...

Church leaders protest Sri Lankan political exploitation of Pope's scheduled visit in January

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:58 pm
Church officials in Sri Lanka have cautioned the government against using a January visit by Pope Francis to boost the re-election campaign of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In...

New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant Drops Protecting Women From Dangerous Abortions

LifeNews.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:34 pm
The announcement today that New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant is removing Regulation 84-20 comes as no surprise. Regulation 84-20 requires that only medically necessary...

Comprehensive account of Salem witch trials offers lessons for today

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Autumn’s hard frosts and shortening days invite contemplation of our mortality. But for our 17th-century Puritan forebears, the veil between this world and the next fluttered in...

Book explores Franciscan connections of famed Trappist writer

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:27 pm
You’re probably thinking, “Merton wasn’t a Franciscan; he was a Trappist.” And you’re right. Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan knows that, too, but in this volume he does his best to...

Deacon Kevin’s Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent

Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:21 pm
This guest post is by Deacon Kevin Bagley, DMin, Director of Verbum. Happy New Year! The church begins its liturgical year as we prepare for the birth of our Savior. Our readings...

Giving Thanks and #GivingTuesday: A Perfect Way to Live the Grace of Yes

CatholicMom.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Wow. What a month it has been here at Catholic Mom! I don’t know about you, but I loved every minute of celebrating with our dear founder Lisa as she launched her book baby into...

Woman Stuffs Newborn Baby in Toilet in Hospital Restroom, Found After Employees Notice Foul Odor

LifeNews.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 1:54 pm
WARNING: Graphic image follows… A woman in the Philippines has been accused of stuffing her newborn baby into the water tank of a toilet in a hospital restroom sometime last week...

#Ferguson Protests -- Did You March?

Commonweal - Nov 26, 2014 at 1:37 pm
Shortly after 5 pm yesterday, I joined with others and marched in protest. While I was marching, I had time to reflect: What brought me there? The immediate and proximate cause...

Does Pope Francis get what it takes to feed the poor as he calls for?

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 26, 2014 at 1:32 pm
We don’t have to take every pronouncement or opinion on every topic from every Pope as if it were the Lord’s ipsissima verba.  What the Bishop of Rome teaches about concerning...

Blogger 'sometimes forgets' her son has Down Syndrome

The Busy Catholic - Nov 26, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Mother sees him as sweet and determined Gabe (Photo from Hand Me Downs) A registered nurse that blogs as Mommy Chronicles writes she can easily forget her son has Down Syndrome...

It’s beginning to feel alot like Advent

The Curt Jester - Nov 26, 2014 at 1:06 pm
Via Brandon Vogt: This morning Fr. Robert Barron launched AdventReflections.com, a place where people can sign up to receive FREE daily reflections throughout Advent. Each day,...

Seven Newborn Babies Die in Refugee Camps After ISIS Drives Families From Their Homes

LifeNews.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:57 pm
We learned on Monday that newborns have become some of the latest victims of ISIS evil. Deadly cold took the lives of seven infants last week in RUN Ministries‘ “Community of Hope...

"Already and Still More": The First Sunday in Advent

The Sacred Page - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:55 pm
In this first Sunday of Advent, the Church invites us to prepare in a rather urgent manner for God’s coming in the person of Jesus Christ. If you are anything like me, it is...

The 'Kellerism' brand of journalism comes to the heartland -- in Fort Wayne, Indiana

GetReligion - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:53 pm
I find it sad, but not all that surprising, that the journalistic virus that your GetReligionistas call "Kellerism" is spreading out of the elite zip codes along the East and...

Key Sponsor of New Jersey Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide Withdraws Support

LifeNews.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:37 pm
New Jersey State Senator Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex), the powerful chairman of the Senate Health Committee who had been the prime sponsor of a doctor-prescribed suicide bill,...

A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the Nature of Catholic Liturgy

New Liturgical Movement - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:27 pm
Catholics today might sometimes be struck by the passionate conviction of the younger generation of Catholics who are fighting for the cause of the Sacred Liturgy. It is as if we...

Florida and Texas Churches Successfully Challenge Zoning Denials

The Religion Clause - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:25 pm
This week, churches in Florida and Texas were successful in their RLUIPA challenges to zoning denials.In Church of Our Savior v. City of Jacksonville, (MD FL, Nov. 25, 2014), a...

Girl’s Priceless Response to Mom After Seeing Ultrasound of New Sibling: “You Ate the Baby?”

LifeNews.com - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Having a baby is a gift and telling others about your new little bundle of joy often requires creativity. Such are the moments captured in this video compiled by America’s...

Pope asks prayers for success of his visit to Turkey

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 26, 2014 at 12:05 pm
At the conclusion of his regular public audience on Wednesday, November 26, Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for the success of his visit to Turkey, which begins on Friday...
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