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7 Quick Takes: A 7 Course Vegetarian Middle Eastern Menu in Photos

The Catholic Foodie - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:54 am

This week’s 7 Quick Takes is going to be a little different. A 7 course vegetarian Middle Eastern menu in photos as a 7 Quick Takes? Sure! Why not? Each photo links to its recipe...

Fideles Lindner Memorial in Kitui

Catholic Hot Dish - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:37 am

Fideles Lindner with Students Our Archdiocesan Solidarity Partnership with the Diocese of Kitui began in 2004. Fideles Lindner, from St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings, was...

The Meaning of “Merit”

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:31 am

In which we look at one of those confusing Catholic bits of jargon that make perfect common sense once you get past the confusingnessitude of the jargon.

Euthanasia Advocates Exploit 29-Year-Old Who Wants to Kill Herself to Push Assisted Suicide

LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:30 am

I wasn’t going to write about the Brittany Maynard assisted suicide frenzy. Maynard is apparently dying of brain cancer at age 29, and has decided to mount a pro-assisted suicide...

Synod sends message of solidarity to families in Iraq and Syria

Vatican Insider - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:28 am

Must-see video: “What we’re really hungering for is God”

The Deacon's Bench - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:15 am

A priest with the Congregation of Holy Cross sent this my way, with this note: Our Vocations Office, with a film team from California, has been working hard over the past several...

Living in the Bush: without water

Catholic Hot Dish - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:04 am

The sun beats down from directly overhead, burning the skin after a very short while. The breeze does provide some relief, especially in the shade. It is the end of the dry...

Woman’s Heartbreaking Letter to Her Unborn Baby: I’m Aborting You Next Friday

LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:02 am

A user on the social media network Reddit has posted a heart-wrenching open letter to her unborn child saying she plans to get an abortion next week because she is just not ready...

Meatless Friday: Brazilian Fish Moqueca

CatholicMom.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 10:00 am

This Brazilian fish stew is unique because of its coconut-milk base! If you like chowder, give this recipe a try. FISH MOQUECA Ingredients: 700 g (1 1/2 lb.) dogfish steaks (...

Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Trashes Pro-Life Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 9:31 am

Apparently only abortion proponents have the right to comment on the health and safety of women because when Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, released a pro-life, pro-woman...

From the synod: two more cardinals back communion for divorced and remarried

The Deacon's Bench - Oct 10, 2014 at 9:30 am

From John Allen in Crux: Within the last 24 hours, two Italian cardinals have stepped into the fray over whether divorced and remarried Catholics ought to be able to receive...

“My Girlfriend Had an Abortion Last Week, She Was 15 Weeks Pregnant, This is Not What I Wanted”

LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 9:12 am

Abortion brings darkness to a community … a darkness that needs our silence in order to survive. It brings death to the innocent. It also brings emotional, spiritual … even...

Francis: How does one defeat Satan? By examining one’s conscience

Vatican Insider - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:54 am

Great! "Illumination and Support"

Feminine Genius - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:41 am

This is the most helpful address I've seen so far at the Synod: Arturo and Hermelinda As Zamberline, married for 41 years with three children, addressed the Synod during the...

This morning… I want this guy’s job!

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:40 am

It’s about 8:30 a.m. and I have already had four phone calls about stuff having to do with the Synod and other stuff related to it. It feels like the world and the the Church...

Searching for Balance?

CatholicMom.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:30 am

Anna on the tracks We found a set of railroad tracks on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, I was able to spend an awesome time with my family. We started with a charity 4K race,...

China’s Gendercide: When Women are Strapped to Tables and Forced to Have Abortions

LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:29 am

Few issues divide more sharply than abortion. Longstanding friendships and family relationships can rupture over the pro-choice/pro-life debate. But on the International Day of...

Pope Paul's Call for Peace and Justice Challenges us More Than Ever

USCCB Media Blog - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:27 am

By Jill Rauh Pope Paul VI spent the first years of his pontificate shepherding the Second Vatican Council to its conclusion, visiting the United States and the Holy Land and, in...

Finding the Challenges and Joys of Paul VI's Teaching on the Family

USCCB Media Blog - Oct 10, 2014 at 8:26 am

By Maria Wiering Looking back, I’m sure the moment was awkward. My now-husband and I were on our second date: evening coffee at a laid-back café in St. Paul, Minnesota. We had...

Paul VI and Dialogue -- We Wouldn't Be Here Without Him