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Encountering the Word — Romans 13:8

Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:30 am
“Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8) Print this entry

Real Victims of the Gay Bullyboys

Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 am
Her essay at Public Discourse has more than 48,000 Facebook shares and 2,600 Tweets. It is the anguished cry of a woman, a wife and a mother who has been deserted by her husband...

Question about Election and Predestination

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 am
A reader writes: The text “Many are called, few are chosen” is often used to defend the theology of Election and Predestination.  How would a Catholic interpret this? I’m not...

Supreme indecision on marriage redefinition

Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:01 am
Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2014 / 01:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following Justice Anthony Kennedy’s stay on a “gay marriage” court decision in Idaho, marriage advocates are imploring...

Supreme indecision on marriage redefinition

EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:01 am
Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2014 / 02:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Following Justice Anthony Kennedy's stay on a "gay marriage" court decision in Idaho, marriage advocates are imploring...

John Locke and the Dark Side of Toleration

Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 10, 2014 at 2:00 am
“A Church then I take to be a voluntary Society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the publick worshipping of God, in such a manner as they...

No secret to sanctity: JPII exhibit teaches universal call to holiness

EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 10, 2014 at 1:33 am
Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2014 / 01:33 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A state-of-the-art exhibit at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine will show that the late Pope's example of holiness...

Abp. Hart on Synod: We need a language of love

News.va - Oct 10, 2014 at 1:30 am
(Vatican Radio) “I came to this Synod with a lot of hope”, says Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, Australia.  “In my words, I suggested that we need to use in our teaching and...

Papuan bishops launch gameplan to transform society

Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 10, 2014 at 1:03 am
Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Oct 10, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA).- At a recent Mass, the bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands revealed a roadmap for pastoral planning to guide...

Papuan bishops launch gameplan to transform society

EWTN - World Catholic News - Oct 10, 2014 at 1:03 am
Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Oct 10, 2014 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- At a recent Mass, the bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands revealed a roadmap for pastoral planning...

Let's See If I Can Sum This up... Lucky Charms-wise

Saint Louis Catholic - Oct 10, 2014 at 12:04 am
As I've posted before, my brother has a lens through which he views the state of the Church: "How do my Lucky Charms taste?"* He first used the term about nine months ago when he...

ASK FATHER: Convert confused about “private revelations”

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 10, 2014 at 12:01 am
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, I am a fairly new convert to the Church and while I have studied theology, which led me here, I sure do get confused at times. It seems Catholics...

Are all sexual thoughts sinful?

Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 9, 2014 at 11:02 pm
Dear Dan, I am struggling with sexual thoughts and am wondering about the teachings of the Church. Are all sexual sins mortal and does thinking of sex without arousal a mortal sin...

Pope Paul VI: Why he still matters

Catholic Vote - Oct 9, 2014 at 8:45 pm
    There is no question that Pope Francis is a popular pontiff. He is beloved for his ecumenical openness to other non-Catholic Christians, to those of other faiths, and of no...

Untitled

Rorate Coeli - Oct 9, 2014 at 8:03 pm
Blessed John Henry Newman:  "I have resisted to the best of my powers the spirit of liberalism in religion." We cannot let the celebration of the feast day of Blessed John Henry...

Last Call to Enter for Respect Life Books, Kids’ Books, Good Books!

CatholicMom.com - Oct 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
There’s so much good reading in this week’s giveaway…I hope you’ll enter and even consider checking some of these books out on your own. Thanks to our sponsors this week: Catholic...

Unnecessary for a Prince to Have Best Qualities, Essential for Him to Appear to Have Them

Rorate Coeli - Oct 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
In 2001, the Nobel [Peace Prize] was denied to Pope John Paul II due to an impediment made public by the Lutheran Bishop of Oslo, Gunnar Staalseth, member of the committee. No...

The Synod: Even The "Moderates" are Confused.

Making Things Visible - Oct 9, 2014 at 7:44 pm
Even The "Moderates" are Confused. Take note while you read, that "moderate" Cardinals have disparaging things to say about the Holy Father, that cannot be good. Pray the Rosary...

Pope's Morning Homily: Examination of Conscience Prevents Evil Entering the Heart

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 7:00 pm
To prevent evil from entering into our hearts, there is an ancient, but very good, practice: the examination of conscience. That was Pope Francis’ message during the morning...

Synod14: Message for Families Affected by Conflicts

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 7:00 pm
The full text of the message of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for families who suffer as a result of conflicts is published below: ***...
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