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Small Success Thursday and the Noisy Church
CatholicMom.com - Oct 9, 2014 at 7:00 am
A few years ago, I felt the push from God to say the Rosary. I can’t say I felt pleased. “God. Do you see my life here? It’s too busy, that’s too much, it’s too long.” My litany...
Synod14: Summary of 6th General Congregation
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:49 am During the Sixth General Congregation, which took place Wednesday afternoon, the Synod Fathers continued their debate on the theme set forth in the Instrumentum Laboris: “...
Event Notice: Eucharistic Procession on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk This Sunday
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:42 am This Sunday, October 12th, Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Virgina Beach, Virginia, will hold a its third annual Eucharistic Procession on the ocean boardwalk, with the...
Liberian priest: Spread of Ebola leaving people trapped
Catholic Herald - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:32 am A Liberian priest has said the spread of Ebola in the country has left citizens isolated, meaning they “can’t even go to church”.
Fr McDonald Nah, a priest of the Archdiocese of...
Lessons in Growing Up
Dominicana - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:30 am When I was little, there was a man named Bob Costello who visited our family. He’s a childhood friend of my dad, and one afternoon when he was playing baseball with my brothers...
The saint who ruled England
Catholic Herald - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:09 am The patron saint of troubled marriages as well as royalty, St Edward is one of only two kings of England to be canonised (the other, Edward the Martyr, was murdered as a boy,...
'Justice and mercy cannot be separated'
EWTN - Vatican News - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:09 am Vatican City, Oct 9, 2014 / 06:09 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As three proposals emerged from the synod of bishops to reform the
process of marriage annulment, a participant in the synod...
Another donation suggestion post. Updates on past projects you helped with.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:00 am Sometimes people ask me about good causes to donate to. They want to make sure that their hard earned money goes to something that will make a difference.
I want today to suggest...
Tech Talk: Teens, Novels, and Digital Citizenship
CatholicMom.com - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:00 am
It was a great privilege to interview J. M. Varner, a teacher and Catholic author of two novels for teens that center on technology and social media. Mr. Varner is also on...
Court declines to review rulings overturning same-sex marriage bans
Franciscan Media - Oct 9, 2014 at 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Rulings that overturned state bans on same-sex
marriage in five states will be allowed to take effect, after the
Supreme Court Oct. 6 declined to consider...
Syrian priest kidnapped by Islamists released
Catholic Herald - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:48 am A Catholic priest kidnapped by Islamists in Syria has been released, according to the Custody of the Holy Land.
Fr Hanna Jallouf, a Syrian, was taken captive in Tuesday by the al-...
Franciscan Priest Kidnapped in Syria Released
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:40 am A statement from the Custody of the Holy Land today reported that Franciscan Fr. Hanna Jallouf, of the Custody, parish priest at Knayeh (Qunayeh), Syria, was released this morning...
Arab bishops back use of �proportionate force' to protect minorities
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:38 am The Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions has issued a statement in support of the international community's use of "proportionate force" to protect ethnic and religious...
Obama Administration Says It Won't Enforce Contraception Mandate Against Media Group
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:33 am This week, the Media Research Center (MRC) announced that it entered into an Agreed Order of Dismissal with the Obama government ending its lawsuit to block enforcement of the...
Pope at Santa Marta: What we dare not hope for
News.va - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:30 am (Vatican Radio) We ask for a lot of things when we pray, but the greatest gift that God can give us is the Holy Spirit. This was Pope Francis’ reflection Thursday morning at Mass...
Family synod: doctrinal chief says speeches should be published
Catholic Herald - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:28 am The texts of speeches at the family synod should be released publicly, the Vatican’s doctrinal chief has said.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the...
Patriarch Abraham
Communio - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:22 am The feast of Abraham recalls the person, our father in monotheistic Judaism who opened the door to human faithfulness before the holiness of a God who revealed Himself to humanity...
In Lebanon, a Major Catholic Village Walks Its Way of the Cross
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:22 am By Khouloud Tawm The village of Kaa is in the north of the Bekaa Valley, close to the Syrian border. It has a population of some 13,000 Christians, most of them Melkites. After...
Down Syndrome Does Not Make Life Disposable
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:06 am The Holy Father’s universal prayer intention for September was, “That the mentally disabled may receive the love and help they need for a dignified life.” This is such a timely...
Six miles from ISIS: A shockingly brave priest returns to Iraq
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 9, 2014 at 5:02 am Vatican City, Oct 9, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Ghazwan Yousif Baho had the option to stay in Italy when he recently accompanied an elderly Iraqi couple to an...
