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Mercy Is Neither Tolerance Nor Relativism
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm "We must work to avoid a repetition of what happened after the promulgation of Humanae Vitae in 1968", said Cardinal George Pell Friday night at the presentation of the book: 'The...
Full Text of Pope's General Audience Catechesis, Oct. 8th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm Here below is the full text of the Pope's weekly general audience catechesis for October 8th. ***
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the last catecheses, we sought to bring to...
Nigeria: Boko Haram's Bloodshed Continues
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm An official and priest of Nigeria’s Maidiguri diocese asks where is the freedom as its priests and people are displaced, and churches destroyed. Speaking about the onslaught by...
Pope at Audience: Prayers and Renewed Openness Needed to Overcome Divisions
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm Prayer and renewed openness are needed to overcome division and threats to unity, the Pope said during his weekly general audience catechesis today. Addressing thousands of...
Synod14: Full Text of Fifth General Congregation, President Cardinal Assis' Introduction and Mrs. Toure's Testimony
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm (Pastoral Challenges) SYNOD 14 – 5TH GENERAL CONGREGATION: “PASTORAL CHALLENGES
ON THE FAMILY” (PART II, CHAPTER 2), 08.10.2014
Introduction by the President Delegate,...
The Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity
Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Oct 7, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Nativity by Deborah Anderson
I would like to dedicate this blog post to my mother, Eleanor, whose strong faith has inspired me and many others throughout my life.
Regarding the...
Busy Catholic: Break Up the Rosary
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Oct 7, 2014 at 6:36 pm Isn't my custom made rosary pretty?No, I'm not breaking up with the Rosary, I'm simply breaking it up to fit my crazy busy schedule. Wait, I'm not starting this blog post the way...
Pro-Choice Hypocrisy: Men Should Speak Up if They Support Abortion, Shut Up if Not
LifeNews.com - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:45 pm The abortion movement could also be called the hypocrisy movement. They call themselves feminist, yet are thoroughly anti-woman. They say women have a right to abortion, but deny...
What’s a synod? Glad you asked.
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:38 pm The Vatican has released an engaging video that answers that question and it’s surprisingly hip. No, really. You probably never expected to see “Vatican”, “engaging” and “hip” in...
Franciscan priest, Christian villagers abducted by Syrian militants
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:32 pm Aleppo, Syria, Oct 7, 2014 / 04:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Militants linked to al-Nusra Front kidnapped a Catholic parish priest and as many as 20 people from a Christian village in...
Celebrate Christmas (in October) in Harvard Square
CatholicMom.com - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:30 pm Your calendar may read October 7th, and I know we haven’t even celebrated Advent yet, but I’m going to urge you to begin celebrating a little bit of Christmas TODAY. With the...
Solidarity a virtue for businessmen too, CEO counsels
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:09 pm Washington D.C., Oct 7, 2014 / 04:09 pm (CNA).- Business leaders should embrace virtues like solidarity and mutual dependence among their business partners, employees, customers...
Watch as These Five People Boldly Proclaim: We’re Not Ashamed to be Pro-Life
LifeNews.com - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:08 pm Those who serve faithfully in the pro-life movement rarely get the opportunity to look up from day-to-day work and see the big picture.
For many, the March for Life every January...
The invaluable Amy Welborn…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:07 pm …on, among other things, the daft Church/State financial arrangments in Germany and how that provides vital background to the stuff the German bishops are doing and saying.
I also...
Go and synod no more
The Curt Jester - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:06 pm Well since everyone was punning on synod, decided to pun on the latter half of the word.
“Prayer is water for a desperate and parched world”
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 7, 2014 at 5:05 pm Last weekend, I delivered three talks to the convocation for deacons in the Archdiocese of Seattle. The theme: “Preaching with a Deacon’s Heart.” It was a great weekend, with a...
Attention Vocation Directors: Please Don’t Let Brewmaster Sisters Disappear!
Quartermaster of the Barque - Oct 7, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Source: Flickr; Author: USOX; under creative commons license
From an article in The Atlantic:
Sister Doris Engelhard begins most days with mandatory choral prayer at 5:30 a.m.,...
Solemn Mass for the Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman in DC
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 7, 2014 at 4:41 pm Solemn Mass for the Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman of The OratorySt Thomas Apostle Catholic Church, Woodley Road, NW, Washington DCThursday October 9th at 7.30pmCelebrant :...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness, But Will Anyone Tell Women of Abortion’s Link?
LifeNews.com - Oct 7, 2014 at 4:34 pm I wanted to take a few minutes to address all that pink you’ve been seeing in stores, on athletes and on your TV screen. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it has never...
Priest and parishioners kidnapped in northern Syria
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 7, 2014 at 4:30 pm A Catholic priest and some of his parishioners have been abducted from a village in northern Syria, the Fides news service reports.
Father Hanna Jallouf, a Franciscan priest...
