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Summary of Pope's General Audience, September 17th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 17, 2014 at 12:30 am Here below is a summary of Pope Francis' catechesis, delivered today at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. ***
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
When we profess the...
The Elephant in the Laboratory
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 16, 2014 at 11:01 pm Some say they were pursued by the Hound of Heaven, a Grace that would not take leave, not in the “nights”or “down the days,” the “arches of the years” or the “labyrinthine ways.”...
An Interview with Jef Murray by Tolkien Brazil
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 16, 2014 at 11:00 pm Nearly a year ago, I was contacted by Eduardo Stark of Tolkien Brazil, a large and active group of Tolkien and fantasy fans in South America. Eduardo has followed my work as a...
Only a Living Thing is Capable of Swimming against the Current
Saint Louis Catholic - Sep 16, 2014 at 10:51 pm In honor of this sacerdos magnus, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, his own words at a Mass in St. Louis in thanksgiving for his elevation to the Sacred College in 2011:Having received...
Robot of Sherwood (Secrets of Doctor Who)
Jimmy Akin.org - Sep 16, 2014 at 9:43 pm In this episode we review and analyse episode 3 of season 8, entitled ‘Robot of Sherwood’. The Doctor and Clara travel to 1190 to meet Robin Hood. Why is the Doctor so cynical?...
Pope's Albania visit will draw from past, look to future
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 16, 2014 at 9:31 pm Vatican City, Sep 16, 2014 / 08:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ upcoming Albanian visit will highlight Mother Teresa, honor the martyrs of Albania’s atheistic past, and...
Report: Cardinal Burke demoted?
The Deacon's Bench - Sep 16, 2014 at 9:20 pm As yet, no official confirmation from the Vatican. But this broke tonight, from Sandro Magister at Vatican Insider: In his first months as bishop of Rome, Pope Bergoglio...
Cooking for Christ Cookbook Giveaway
Homeschool Goodies - Sep 16, 2014 at 9:01 pm Jennifer @ Family in Feast and Feria is hosting a Cooking for Christ, the Classic Liturgical Cookbook, giveaway!
Cooking for Christ: the Liturgical Year in the Kitchen was written...
Stunning: gun instructor’s children send a message to the little girl who shot him
The Deacon's Bench - Sep 16, 2014 at 9:00 pm This is extraordinary. As someone noted elsewhere: “There are some good homilies right there.” Oh yeah. Just watch.
This Dostoyevsky Quote Made Me Stop and Think Today
Creative Minority Report - Sep 16, 2014 at 8:49 pm I read this quote today from The Brothers Karamazov and it made me stop:“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point...
The possible demotion of Card. Burke. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 16, 2014 at 8:47 pm Now that the cat is out of the bag, I’ll post this. I do not like the fact that Sandro Magister posted in this way, however. I’ve been biting the inside of my mouth for a while...
Motus in fine velocior1) PURGE - Magister: Burke removed from Curia, sent off to Symbolic position.2) Synod Co-President: Church has "always" wanted to respect "stable" homosexual unions
Rorate Coeli - Sep 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm 1) Sandro Magister, who has emerged as the most authoritative and reliable of Vaticanists in the reign of Pope Francis, reports in his column for September 17 that Raymond...
Endgame
Saint Louis Catholic - Sep 16, 2014 at 8:10 pm Sandro Magister is reporting that His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke, currently the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal for the Apostolic Signatura, will soon be sacked and demoted...
Defense of all persecuted believers highlighted at DC summit
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm Washington D.C., Sep 16, 2014 / 06:45 pm (CNA).- Support of religious freedom for all those being persecuted was reiterated at a conference in the nation’s capital following...
Original Sins: Eucharistic Prayer II - composed in a few hours in a Roman Trattoria
Rorate Coeli - Sep 16, 2014 at 7:20 pm Perfect for "a banal on-the-spot product"
The unbelievable scene is not unknown, it has been mentioned elsewhere before, but now confirmed in the published recollections of one of...
Pope's General Audience: The Church Was Born Catholic and Apostolic
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm Here below is the full text of Pope Francis' weekly general audience catechesis, delivered in St. Peter's Square, September 17th. ***
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
When we...
Pope Asks for Prayers for Upcoming Trip to Albania
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm At the end of today's general audience, Pope Francis greeted those present in various languages. In his greetings in Arabic, he addressed the faithful of the Holy Land “from where...
Catholic Mom’s Café – A Show for YOU!
CatholicMom.com - Sep 16, 2014 at 6:30 pm Editor’s note: Today, we’re celebrating with our friend and fellow CatholicMom.com contributor Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle as she prepares to launch her very own television program...
Two Articles of Potential Interest to NLM Readers
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 16, 2014 at 5:20 pm As a companion piece to my article here at NLM on Summorum Pontificum, I published over at One Peter Five a more "pastoral" consideration of where we stand, where we need to be...
Cocaine found in car registered to Vatican
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 16, 2014 at 5:11 pm Vatican officials have reacted with embarrassment after a car carrying Vatican diplomatic plates was stopped by French police, who discovered several pounds of cocaine in the ...
