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Pope at Angelus: Why exalt the Cross?
News.va - Sep 14, 2014 at 6:10 am (Vatican Radio) “Why do Christians exalt the Cross of Christ?” asked Pope Francis of pilgrims and tourists Sunday who had gathered beneath the window of his study to for the...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - Sep 14, 2014 at 6:00 am
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
Tech Talk: Cross-Platform Calendar
Sunrise Calendar is a versatile FREE tool that works on Android, iOS, and your desktop to...
Deathbed ordination 'reflects Paschal Mystery,' says bishop
Franciscan Media - Sep 14, 2014 at 6:00 am
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- As William Carmona lay gravely ill in a San Antonio
hospital bed, he repeatedly questioned his classmates from nearby
Assumption Seminary: "Where is Bishop...
Petition against OKC black mass draws support of 85,000
EWTN - US Latest News - Sep 14, 2014 at 5:54 am Oklahoma City, Okla., Sep 14, 2014 / 05:54 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- More than 85,000 people have signed a petition asking the city-run Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall to cancel...
Daily Gospel Reflection for September 14, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Sep 14, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 3: 13-17
In today’s Gospel we encounter one of the most quoted verses in the Christian world. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only...
Pope Francis: Homily for Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
News.va - Sep 14, 2014 at 4:30 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis marked the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sunday with Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s basilica during which he presided over the Sacrament...
Daily Catholic Quote from Thomas à Kempis on the Holy Cross
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 14, 2014 at 3:30 am “In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind...
Gospel Reading for Sunday, September 14th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:52 am Gospel: JN 3:13-17 Jesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent...
Mariachi Music makes its way to the Vatican (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:31 am To view the video click here.
Encountering the Word — Philippians 2:1-11
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:30 am “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind,...
Cardinals get ready for next 'G9' meeting with Pope Francis (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:29 am To view the video click here.
The Exaltation of the Cross
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:08 am As the sacred pledge is revealed from Heaven, the faith of Christ is strengthened; the divine wonders are now present, that were first prefigured in the rod of Moses. V. At the...
Pope's Angelus Address: Sunday, September 14th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:03 am At 12pm today, the Holy Father Francis appeared at the window of the study in the Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square...
More Fodder for the Cry Room Debate
Quartermaster of the Barque - Sep 14, 2014 at 2:01 am I’ve written on this topic extensively, here, here, and I even suggested that Pope Francis might agree with me here. Some people objected. Now the Chairman of the Evangelization...
Pope Francis Presides Over Marriage of 20 Couples from the Diocese of Rome
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 13, 2014 at 11:48 pm Wedding bells rang in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning as Pope Francis presided over a Mass that included a wedding ceremony for 20 couples from the Diocese of Rome. The...
How the Weakness of the Cross Makes Us Strong
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 13, 2014 at 11:01 pm “When I am weak, then I am strong”; “power made perfect in weakness.” Such verses are often cited as key to spiritual growth, but do we really understand what they are talking...
"God" In Pledge and in Military Oath Challenged Anew By Humanist Group
The Religion Clause - Sep 13, 2014 at 8:13 pm Stars and Stripes reported earlier this week that the U.S. Air Force is seeking an opinion from the Defense Department's chief lawyer on whether an enlisted man who is an atheist...
Prayer Request
Jimmy Akin.org - Sep 13, 2014 at 8:01 pm I have a prayer request for my newborn niece.
I just received a text from my sister, Jennifer, asking for prayers for her new baby girl, Ronin Rose, who was recently born at 28...
David Haines, rest in peace. Mass for his intention.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 13, 2014 at 7:01 pm What part of “war” is unclear?
I am sadden and infuriated at the murder of the British aid worker David Haines. Practitioners of the Religion of Peace sawed his head off.
His...
Pope Francis' Homily at Wedding Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Sep 13, 2014 at 7:00 pm Here is the translation of the Holy Father's homily during the wedding Mass celebrated this morning at St. Peter's Basilica on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. * * *...
