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New Iraqi envoy shows Pope's desire for key diplomatic role
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 9, 2014 at 7:01 am Vatican City, Aug 9, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA).- Pope Francis' appointment Friday of a special envoy to Iraq demonstrates his desire that diplomacy have an impact for the persecuted...
Archbishop Tomasi calls for assistance, protection for Iraqi Christians
News.va - Aug 9, 2014 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) In light of the growing crisis for Iraqi Christians, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, spoke with...
Win FREE Tickets to “The Identical” Movie
CatholicMom.com - Aug 9, 2014 at 6:00 am Editor’s note: Today, we’re happy to spread the word about a great new film called “The Identical” and to share a guest review by Caitlin Bootsma. I had the chance to screen this...
With no pope in residence, Vatican opens gardens of summer villa
Franciscan Media - Aug 9, 2014 at 6:00 am CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) --
The aisle is paved with stone from an ancient Roman road; the apse is
made of carefully trimmed evergreen bushes; the columns are tall, thin...
Root fraternity in faith, cardinals tell Knights of Columbus
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 9, 2014 at 5:56 am Orlando, Fla., Aug 9, 2014 / 05:56 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Two cardinals addressed the Knights of Columbus' States Dinner in
Orlando on Tuesday, exhorting them to practice Catholic...
Daily Gospel Reflection for August 9, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Aug 9, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 17:14-20
Even after several readings, this passage feels difficult to me. The man in the story desires healing for his son. He brought him to the...
Pope sends plea for peace via Twitter
News.va - Aug 9, 2014 at 4:20 am In a renewed plea for peace, Pope Francis sent the following message through his Twitter account today at 10:00 am: "I ask all Catholic parishes and communities to offer a special...
Cosmetic bombs and real help
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 9, 2014 at 2:54 am I suspect a strong inverse statistical relationship between the “Bomb Iraq!” crowd and those who want to give these refugees the asylum we absolutely *owe* them. The more we want...
It turns out that when you cut taxes on people who have boatloads of money
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 9, 2014 at 2:21 am …and try to get blood from the turnip of people who have no money (just to make sure the poor are punished good and hard like they deserve), your state winds up with no money and...
Color Me Skeptical
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 9, 2014 at 2:16 am They’re making a movie about Tolkien and Lewis.
We’ll see.
Are you annoyed by webpages that play videos automatically? Solution!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 9, 2014 at 12:01 am A happy tip of the biretta to one of the smartest talk radio show personalities in these USA, Vicki McKenna for the following. Thank you! Thank you!
I pick this up from one of...
Walking in Faith
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 8, 2014 at 11:01 pm One of the most famous stories of the New Testament is the one about Jesus walking on the water. If there is any gospel story we never tire of hearing, this is it. The lake is...
The Guns of August Still Rumble - 3rd and last Part- After the Age of Empire, the Age of Totalitarianism and Genocide
Rorate Coeli - Aug 8, 2014 at 11:00 pm It is simply astonishing how much our daily lives are still so closely linked to the First World War -- and even more so those of our dear Christian brethren in the Middle East....
Gay Games and the Godbeat: a religion writer explores the treatment of gays
GetReligion - Aug 8, 2014 at 9:15 pm When I saw this headline, I wondered what to expect:
Gay Games inspire some Christian leaders to call for a re-examination of treatment of gays - Local - Ohio http://t.co/...
Father to the Orphaned (Soul)
Incarnation and Modernity - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:59 pm ________ On a routine trip, I stopped in Bologna for no other reason than to eat — eat well, so well. Five years earlier my father had died. This was one of many returns to my...
What else did CNN get wrong?
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:08 pm From Baltimore’s Catholic Review, here’s an important addendum to CNN’s piece on archbishops and where they live: Archbishop William Lori is mentioned because his residence is...
IRAQ: Watching with horror, prayers, concern.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:29 pm First, I am convinced that what is going on in Iraq is going to have dangerous consequences for us here in these USA and for Western Europe. Prepare your minds and gird...
Attending the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:20 pm Hello and welcome!
Last week I traveled to Cuba, and to reach Cuba I had to go through Miami. So, I took the occasion to visit some friends and relatives there.
I celebrated Mass...
Vatican II at 50: Graph of the Day
Rorate Coeli - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:00 pm By Pew Research Center (article: "U.S. nuns face shrinking numbers and tensions with the Vatican")
Three pertinent pieces of information:
-The Second Vatican Council ended in 1965...
A Friday Re-Run: When We Seek Chaos to Find Meaning
Quartermaster of the Barque - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:48 pm It feels like it’s time to send that Starship Enterprise chopper a little further down the page. Two Star Trek posts — back to back — might ruin my credibility if they both sit at...
