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Spanish priest known for working with gangs jailed in El Salvador
Catholic Herald - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:44 am A Salvadoran judge ruled that Spanish Passionist Father Antonio Rodriguez, known for his work in rehabilitating gang members, should remain in jail, accused of various crimes...
Pope offers prayers for China earthquake victims
Catholic Herald - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:22 am As Chinese authorities raised the official death toll from Sunday’s earthquake in the southern Yunnan province, Pope Francis offered public prayers for the victims and their...
On Doctrinal Questions, Francis will Favor Cardinal Müller over Kasper
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:20 am
A recent post from Sandro Magister introduces his report on a book-length interview with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller by asking a question. This is how he poses it: “The...
A Defense of the Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor’s Art
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:15 am
Art is the pulse of the soul. It expresses much of what is kept hidden and even what could not be expressed in any other form. Many people talk of a crisis in modern art—its...
Books blog: The role of the Church made blindingly clear
Catholic Herald - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:03 am Patrick’s Madrid’s recently published book, Why be Catholic?, is written as a defence and explanation of the Church’s role and mission in history. It is a work of apologetics,...
Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Francis
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:30 am “Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards him: he awaits you with open arms.” (Pope Francis) If you liked this quote,...
Watch Fr. Robert Barron’s New Film “Heroic Priesthood”
Quartermaster of the Barque - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:18 am The entire 12-minute Word on Fire film can be seen on-line by going here. It’s well worth your time, especially to share with a young man that you know who may be considering...
On My Way to the Flannery O’Connor Conference: An Encounter of Mercy
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:14 am While traveling to an overseas conference on Flannery O'Connor, Fr. Damian Ference had an unexpected brush with grace. It came through the kindness of Kerry Weber, author of a new...
Interview with Cardinal Pell on reform of Vatican finances
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:14 am Cardinal George Pell, the new prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, discussed the reform of Vatican finances in a lengthy interview with Catholic News Service.
"We're...
Alabama governor laments judge's abortion clinic ruling
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:04 am Montgomery, Ala., Aug 7, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Robert Bentley, Alabama's governor and a trained physician, has expressed disappointment that a law he signed last year...
Alabama governor laments judge's abortion clinic ruling
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:04 am Montgomery, Ala., Aug 7, 2014 / 03:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Robert Bentley, Alabama's governor and a trained physician, has
expressed disappointment that a law he signed last year...
East African bishops decry threats to family, �strongly condemn' same-sex unions
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:56 am At the conclusion of a recent meeting in Malawi, bishops from eight nations in East Africa denounced threats to family life.
"The threat to the family in our region is now more...
Mexico: bishop welcomes state medical care for migrants
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:48 am A bishop in southern Mexico has welcomed the decision of the State of Tabasco to grant medical care to migrants from Central America for a three-month period.
"It is necessary to...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 95:6
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:30 am “O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” (Psalm 95:6) If you liked this scripture verse, please share it with your friends and family using...
Pope welcomes opening of center for victims of exploitation
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:25 am Pope Francis has written a brief message welcoming the opening of a center for adolescent victims of sexual exploitation in Posadas, a city of 340,000 in northern Argentina.
"I...
Remember the Harvard “Black Mass” Stunt? The one planned in Oklahoma is WORSE
Quartermaster of the Barque - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:21 am Because a consecrated host will (purportedly) be used.
This is happening under the guise that it is just a form of protected First Amendment expression. But, outside of the...
Apple to unveil new iPhone 6 on September 9
Quartermaster of the Barque - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:20 am I’m slightly ambivalent about this news, because due to my own triumphant stupidity, I bricked my iPhone 5s and replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. I don’t know if I’ll...
The Drama of Faith
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:06 am The Church and the Stage is the first in a little series by Yr Obdt Svt over at Catholic World Report exploring the relationship between drama and the Catholic Tradition.
French basilica desecrated
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 7, 2014 at 1:59 am Two churches in Thonon-les-Bains, a city of 30,000 in eastern France, were desecrated on August 5, according to Le Messager, a newspaper based in Chablais.
A man in his thirties...
Editorial Qaraqosh falls: A greater punishment is ready for the more mighty.
Rorate Coeli - Aug 7, 2014 at 1:41 am God will not except any man's person, neither will he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all. But a greater...
