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Firing of Polish doctor over abortion refusal sparks outcry
EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 2, 2014 at 5:02 am Rome, Italy, Aug 2, 2014 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The removal one of Poland's top doctors as director of Holy Family
hospital in Warsaw for refusing to perform an abortion has...
Daily Gospel Reflection for August 2, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Aug 2, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12
I read this Gospel, and I get a little uncomfortable, because it is an all too familiar scenario. Not only because it echoes Pilate and the death...
Daily Catholic Quote from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 2, 2014 at 3:30 am “There is, actually, only one person in all humanity of whom God has one picture and in whom there is a perfect conformity between what He wanted her to be and what she is, and...
ASK FATHER: None of your….
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 2, 2014 at 3:00 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I was just wondering if there are any documents that specifically require the composition of liturgical candles to be made of beeswax.
Quite often I see...
Encountering the Word — Proverbs 22:9
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 2, 2014 at 2:30 am “He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.” (Proverbs 22:9) If you liked this scripture verse, please share it with your friends and...
Look At Me
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 1, 2014 at 11:02 pm I sat there in the quiet chapel, feeling exceptionally grateful for my seven-month-old son’s spontaneous nap, which gave me the chance to savor a few minutes with Jesus in...
The Miracle of the Loaves
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 1, 2014 at 11:01 pm Only one miracle of Jesus is recorded in all four gospels—the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. I once heard a homilist give what he said was the real meaning of the story...
Aurora Iam Spargit Polum
Breviary Hymns - Aug 1, 2014 at 9:22 pm The Dawn is Sprinkling in the East it's Golden ShowerAurora Iam Spargit Polum is an anonymous hymn which dates back to the 8th century or earlier. Once thought to be by St....
INTERNET PRAYER UPDATE: KLINGON (AUDIO)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 1, 2014 at 9:18 pm Just when I was on a high from getting the Japanese version of the famed “Internet Prayer” – Qapla’! – my spies came through with an audio recording in
KLINGON!
Maybe they finally...
Pakistani Catholics foster dialogue, fellowship with Muslims
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 1, 2014 at 9:05 pm Lahore, Pakistan, Aug 1, 2014 / 08:05 pm (CNA).- Catholics in Pakistan reached out to the local Islamic community in an effort to promote peace between the religious groups in...
INTERNET PRAYER UPDATE: JAPANESE!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 1, 2014 at 7:44 pm The other day I reported that I finally had an Tagalog audio recording of the now well-known “Internet Prayer”. HERE At that time I said that I was still waiting for a Japanese...
Exhortation "Dum Europa", of August 2, 1914, for Peace in Europe - The Final Words of Pope Saint Pius X
Rorate Coeli - Aug 1, 2014 at 7:24 pm Le sang injustement répandu
est long à pénétrer dans la terre.
Paul Claudel
June 1915
The Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia of July 23, 1914, caught most of Europe by surprise...
Photos of the Vigil for Christians in Iraq held at the DC Oratory in formation last Monday
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 1, 2014 at 6:40 pm Last Monday at St Thomas the Apostle, Washington DC, there was a Prayer Vigil for persecuted Christians in Iraq. Holy Mass was followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament...
Bishops urge conscience protection for child welfare agencies
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 1, 2014 at 6:18 pm Washington D.C., Aug 1, 2014 / 05:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Three committee chairmen of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference are strongly supporting a new bill that protects the conscience...
Education crucial to limiting Ebola outbreak, relief agency says
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 1, 2014 at 6:04 pm Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug 1, 2014 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the deadly Ebola virus continues to claim victims in West Africa, Catholic Relief Services is working to fight...
Ebola Virus – No worries! Right?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 1, 2014 at 5:38 pm I hear that victims of the highly infectious and contagious Ebola Virus are being brought to these United States. It’ll be the first time this deadly and highly infectious and...
‘Haciendo Lio’ at St. Mary’s in Waltham
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Aug 1, 2014 at 5:27 pm Hello and welcome,
In spite of a unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the Massachusetts law enforcing a 35 foot “buffer zone” around...
ASK FATHER: Should I attend or avoid a civil marriage of a Catholic?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 1, 2014 at 5:16 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Is it wrong for a Catholic to attend a wedding that is a civil ceremony only….even if she is my sister? I know you are very busy…answer if you can…I...
Planned Parenthood Spent $1.7 Million to Buy a McAuliffe a Governor’s Seat in Virginia, Now He Must Pay Up
LifeNews.com - Aug 1, 2014 at 5:11 pm How much political cover can $1.7 million buy Planned Parenthood? That’s how much America’s leading abortion provider gave to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s election campaign,...
Swords into plowshares: Catholic church taking over building used by Michigan abortion clinic
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 1, 2014 at 5:10 pm Details: A Catholic church will soon “take over” the space currently being rented by the last free-standing abortion clinic in Lansing, the Lansing Diocese announced this week....
