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Originality in explaining the Truth: Newman's relevant words to the Synod on the Family
Rorate Coeli - Jun 30, 2014 at 7:08 am by Father Richard G. Cipolla
A cursory reading of the Instrumentum
Laboris for the upcoming Synod on the Family does not inspire confidence in
the working proceedings of the Synod...
Editor's Notebook — Hobby Lobby decision; Pope Francis watch; Michigan diocese downsizes.
OSV Daily Take - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:58 amEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sends Message to Pope Francis for St. Peter and Paul
News.va - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:55 am (Vatican Radio) The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has expressed his “sincere gratitude” for the series of encounters this year with Pope Francis in a letter marking the...
Like all extremists, the men of ISIS know just enough history to be dangerous
Catholic Herald - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:54 am Every picture tells a story, and this picture of the last Caliph of Islam, tells us a great deal.
The strikingly handsome old man in the ornate chair, wearing a fez, is the last...
What Christians call love
Communio - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:37 am The distinctive love by which Christians are recognized is not merely the result of an affectionate nature or the acquisition of skills or a suitably nurturing social situation....
The Vulnerability Problem
Dominicana - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:30 am “Never be friends with the English!” Despite his own maxim, Dr. Aziz, the main character in E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, can’t help but be friends with the English. Aziz...
Worth a thousand words: what cool dads do
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:20 am If this isn’t worth a thousand words, nothing is. From a web page devoted to “Classy People from the Past Who Remind Us What ‘Cool’ Is” comes this memorable picture of the most...
Vatican's Financial Intelligence Authority signs agreement with USA
News.va - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:20 am
(Vatican Radio) The Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria(AIF), the Financial Intelligence Authority of the Holy See and Vatican City State, has signed an agreement to exchange...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:09 am From SSRN:
Zvi H. Triger, Golda Meir's Reluctant Feminism: The Pre-State Years, (Israel Studies, 19.3 (Fall 2014), Forthcoming).
Frederick Mark Gedicks & Andrew Koppelman,...
Conference of European Bishops Condemns Crucifixions in Syria
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:06 am The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences has expressed its outrage at the crucifixions of rebel fighters near the Syrian city of Aleppo. In a statement...
Ordination update: 6 new deacons for San Diego
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:01 am Details: Before ordaining six men to the permanent diaconate, retired Bishop Robert H. Bromreflected on the vocation to which they have been called. All Christians have the “...
Hobby Lobby ruling lauded as 'big win for freedom'
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:01 am Washington D.C., Jun 30, 2014 / 06:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Religious liberty advocates are applauding a Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal contraception mandate for...
EEOC Wins Settlement In Religious Discrimination Suit Against Auto Dealership
The Religion Clause - Jun 30, 2014 at 6:00 am The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced last week that a federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree in a suit brought by the EEOC against a...
Vatican grieves deaths of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 30, 2014 at 5:58 am Vatican City, Jun 30, 2014 / 05:58 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi released a statement voicing
Pope Francis' condolences over three kidnapped...
Catholic Techie Matt Swaim
CatholicMom.com - Jun 30, 2014 at 5:55 am Surely you’ve heard of the Son Rise Morning Show? And just recently, Matt Swaim became the voice of the show (he was the producer for many years).
Matt’s that special blend of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for June 30, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Jun 30, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22
Everyone has been provided for, even the foxes and the birds, but the one most important person with the biggest mission to perform has no...
Pope says communists stole Christianity's concern for poor
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 30, 2014 at 4:53 am Vatican City, Jun 30, 2014 / 04:53 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In a new interview about moral and material poverty, Pope Francis has
stressed that care for the poor is ultimately...
Human rights group says ISIS crucifying rebels in Syria
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 30, 2014 at 4:45 am It’s happening more and more. From The Telegraph: A man has survived being crucified by Isis in Syria, after the jihadists raided his village and nailed him to a cross for eight...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Letter to Pope Francis on Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 30, 2014 at 4:21 am The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has written a letter to Pope Francis on the Solemnity of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul. Here below is the letter,...
Pope selects Michigan priest to become bishop
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 30, 2014 at 4:15 am Lansing, Mich., Jun 30, 2014 / 04:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis has named Monsignor Steven J. Raica of the Diocese of Lansing to become the next bishop of Gaylord, Mich.
