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ASK FATHER: Criticizing a priests’ homilies
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 27, 2014 at 2:38 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Father, our parish priest is a good man, well versed in Scripture, in the encyclicals. He is also charismatic.
However, his preaching is dreadful. He...
Massachusetts' Minimum Wage Hike Is A Catholic Victory Too
Commonweal - Jun 27, 2014 at 2:23 pm Yesterday Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation raising the state's minimum wage from $8.00/hour to $11.00/hour, by Janury 1, 2017. That's the highest statewide...
Humble Pie
CatholicMom.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:55 pm
I’ve decided that it would do me good to be more humble. I do not consider myself to be a conceited person (in fact, I’ve always had a bit of an inferiority complex), but I do...
Pope again misses public event due to illness
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:34 pm Pope Francis abruptly cancelled a scheduled appearance at the Gemelli hospital on Thursday evening, June 26, with the Vatican explaining that the Pontiff had suffered "an...
Holy See: “It’s only natural the Pope should suffer fatigue given the life he leads”
Vatican Insider - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:32 pmIn-Vitro Fallout: Donor IVF Teen Says “I Wish I Had Never Been Born”
LifeNews.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:22 pm This story is so heartbreaking and so indicative of the complicated ethical web the fertility industry has spun. Gracie Crane is a UK teenage girl full of angst, but not the kind...
Former papal nuncio found guilty of abuse, laicized
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:16 pm Jozef Wesolowski, the Polish prelate who was accused of sexual abuse while serving as apostolic nuncio in the Dominican Republic, has been laicized, after the Congregation for the...
New Jersey Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Dies After Failing to Get Enough Support
LifeNews.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 1:10 pm Today, I am happy to share the good news that the Assembly pulled A2270, the Assisted Suicide Bill from the Board List around 8 p.m. last night after the sponsor was unable to...
Bishop cites teaching of Popes in push to protect migrant kids
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:43 pm Washington D.C., Jun 27, 2014 / 11:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, invoked the social teaching of multiple popes in a plea for Congress to address the...
Bishop cites teaching of Popes in push to protect migrant kids
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:43 pm Washington D.C., Jun 27, 2014 / 12:43 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, invoked the social teaching of multiple popes in a plea for Congress to address the...
MLK Jr’s Niece Explains Why We’re Not “Free at Last,” Hint: It’s Not Why You Think
LifeNews.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm Martin Luther King, Jr’s fight for civil rights is not over, insists his niece Dr. Alveda King. Speaking at the 44th annual National Right to Life convention in Louisville, Ky.,...
Prayer Requests and a Work of Mercy for Sudan
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm A reader writes:
It would appear that the place where I have been living for a number of years will likely be sold by the end of summer. Therefore, I am in need of a new place to...
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Caught in a Lie
Creative Minority Report - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:33 pm The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is holding itself out as experts on the issue of whether contraception functions as an abortifacient or not. Let's...
Sling Shot Shootin’
CatholicMom.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm
So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. 1 Samuel 17:50
Hands down, David and Goliath is an Old Testament favorite among the little lovelies every year. ...
Commonweal Invents (& Introduces) The Weal
Commonweal - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm This weekend we’re kicking off our very first gathering of The Weal, a Commonweal-sponsored group for young folks (20s & 30s) in NYC.
The idea for this group arose some months...
Wendy Davis Filibuster Anniversary Event Featured “God Bless” Abortion Prayer
LifeNews.com - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:18 pm Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wendy Davis held a celebration of her pro-abortion filibuster on Wednesday, and the event began with a pro-abortion prayer.
The filibuster...
PCUSA Refugees Welcome
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:11 pm In which we discuss the latest crazy thing done by a mainline Protestant denom in utter capitulation to the culture, and the way Catholics can receive the refugees such moves...
Francis: “Love is more about giving than receiving, it is more about actions than words”
Vatican Insider - Jun 27, 2014 at 12:10 pmEditor's Notebook — Nuncio laicized; Pope Francis ill; new bishop for Gaylord, Mich.
OSV Daily Take - Jun 27, 2014 at 11:35 amMalaysian Church adopts a “non-violent resistance” approach
Vatican Insider - Jun 27, 2014 at 11:34 am
