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When the parish administrator is a deacon
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:55 pm Photo: Lisa Johnston An interesting glimpse into another aspect of the vocation, from the St. Louis Review: Deacon [Allen] Boedeker came to St. Andrew Parish in 2001, assisting...
Former Papal Diplomat Laicised
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm A former papal diplomat has been found guilty of sexually abusing minors and laicised, the Vatican announced today. In a statement, the Vatican said the first stage in the trial...
Holy See and Serbia Sign Agreement to Promote Education
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm An agreement has been signed to promote educational collaboration between the Holy See and the Republic of Serbia, giving the Catholic Church of Serbia the rights related to...
Pope's Morning Homily: You Are Child of God Who Holds You By the Hand
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has reminded the faithful that God is a gentle father who holds us by the hand, and that to dialogue with Him, Christians must become like small children. The Lord...
'I Am Meek and Humble of Heart'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Cycle A
Deuteronomy 7:6-11
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10
1 John 4:7-16
Matthew 11:25-30
The first reading is a testimony to God's grace, fidelity and mercy. God is gracious: he...
Pope Cancels Visit to Rome Hospital
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled visit to Rome's Agostino Gemelli hospital this afternoon because of an "unexpected indisposition," the Vatican said. In a short statement,...
Cardinal Baldisseri: Young People Must Be Told About Beauty of Marriage
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm In order to restore to Christians the beauty of the family, the Church must first of all become credible again. Speaking with journalists, at the end of the press conference to...
The Christian Goalkeepers at the Brazilian World Cup
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm "You have to be crazy to be a goalkeeper". This popular saying in football has often been associated with the fate of many goalies. After all, it is not easy to play in a...
Fr. Rosica: Synod on Family Will Be Unique, Not Revolutionary
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm With preparations for the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod on the Family of Bishops underway, organizers are seeking new ways to bring the synod's message out to the...
Download the “Instrumentum Laboris” for the Synod on the Family FREE on Kindle and Nook
Brandon Vogt - Jun 26, 2014 at 6:56 pm
This morning, the Vatican released the Instrumentum Laboris (working document) for the 3rd Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (to be held October 5-19). The...
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CatholicMom.com - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Loss. It is inevitable that our humanity will feel the sting of grief while on this earth. Ever since that fateful day in that beautiful garden, when the greatest loss of all–...
Vatican releases outline for October synod on the family
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:43 pm Vatican City, Jun 26, 2014 / 04:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Divided into three parts, the Vatican's newly released outline that will drive discussion during the upcoming synod touches...
Supreme Court's abortion clinic ruling hailed as win for women
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:24 pm Washington D.C., Jun 26, 2014 / 04:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A unanimous Supreme Court decision striking down a 35-foot buffer zone around Massachusetts abortion clinics is being...
Hans Urs von Balthasar remembered
Communio - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:22 pm Today is the anniversary of death of Hans Urs von Balthasar, the renowned theologian of our era. Remembering Balthasar I also recall my dear friend, Jesuit Father Edward T. Oakes...
Missouri Catholic Conference reacts to St. Louis sanctioning same-sex marriages
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:18 pm A city named after the Roman Catholic Church's only canonized king of France has sanctioned same-sex marriages, which are contrary to the Church's teachings as well as to the...
Confronting Common Core
CatholicMom.com - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:00 pm
There seems to be much ado about Common Core these days, including noteworthy buzz in the Catholic blogosphere and media. Like most modern controversies, the dilemma about...
Elsewhere
Commonweal - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:49 pm Benjamin Kunkel on Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century: "Paupers and Richlings"
Lutherans call for Latin Liturgy as an aid to identity and unity
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:33 pm I saw a post at a Lutheran blog calling for - wait for it – more Latin in their liturgy.
As a convert to Holy Mother Church from Lutheranism, I found this pretty interesting. I...
Auschwitz in Ireland: L’Humanité on Ireland’s mass graves
GetReligion - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm The falsehoods and exaggerations — need I say, the hysteria — surrounding the Irish orphanage story has been a sorry spectacle for those who love the craft of reporting. The first...
Five Things To Remember On June 26
USCCB Media Blog - Jun 26, 2014 at 3:56 pm 1. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld freedom of speech for pro-life Americans in a June 26 decision in the case of McCullen v. Coakley. The Court unanimously declared unconstitutional...
