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Vatican announces world day of prayer for family synod
Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:08 am Catholics around the world will be invited to take part in a day of prayer for the synod of bishops on the family, the Vatican announced today.
The day of prayer will take place...
Daily Gospel Reflection for June 26, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Jun 26, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the man who built his house on rock. Because it was built on a solid foundation, the rain and wind...
Bishop condemns kidnappings, asks Israel to keep response proportionate
Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:47 am The chancellor of the Latin Patriarchate asked anyone with information about the kidnapping of three Israeli teens to come forward and help return the youths to their families. At...
To Those Who Wait to Conceive
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:45 am
It saddens me to know couples in their late thirties trying unsuccessfully to conceive. The notion that it is easy to conceive at any age under 40—and perhaps beyond that—has...
A Farewell to Arms and Gary Cooper’s Personal High Noon
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:40 am
This month in London saw the re-release of A Farewell to Arms. The digitally restored classic is part of a series of movie releases marking the anniversary of the Great War.
Its...
At the Service of God and Man: Venerable Pierre Toussaint
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:35 am
A French-speaking, enslaved man of African descent, he rubbed shoulders with the white New York elite as a ladies’ hairdresser. Possessed of the means to purchase his own liberty...
Print Edition: June 26 2014
Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:19 am This week we bring you an exclusive report on the ISIS fighters who attended Catholic schools in the UK and the course which is transforming teenagers into evangelists.
Madeleine...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/06/14
Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:16 am The Vatican will release the long-awaited working document on the family synod today (press conference video).
Marriage and family must “be defended and promoted not only by the...
Antonio Socci's scathing words against Bishop Galantino: "There you go again!" "Poverty? OK, give back the taxpayers' money!"
Rorate Coeli - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:09 am Ah, bishop Nunzio Galantino! Personally chosen by the Pope to be the new General-Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana - CEI), Bishop...
Vatican to appoint adviser for Legionaries of Christ
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:01 am Vatican City, Jun 26, 2014 / 04:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In a statement released by Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., the Vatican
spokesman revealed that the Holy See is to appoint an...
Vatican to appoint adviser for Legionaries of Christ
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:01 am Vatican City, Jun 26, 2014 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a statement released by Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., the Vatican spokesman revealed that the Holy See is to appoint an...
Irish government finalizes terms of inquiry into mother-baby homes
Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:00 am The Irish government is finalizing the parameters of a judicial inquiry into church-run state-funded mother and baby homes.
The inquiry comes amid increased disquiet about some of...
Thomas Aquinas College Grad: ‘With Every Blessing, There is Duty’
Catholic Education Daily - Jun 26, 2014 at 4:00 am A recent graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., said that the College’s class of 2014 will strive to bring the “light of truth to those we encounter in our...
IRS ordered to pay $50,000 to marriage defense group
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 26, 2014 at 3:50 am Washington D.C., Jun 26, 2014 / 02:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A federal court has ordered the IRS to pay $50,000 to the National Organization for Marriage due to the leak of...
IRS ordered to pay $50,000 to marriage defense group
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 26, 2014 at 3:50 am Washington D.C., Jun 26, 2014 / 03:50 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A federal court has ordered the IRS to pay $50,000 to the National Organization for Marriage due to the leak of...
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Josemaría Escrivá
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 26, 2014 at 3:30 am “We shall be full of joy if Our Lord is really present in our life, if we have not lost him, if we have not allowed our sight to be clouded by tepidity or lack of generosity. When...
Medjugorje and the Ents of Rome
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 26, 2014 at 2:55 am A reader writes:
I read your blog from time to time and am generally inclined to your view that Medjugorje is not authentic and of course support the finding of the local bishop...
Why Not the Bible Alone?
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 26, 2014 at 2:40 am Yr Obdt. Svt. on Sacred Tradition and the unreality of Bible Only revelation.
This is in English, but I’m gratified to hear that CERC will be translating some of my stuff into...
"Upon this rock": The readings for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
The Sacred Page - Jun 26, 2014 at 2:33 am It is solely by accident that I have the privilege of writing the reflection on the readings of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. However, I couldn't be more grateful for the...
Pope Sort of, but not really, Condemns Marijuana Legalization
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 26, 2014 at 2:30 am Evidently, “Peter” means “Rock” and not “Stoner”.
Ah me! I slay me.
Actually, we discover that he really didn’t say anything about legalizing pot, but a) all politics is local so...
