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Prayer Request
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 25, 2014 at 1:15 pm Could you guys please pray for a friend of mine who has been battling cancer and will be going in for brain surgery soon? Her name is Kim. Thanks!
Father, hear our prayer for Kim...
The Vietnamese priest-blogger fighting for religious freedom
Vatican Insider - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:56 pmViolence Against Women? Australia Says…Yes.
CatholicMom.com - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:30 pm In 2004 the Federal Government funded a $20 million campaign with the slogan, ‘Violence against Women. Australia Say No.’ The campaign was to bring awareness of violence occurring...
Man Kills His Pregnant Girlfriend and Her Full-Term Unborn Child
LifeNews.com - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:23 pm Baltimore County Police reported that Friday evening (6/20/14) they responded to a home in the Rosedale area of Baltimore County after a 911 call from a resident who found her...
Enemies of Tradition wrong yet again
Rorate Coeli - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:19 pm A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
No, we are not always right -- but we try our best to avoid any malice in reporting what we know and...
Raising Cain: “Why do so many religious people feel they have to attack their brothers in the faith?”
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:16 pm Fr. Dwight Longenecker looks at the phenomenon: One of the most discouraging things about religious life is to witness brothers fighting one another. Why do so many religious...
Deep pockets undermine Catholic teaching through bribes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm What a cheery day.
I direct the attention of the readership to this piece from the aptly-named Crisis:
Marginalizing Catholic Teaching One Grant at a Time
George Soros’ Open...
Catholic Voices co-founder trains new recruits
The Busy Catholic - Jun 25, 2014 at 11:54 am Austen Ivereigh explains how faithful can talk to news media about assisted dying, abortion
Austen Ivereigh, co-founder of Catholic Voices, teaches new members to
"re-frame"...
Five Things To Remember On June 25
USCCB Media Blog - Jun 25, 2014 at 11:41 am 1. People are engaging in the Fortnight for Freedom until July and religious liberty issues are front and center in the country. Find out what the Fortnight is about and what is...
A ‘startling’ statement in NYTimes United Methodist report
GetReligion - Jun 25, 2014 at 11:30 am The religion beat is just so, so, so complicated. There are all those historical facts and picky doctrines and stuff. You know? Thus, the following correction in The New York...
“McGivney prepared the Knights of Columbus to help the Popes”
Vatican Insider - Jun 25, 2014 at 11:10 amPriest's life an example of holiness to the world
OSV Daily Take - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:48 am Father Kenneth Walker reminds us to pray for our priests, give thanks to God for their vocations
On Your Knees, Punk! Bishop says Ditch The Bow
Creative Minority Report - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:37 am Bishop Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield has issued a pastoral letter in which says that a bow before the tabernacle is only appropriate if you cannot genuflect. So if you...
Pope Francis Joins Campaign to Help African Albinos
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:14 am An international awareness campaign called "Help African Albinos" was launched today, with participation from Pope Francis. The Holy Father recorded his voice last November 30,...
Vocation Discernment Group: Exploring Evangelii Gaudium
Diocese of Westminster - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:05 am Our programme for January to June 2014 is a series of reflections on the message and mission of Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. We will look, chapter by...
Daily Homily: The King of Babylon Deported All Jerusalem
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:05 am ---
2 Kings 24:8-17 Psalm 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 Matthew 7:21-29
The reforms of King Hezekiah (715-686 BC) and King Josiah (640-609BC) failed to stem the tide of divine judgment...
A June wedding like no other
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:02 am When I think of all the insanity that ensues with most weddings at my parish—the wedding planner, the videographer, the caterer, the limo, the dress, the towering arrangements of...
This Week’s Giveaway: a Pregnant Moms Prize Pack
CatholicMom.com - Jun 25, 2014 at 10:00 am Thank you to Ave Maria Press, Marie Bellet, The Catholic Company, Regina Doman, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, Sarah Reinhard, Rosary Army and New Evangeliezrs, and Tan Books for...
Why You Can’t Box-In Catholic Social Teaching
Brandon Vogt - Jun 25, 2014 at 9:54 am
My good friend Matt Becklo recently interviewed me at Aleteia about Saints and Social Justice (now available in paperback!).
You can read the whole interview here but I’ve posted...
Francis: No “do-it-yourselves” or “free agents” in the Church
Vatican Insider - Jun 25, 2014 at 9:50 am
