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The miraculous image of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá
Aleteia - Sep 8, 2017 at 7:00 am The Virgin Mary in this manifestation is known as the patroness of Colombia.For Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia this weekend, the original image of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá was...
Tradition is for the Young (Part 11) : A First Mass in the Philippines
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 8, 2017 at 7:00 am Fr Kyle Tabotabo, of the Archdiocesan Shrine of St Pedro Calungsod in Cebu City, Philippines, ordained in 2015, celebrated his first Mass in the usus antiquior this past Sunday (...
Nativity of Mary, the Mother of God
Communio - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:30 am This is the highest, all-embracing benefit
that Christ has bestowed upon us.
This is the revelation of the mystery,
this is the emptying-out of the divine nature,
the union of God...
Bannon Tries to Drive a Wedge in the Church
Commonweal - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:27 am Bannon Tries to Drive a Wedge in the Church
By John GehringSeptember 8, 2017
President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen Bannon, a Catholic, has long been a leading...
Colombia youths must teach elders to forgive, to move on, pope says
Franciscan Media - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:22 am BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — As Colombia strives to build a lasting peace, the country’s elders need the encouragement and insistence of young people, who believe with all their...
9th Circuit Affirms Enforceable Scope of Travel Ban
The Religion Clause - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:10 am In State of Hawaii v. Trump, (9th Cir., Sept. 7, 2017), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's decision on the scope of President Trump's second...
Nominees For Federal Bench In Texas Have Religious Liberty Defense Background
The Religion Clause - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:05 am Dallas News reports that among the 16 judgeship nominations announced by the White House yesterday are two nominations to Texas federal district courts of individuals with...
Australia's Top Court Upholds Planned Mail Survey of Voters On Same-Sex Marriage
The Religion Clause - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:00 am In Wilkie v. Commonwealth of Australia, (High Ct. Australia, Sept. 7, 2017), Australia's highest court unanimously upheld the government's plan to conduct a voluntary survey by...
5 Hope-filled Devotions for Unsettling Times
CatholicMom.com - Sep 8, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Allison Gingras. All rights reserved.
This summer, my daughter discovered The Andy Griffith Show on Netflix. As I watched a few of the black and white episodes with...
Don’t be surprised when critics lash out at Church teaching, says Bishop Egan
Catholic Herald - Sep 8, 2017 at 5:53 am Bishop of Portsmouth Philip Egan has said the backlash against Catholic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is not surprising because Church critics “lash out” when their beliefs are challenged....
New York court unanimously rejects assisted suicide in major pro-life victory
EWTN - US Latest News - Sep 8, 2017 at 5:43 am Albany, N.Y., Sep 8, 2017 / 05:43 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- New York's highest court upheld the state's ban on assisted suicide Thursday, in what Catholic leaders have called an...
Nineveh Christians rebuild their homes, but threats remain in Iraq (World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 8, 2017 at 5:09 am "I am optimistic, yes, very optimistic," said a Syriac Catholic archbishop. "When you look around the villages, you see that life is back again."
As German police attempt to deport refugees, hundreds of churches are trying to shelter them (Washington Post)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 8, 2017 at 5:09 am8 Sept – The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 8, 2017 at 5:00 am Consider what our prospects were before the birth not only of Our Lord, but from before the birth of His Mother, from whom He took our human nature, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Today...
The Nativity of Mary: a sadly neglected feast
Catholic Herald - Sep 8, 2017 at 4:24 am Today is the feast commemorating Our Lady’s birthday. In honour of it, I have been praying a novena to her, organised by an excellent online apostolate called Pray More Novenas....
Vatican newspaper pays tribute to Robert Hugh Benson book (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 8, 2017 at 4:09 am Both Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis have praised "Lord of the World," the 1907 apocalyptic novel by Father Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The Vatican newspaper has now...
America's Changing Religious Identity (Public Religion Research Institute )
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 8, 2017 at 4:09 am 11% of Americans are "white Catholic," 7% are "Hispanic Catholic," and 2% are "other nonwhite Catholic," according to the new report. Catholics in the South now outnumber...
Daily Gospel Reflection for September 8, 2017 - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
CatholicMom.com - Sep 8, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 – Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
In today’s Gospel, we follow Jesus’ lineage. Tracing the lines back so many generations reminds me of a...
How Star Wars inspired me to write a comic book about Medieval monks
Catholic Herald - Sep 8, 2017 at 3:29 am After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I couldn’t get the final scene out of my mind. The final few minutes of the film were stunning and the landscape breathtaking....
Steve Bannon: US bishops have ‘economic interest’ in unlimited immigration
Catholic Herald - Sep 8, 2017 at 3:18 am US bishops “need illegal aliens to fill the pews,” former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon has said in an interview with CBS. In the interview Bannon, a Catholic, told...
