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Daily Homily: Your Grief Will Become Joy
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 29, 2014 at 9:13 am --
Acts 18:9-18 Psalm 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 John 16:20-23
We can date Paul's time in Corinth to 51 or 52 AD, when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia. Paul spends a year and a half with...
8 Scary Things Abortion Activists Have Said
LifeNews.com - May 29, 2014 at 9:01 am Washington DC (LiveActionNews) — Every so often – if we’re listening – we can catch glimpses of what abortion activists really think.
Have you ever wondered what Planned...
Vatican is the 'oil' keeping Bethlehem's star lit, mayor observes
EWTN - Vatican News - May 29, 2014 at 9:01 am Vatican City, May 29, 2014 / 09:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The first woman mayor of the town where Jesus was born referred to the strong connection they have with the Vatican,...
Vatican is the 'oil' keeping Bethlehem's star lit, mayor observes
Catholic News Agency - General - May 29, 2014 at 9:01 am Vatican City, May 29, 2014 / 08:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The first woman mayor of the town where Jesus was born referred to the strong connection they have with the Vatican,...
New Holy Land Spirituality Center Inaugurated
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 29, 2014 at 9:00 am The inauguration of the first phase in the construction of a spirituality center and archaeological park on the shores of Lake Galilee took place Wednesday in the presence of 600...
USCCB: More than 15,000 permanent deacons now active in the U.S.
The Deacon's Bench - May 29, 2014 at 8:59 am A press release from Washington: The 2013-2014 annual survey of permanent deacons in the United States finds the majority are married Caucasians, and the number at retirement age...
Pope’s prayer meeting with Peres and Abu Mazen could take place on 8 June
Vatican Insider - May 29, 2014 at 8:59 amChristendom Grad, Mount St. Mary’s Seminarian to Be Ordained Deacon
Catholic Education Daily - May 29, 2014 at 8:53 am Noah Morey grew up homeschooling in Seattle with his seven siblings—one of whom is a Benedictine priest and another of whom is a Discalced Carmelite nun.
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Coptic and Byzantine monks meet on Athos
Communio - May 29, 2014 at 8:49 am The events in the Holy Land with Pope Francis’ pilgrimage of which an historic visit with Patriarch Bartholomew was key last week obscured in the Christian world another very...
Fr. Thomas Reese Undermines Efforts to Strengthen Catholic Identity in Schools
Catholic Education Daily - May 29, 2014 at 8:38 am Father Reese, S.J., a former Georgetown University professor who is reportedly a visiting scholar at Santa Clara University in Calif., recently undercut some bishops’ efforts to...
Why Do Abortion Clinics Throw Such a Fit Over Admitting Privileges Requirements
LifeNews.com - May 29, 2014 at 8:33 am Although it’s always been a minor theme in pro-abortion advocacy, abortion “access” has been front and center lately, particularly when it comes to state requirements that...
Is It Truth or Is It Sophistry?
CatholicMom.com - May 29, 2014 at 8:30 am
Years ago, I was washing up some pots, just before dinner, when all of a sudden a word popped into my head, seemingly out of nowhere. I turned around and blurted out to my kids,...
Boy, you got a prayer in … the drive-thru lane
GetReligion - May 29, 2014 at 8:24 am I’ll never forget a sermon I heard as a young boy — mainly because I found the message extremely humorous. In Churches of Christ, we observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. But...
Bishops Celebrate Mass Praying for Congress to Reform Immigration System
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 29, 2014 at 8:22 am Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration celebrated a Mass for immigrants and their families today at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill...
Family, Faith, and Homeschooling: An Interview with Blythe Fike
Brandon Vogt - May 29, 2014 at 8:13 am
I'm not deeply connected to the mom-blogging world, which explains how I didn't know about Blythe Fike. But when I discovered her through her YouTube interview on Soul Pancake, I...
Catholic Worker hosts “woman priest.” What would Dorothy Day think?
The Deacon's Bench - May 29, 2014 at 7:47 am This news caught my eye this morning: In the middle of a living room, a table is set like an altar, with wine and bread prepared for Holy Communion. At the head is a priest...
Sermon for the Ascension by the Father Abbot of Fontgombault "Fighting the Dictatorships of our age with the Gospel."
Rorate Coeli - May 29, 2014 at 7:47 am Ascension of Our Lord
Sermon of the Right Reverend Dom Jean Pateau
Abbot of Our Lady of Fontgombault
(Fontgombault, May 29, 2014)
Prædicate Evangelium omni creaturæ.
Preach the...
Documentary on Solidarity Chaplain-Martyr to Air in USA on Sunday
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 29, 2014 at 7:32 am A documentary on the life of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko will air Sunday and Monday in various cities of the United States. The documentary is titled "Messenger of the Truth...
CWN closed for Ascension Thursday
Catholic Culture - World News - May 29, 2014 at 7:29 am The editorial offices of Catholic World News (CWN) are closed today-- May 29-- so that our staff may celebrate the feast of the Ascension.
Barring unexpected developments, no CWN...
Catholic Church grows at a faster rate than the global population (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 29, 2014 at 7:21 am The Church has grown the fastest in Africa, where the number of Catholics increased by 29 percent. Meanwhile, Europe was the only region with a decrease in growth. To view the...
