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Dominicana - May 27, 2014 at 6:30 am Life gets boring at times, for me at least. As a Dominican friar I’m not immune to uneventful monotony. In fact, much of the religious life of a student brother can fail to be...
Neo-Pagan Religion Gets Formal Recognition In Siberian Republic
The Religion Clause - May 27, 2014 at 6:10 am The Moscow Times reported yesterday that after 18 years of trying, the neo-pagan faith Aar Aiyy has finally received formal recognition as a "religious organization" in the...
Israel's High Court of Justice Invalidates A Stipend Program For Orthodox Yeshiva Students
The Religion Clause - May 27, 2014 at 6:08 am Times of Israel reports on a decision handed down Sunday by a 7-judge panel of Israel's High Court of Justice invalidating a government program that awards 4-year Orthodox Jewish...
Ukrainian Catholic bishop: Election was ‘fruit of the revolution’
Catholic Herald - May 27, 2014 at 6:04 am The Ukrainian Catholic Church has welcomed the victory of a billionaire confectionary tycoon in the country’s presidential election and praised the previous interim government for...
Pope Francis’ schedule released for months of June, July and August
News.va - May 27, 2014 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) The Vatican on Tuesday released details of Pope Francis’ engagements and liturgical celebrations that will be presided over by him during the months of June, July...
Answers 4 Catholics App – Apologetics on Hand
CatholicMom.com - May 27, 2014 at 6:00 am
When my doorbell rings, I typically know the source:
* UPS (or any derivative of a delivery service)
* Peapod
* The Jehovah Witnesses (JW)
One particular Monday morning, it was...
Challenge To Oklahoma 10 Commandments Monument Can Move Forward
The Religion Clause - May 27, 2014 at 6:00 am In American Atheists, Inc. v. Thompson, (WD OK, May 22, 2014), an Oklahoma federal district court refused to dismiss an Establishment Clause challenge to a Ten Commandments...
Sudanese Churches condemn death sentence for pregnant Christian
Catholic Herald - May 27, 2014 at 5:48 am Churches in Sudan, including the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, have condemned the death sentence handed to a pregnant Christian who is accused of refusing to renounce her...
Professor Undermines Archdiocese’s Effort to Protect Schools’ Catholic Identity
Catholic Education Daily - May 27, 2014 at 5:30 am In a recent opinion piece,
law professor Charles Reid, Jr., opposes an effort by the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati to protect the Catholic identity of its schools, even
while he...
University of St. Thomas (Minn.) Prof. Slams Cincinnati Archdiocese Teachers’ Contract
Catholic Education Daily - May 27, 2014 at 5:30 am The contract includes an agreement to not take part in “any conduct or lifestyle which would reflect discredit on or cause scandal to the school or be in contradiction to Catholic...
Sex abuse will not be tolerated, Pope Francis says
EWTN - Vatican News - May 27, 2014 at 5:18 am Aboard the papal plane, May 27, 2014 / 05:18 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis strongly denounced clerical sex abuse of children, saying that such abuse will not be tolerated and...
Pope’s prayer intentions for June focus on Europe and jobs crisis
News.va - May 27, 2014 at 5:17 am (Vatican Radio) Europe’s Christian identity and the suffering caused by the current jobs crisis which is particularly affecting the old continent are the focus of the Pope’s...
‘Ambucycle’ dedicated to Pope during Holy Land visit
Catholic Herald - May 27, 2014 at 5:16 am The Pope was presented with a silver miniature ambucycle by Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer-based emergency medical services...
Court Will Not Dismiss Lawsuit of Admin. Fired from Catholic School after Same-Sex Marriage
Catholic Education Daily - May 27, 2014 at 5:16 am A judge has ruled against a Catholic school’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former administrator who lost his job after his same-sex marriage became public.
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Daily Gospel Reflection for May 27, 2014
CatholicMom.com - May 27, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 16:5-11
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that it is time for Him to leave; He is about to ascend to the Father. Although He promises to send the...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/05/14
Catholic Herald - May 27, 2014 at 4:32 am Pope Francis will reportedly visit the area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan during a two-day trip to the Philippines in January.
South Korea has invited North Korean Catholics to...
Encountering the Word – Matthew 18:3-4
Integrated Catholic Life - May 27, 2014 at 4:30 am “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the...
The Intervention on the Franciscans of the Immaculate "reflects very badly on this Papacy"
Rorate Coeli - May 27, 2014 at 4:28 am A great short comment by Father Ray Blake, following a visit by some Sisters of the Immaculate:
...without getting into ad hominem arguments I tend to have sympathy with a comment...
It’s Finally Here!
Brandon Vogt - May 27, 2014 at 4:27 am
A couple days ago, the team at Our Sunday Visitor emailed me letting me know that my newest book, Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World, is now available on...
Chaldean Catholic Church to hold synod
Catholic Culture - World News - May 27, 2014 at 4:24 am The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate has published a prayer for the upcoming Chaldean Catholic synod, which will be held in Baghdad from June 24 to 28.
The synod will examine the ...
