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The Lumen Christi Simple Gradual - from Adam Bartlett
New Liturgical Movement - May 27, 2014 at 12:00 am This is a wonderful new resource of chant for the Mass in the vernacular. I wonder if it is pointing also to a way to open up and popularize the Extraordinary Form too?Adam...
Teachers Lured Kids into "Death Cult?"
Creative Minority Report - May 26, 2014 at 11:54 pm Well, it's a good thing the teachers didn't try to pray with the kids because then that would be a fire-able offense.Christian News:The parents of three Connecticut girls have...
From “Mad Men”: two great minutes of television
The Deacon's Bench - May 26, 2014 at 11:30 pm I’ve been waiting since last night for this video to pop up online, and it finally did. (Spoiler alert: if you missed “Mad Men” and have it waiting for you on DVR, just click...
The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Integrated Catholic Life - May 26, 2014 at 11:01 pm When I was a Protestant I wondered why Catholics had so many statues of saints in their churches. There were two problems. First, I had been raised to believe that carved images...
C.S. Lewis and Donald Sterling
Catholic Vote - May 26, 2014 at 9:30 pm What has Donald Sterling to do with C.S. Lewis?
This: Sterling’s racist remarks, and the public reaction to them, remind us of the truth–and continued relevance–of C.S. Lewis’s...
For the Feast of St Philip Neri: The Oratory of Naples
New Liturgical Movement - May 26, 2014 at 9:00 pm The Naples Oratory was founded in 1586 by three disciples of St. Philip Neri, Antonio Talpa, Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (later bishop of Saluzzo, beatified in 1889) and Francesco...
Pope to meet with sex abuse victims for first time in June
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - May 26, 2014 at 8:25 pm The pope described the abuse of children by priests as "such an ugly crime" and a "very grave" problem, the betrayal of a priest's duty to lead young people to holiness,...
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Pope's Holy Land Trip Ends in Jerusalem
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has completed the last leg of his widely anticipated, three-day journey to the Holy Land, arriving back in Rome shortly before midnight on Monday. His whirlwind...
Pope: Church Must Have Zero Tolerance Approach to Clerical Sex Abuse
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Clerical sex abuse, and measures being taken to prevent it, was the first subject reporters asked the Pope during his press conference on the papal plane back from the Holy Land...
Pope Discusses Synod, European Elections and Vatican Reform
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm During an hour long press conference on the papal plane back from the Holy Land, Pope Francis revealed he is to make a two day trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in January...
Pope Visits Rome Basilica to Thank Our Lady for Holy Land Pilgrimage
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis made a private visit to the Rome Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Tuesday morning to thank Our Lady for the positive outcome of his apostolic visit to the Holy Land...
Group of North Koreans May Participate in Pope's Mass in Seoul
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm North Koreans may participate in the Mass that Pope Francis will celebrate in Seoul at the end of his August pilgrimage in Korea, a senior official at Korea’s pontifical mission...
Pope Francis: Terrorism is Bad in Origins, Bad in Results
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has said terrorism is fundamentally criminal, born of hate and a dead-end street. Speaking at the tomb commemorating the victims of terrorism in Israel yesterday,...
Calendar of Pope Francis' Celebrations From June Through August
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm The Vatican today released a calendar of celebrations to be presided by Pope Francis in June, July, and August of 2014. Events included in the press release include Pentecost,...
Pope Francis Blesses Tabernacle of New Holy Land Spirituality Center
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis visited the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center yesterday and blessed a tabernacle to be housed in the chapel of a new spirituality center in the town of Magdala. The...
Cameroon Celebrates 100 Years of Evangelization
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm The Church in Cameroon is wrapping up centenary celebrations for evangelization of the region. Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua of Bamenda, in western Cameroon, is preparing for...
UK Prelate Clarifies Bishops' Response to Civil Partnership Review
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Archbishop Peter Smith has issued a statement clarifying the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales' stance on civil partnerships following a previous statement the bishops made on...
