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Poem: I See His Blood Upon the Rose
Breviary Hymns - May 12, 2014 at 6:34 am I See His Face In Every FlowerI See His Blood Upon the Rose is a poem by the Irish nationalist, poet and journalist, Joseph M. Plunkett (1887-1916). He was executed for his...
Fate of India's Dalits in New Government's Hands
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2014 at 6:32 am By Tehmina Arora of the Alliance Defending Freedom On May 16, India will announce a new national government and face a number of grave issues, including the persecution of more...
The Summa in Verse, or Why You Should Read All of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Dominicana - May 12, 2014 at 6:30 am One of the tragedies of modern education is that many people have read Dante’s Inferno, but few have ascended to the heights of the rest of that great and unified work, The Divine...
Daily Catholic Quote from Dr. Peter Kreeft
Integrated Catholic Life - May 12, 2014 at 6:30 am “Everything smaller than Heaven bores us because only Heaven is bigger than our hearts.” (Dr. Peter Kreeft, Jesus-Shock) If you liked this quote, please share it with your friends...
Couple leaves everything to begin prolife movement in Romania
Catholic News Agency - General - May 12, 2014 at 6:27 am Vatican City, May 12, 2014 / 05:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Founders of prolife organization Life Nation were present in Rome for Italy’s March for Life, and spoke of their decision...
Couple leaves everything to begin prolife movement in Romania
EWTN - Vatican News - May 12, 2014 at 6:27 am Vatican City, May 12, 2014 / 06:27 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Founders of prolife organization Life Nation were present in Rome for
Italy's March for Life, and spoke of their decision...
Masses, Adoration held across US in reparation for Harvard event
EWTN - US Latest News - May 12, 2014 at 6:20 am Cambridge, Mass., May 12, 2014 / 06:20 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Catholics across the U.S. and around the world are gathering to hold
Eucharistic Adoration and Masses in reparation for...
State Court Invalidates Arkansas Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2014 at 6:05 am In Wright v. State of Arkansas, (AR Cir. Ct., May 9, 2014), an Arkansas state trial court held that Arkansas' state constitutional and legislative bans on same-sex marriage...
7 Mary Books I Love
Snoring Scholar - May 12, 2014 at 6:00 am
A Mary Moment Monday post
Over the years, I’ve gathered quite a library of Mary books. In fact, they have their own shelf (and, before long, I suspect there will be more than one...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2014 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Muhammad Munir, Some Reflections on the Story of Banu Quraydha: A Re-Evaluation, (May 1, 2014).
Akiva A. Miller, The Policing of Religious Marriage Prohibitions in...
Pope Tells Priests, Show Mercy; Tells Faithful, Pester Your Priests
Franciscan Media - May 12, 2014 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Always be merciful, just like Jesus, who came to forgive, not condemn, Pope Francis told new priests.
Father Cantalamessa Explains Movements, Communities and the New Evangelization
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2014 at 5:59 am The preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, was a keynote speaker at a conference this month in Norfolk, Virginia. The conference was titled...
Franciscan Univ. Offers Grants for Dietrich von Hildebrand Seminar
Catholic Education Daily - May 12, 2014 at 5:52 am “Von Hildebrand, whom Pope St. John Paul II called ‘one of the great ethicists of the 20th century,’ wrote extensively on the nature of value and its importance in philosophy.”...
A Black Mass does not offer a ‘rich cultural experience’ but opens the door to something diabolic
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2014 at 5:51 am What to make of the news that the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club has teamed up with a Satanic Temple and is to “host a re-enactment of a historical event known as a Black...
Ave Maria Students Getting Married Share Family Values, President Says
Catholic Education Daily - May 12, 2014 at 5:31 am Ave Maria University in Florida boasts a record number of students who are engaged to be married in its graduating class of 2014.
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Daily Homily: I Know My Sheep and They Follow Me
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2014 at 5:25 am --
Acts 11:19-26 Psalm 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 John 10:22-30
It is the winter before Jesus' crucifixion and he is in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of the Dedication of the Temple....
Becoming a Catholic
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2014 at 5:24 am Everybody knows that a significant number of people give up regular practice of their faith, but how many know that every year around 150,000 adults enter the Catholic Church in...
�Bother' your priests, Pope urges faithful
Catholic Culture - World News - May 12, 2014 at 5:05 am In his May 11 Regina Caeli address, which followed the ordination of 13 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis called upon the faithful who were assembled in St. Peter's Square to "...
Daily Gospel Reflection for May 12, 2014
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 10:11-18
I can read this passage everyday for the rest of my life and walk away having learned something new each time. This time, two things are jumping...
Daily Gospel Reflection for May 13, 2014
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 10:11-18
“But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
For many years I tried to...
