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Francis: importune us to "give you the milk of grace, of doctrine and of leadership"!
Rorate Coeli - May 11, 2014 at 2:37 pm May the Lord help us shepherds always to be faithful to the Master and wise and enlightened guides of the people of God entrusted to us. I also ask you, please, help us to be good...
Happy Mother's Day!
Commonweal - May 11, 2014 at 1:23 pm Here's a fun Mother's Day classic from Arlo Guthrie. The young man who jumps out on stage in leather and chains with a heavy metal guitar solo is Abe Guthrie, Arlo's son, who...
Poem: Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord
Breviary Hymns - May 11, 2014 at 1:10 pm Oh Thou Lord of Life, Send My Roots RainThou Art Indeed Just, Lord is a sonnet by Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844–1889). It draws upon the imagery and nature of complaint to...
Introducing a Book Club Conversation Using Jesus: A Pilgrimage by Fr. James Martin
CatholicMom.com - May 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm Ladies and gentlemen, friends and fellow travelers on the road of faith, I am so excited to share an idea that became a reality in the last two weeks.
We’re hosting a book club...
Summorum Pontificum. It won’t be stopped.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 11, 2014 at 12:45 pm Here is some news to cheer you in these otherwise chaotic and troubling times.
From HPR:
Seven Years after “Summorum Pontificum”: Nearly 500 North American Churches Offer the...
DCF Refuses to Let Justina Pelletier be With Her Mother on Mother’s Day
LifeNews.com - May 11, 2014 at 12:27 pm Department of Children and Families (DCF) denied the meeting for Linda Pelletier to be with Justina after a request was submitted by the Pelletier’s attorneys.
Tragically this...
Activist Wants To Offer Satanist Prayer In Florida After Town of Greece Decision
The Religion Clause - May 11, 2014 at 12:06 pm Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding sectarian prayer at city council meetings (see prior posting), Deerfield Beach, Florida activist Chaz Stevens has written...
The Wedding at Cana {Jesus’ Guide to the New Year through the Rosary}
CatholicMom.com - May 11, 2014 at 11:00 am
Editor’s Note: We’re continuing our journey through the rosary with Jesus as our guide.
The Second Luminous Mystery takes us to the Wedding at Cana. Here Mary calls on Jesus to...
St. Dymphna Novena, Day Six
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - May 11, 2014 at 11:00 am Day 6: For JusticeO God, source of eternal justice, Thou didst inspire St. Dymphna to flee from her country and her father in order to render to Thee that which was Thine. Through...
Chinese Authorities Demolish Christian Church In Controversial Move
The Religion Clause - May 11, 2014 at 10:55 am The Los Angeles Times reported last week on the complicated questions surrounding China's demolition last month of the Three Rivers (Sanjiang) Church in the southeastern Chinese...
Poem: My Own Heart Let Me More Have Pity On
Breviary Hymns - May 11, 2014 at 10:21 am Let Me Live To My Sad Self Hereafter KindMy Own Heart Let Me More Have Pity On is a sonnet by Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844–1889). Composed sometime during the last five...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - May 11, 2014 at 10:10 am In DePaola v. Virginia Department of Corrections, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61165 (WD VA, May 2, 2014), a Virginia federal district court dismissed a claim by a Nation of Islam inmate...
Perfectly Imperfect {Moms’ Night Out: A Real Life Look}
CatholicMom.com - May 11, 2014 at 10:00 am Editor’s note: Today is our final installment of our Moms’ Night Out: A Real Life Look series, where our writers share how this movie resonated with them, how it touched them...
NYPD Asks Arrested Muslims To Become Anti-Terrorism Informants
The Religion Clause - May 11, 2014 at 9:45 am In a front page article, today's New York Times reports that a special New York Police Department detective squad-- the Citywide Debriefing Team-- is regularly recruiting Muslims...
Card. Burke with do’s and don’t's of parish, church closures
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 11, 2014 at 9:41 am Hearts can break when churches close. But if the church cannot be repaired, or if people are not paying the bills… what to do? Sometimes they must close.
However, I think there...
Francis: “Bother the pastors so that we will give you the milk of grace, doctrine, and guidance”
Vatican Insider - May 11, 2014 at 9:25 amRemember to Flip That Coin Today!
Saint Louis Catholic - May 11, 2014 at 8:57 am I loved it when I read it, and just had to share it. From St. Corbinian's Bear: Half of All Catholic Marriages to End Sunday Cardinal Walter Kasper, acting on, he claims,...
Catholic foundation leaders meet in Chicago
EWTN - US Latest News - May 11, 2014 at 8:26 am Chicago, Ill., May 11, 2014 / 08:26 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Leaders of Catholic community foundations and related special purpose foundations met for the first time at a national...
