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Daily Catholic Quote from Fr. Romano Guardini
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:30 am “Without prayer, faith becomes weak and the religious life atrophies. One cannot, in the long run, remain a Christian without praying, as one cannot live without breathing.” (Fr....
In Pursuit of Happiness: An Aristotelian Appreciation of Jane Austen
Dominicana - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:30 am The first in a series considering Jane Austen in light of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas.
Give us grace to endeavor after a truly Christian spirit to seek to attain that temper of...
Austen, Aristotle, and Aquinas
Dominicana - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:25 am Announcing a new series: reading Jane Austen in light of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Jane Austen novels are full of silliness and...
British Government Proposes Shariah-Compliant Student Loan Program Alternative
The Religion Clause - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:19 am Last week, the British government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced a proposal to make available Shariah-compliant student loans to Muslim students. (...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:18 am From SSRN:
John D. Haskell, The Traditions of Modernity within International Law and Governance: Christianity, Liberalism and Marxism, (Howard University School of Law, Human...
Christian Couple Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy By Pakistani Court
The Religion Clause - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:17 am Christian Today reports that in Pakistan's Punjab province last month, a Christian couple were sentenced to death for sending blasphemous text messages after police allegedly...
Pope Francis' Address to Tanzanian Bishops
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:07 am Here is the translation of the address given by the Holy Father to the Bishops of Tanzania, who are in Rome for their 'ad Limina Apostolorum' visit. * * *
Dear Brother Bishops...
Pope's Homily at Roman Parish of San Gregorio Magno
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:04 am On Sunday, Pope Francis went on a pastoral visit to the parish of San Gregorio Magno (Saint Gregory the Great) at Magliana, in the western sector of the diocese of Rome. On his...
St John Baptist de la Salle
Communio - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:04 am The seventeenth-century Frenchman John Baptist de la Salle was drawn to what he discerned as God’s will for him be abandoning all earthly things. He was capable, from a noble...
Priest murdered in Syria witnessed to Christ's love
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:02 am Homs, Syria, Apr 7, 2014 / 06:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A priest of the Society of Jesus who refused to leave his flock in the
Syrian city of Homs was murdered by an unknown gunman...
Appeals Court Finds Mormon Branch President Did Not Misuse His Police Department Credentials
The Religion Clause - Apr 7, 2014 at 6:00 am In Fierro v. Park City Municipal Corporation, (UT Ct. App., March 27, 2014), the Utah Court of Appeals rejected the findings of the city's employee discharge appeal board that had...
Report: Jesuit priest shot dead in Homs, Syria
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:59 am From The Catholic Herald: A Dutch Jesuit priest who chose to remain in the beseiged city of Homs to care for its starving population has been shot dead, according to media...
Praying for our priests is not enough
Catholic Herald - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:57 am I was talking to a priest the other day. In late middle age, with no close living relatives, he tells me he entered the seminary straight from school, aged 18, and was ordained...
Pope Francis will not close Vatican bank, reaffirms its mission
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:49 am Pope Francis will not close the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known as the Vatican bank, and has reaffirmed "the importance of the IOR's mission for the good...
Washington Post: gay marriage is new test for Catholic Church
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:45 am Photo: by Astrid Riecken for the Washington Post Details: Having worked in Catholic church music ministry for nearly 40 years — basically his entire adult life — Mike McMahon...
Thomas Aquinas College to Celebrate 60th Alumnus Ordination
Catholic Education Daily - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:39 am Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., is asking for prayers for three alumni who will be ordained in the upcoming months.
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University course highlights role of media in evangelization
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:34 am Vatican City, Apr 7, 2014 / 05:34 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Santa Croce University in Rome is offering a multifaceted communications course, emphasizing the importance of the field for...
University course highlights role of media in evangelization
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:34 am Vatican City, Apr 7, 2014 / 04:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Santa Croce University in Rome is offering a multifaceted communications course, emphasizing the importance of the field for...
Transcript: Pope Francis' March 31 interview with Belgian youth
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:29 am Vatican City, Apr 7, 2014 / 05:29 am (EWTN News).-
Pope Francis recently gave an interview to some youth from Flanders (Belgium), accompanied by the Bishop of Ghent, Lucas Van...
Transcript: Pope Francis' March 31 interview with Belgian youth
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 7, 2014 at 5:29 am Vatican City, Apr 7, 2014 / 04:29 am (CNA).- Pope Francis recently gave an interview to some youth from Flanders (Belgium), accompanied by the Bishop of Ghent, Lucas Van Looy. The...
