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Attack on Cairo church draws widespread condemnation
EWTN - World Catholic News - Oct 22, 2013 at 3:01 am Cairo, Egypt, Oct 22, 2013 / 03:01 am (EWTN News).- Moderate Egyptians have spoken against the continuation of
anti-Christian violence after a drive-by shooting targeted a wedding...
Mike Flynn offers a fun look…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:52 am …at one of his own novels: the sadly neglected The Wreck of the River of Stars. It’s a beautiful, heart-breaking piece of work that you should really read.
Flynn also, of...
Seminarian makes a Music Video
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:47 am He writes:
My name is Alvaro Vega and I’m a seminarian in my second year of theology, studying for the Archdiocese of Miami at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Florida.
It...
Chaldean patriarchate again urges Catholics who have fled Iraq to return home
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:45 am The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate has renewed its plea to Catholics who have fled Iraq to return home.
"You are scattered on earth (even family are dispersed)," Patriarch Louis...
Pope Francis welcomes new US envoy to the Vatican
Catholic Herald - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:39 am Kenneth F Hackett has officially taken over as US ambassador to the Holy See, filling a role that had been vacant for nearly a year. He presented his letters of credentials to...
Two New Books: “Answering Atheism” and “The Romance of Religion”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:34 am In the books of Nehemiah and Ezra, we get a nice picture of the Christian life. The returning exiles from Babylon were compelled to rebuild Jerusalem with a trowel in one hand...
Joseph Gordon Levitt…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:24 am …seems to have his head screwed on straighter than your average Hollywood type. Nice to hear somebody in that industry talking about the problem of turning people into objects...
An Episcopalian Reader Writes
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 22, 2013 at 2:15 am You spend a lot of time (and rightly so) excoriating the Thing That Used to be Episcopalianism (TTUTBE). In the interest of equal time, might I commend your attention to a new(ish...
Sunday, October 21: Report on Day 3 in Rome
Quartermaster of the Barque - Oct 22, 2013 at 1:59 am St. Peter’s for Mass. Then lunch and walking, praying, and discovering more churches. It seems that the number of churches in Rome is almost infinite. Just when you think you’ve...
Catholic patriarch fears extremist slant of Syrian rebel groups
EWTN - World Catholic News - Oct 22, 2013 at 1:03 am London, England, Oct 22, 2013 / 01:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch has said that the success of Syrian rebels could worsen the...
Press Release: Brandon Vogt Joins Word on Fire
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Oct 22, 2013 at 1:00 am Father Robert Barron is pleased to announce Brandon Vogt will be joining the team at Word On Fire Catholic Ministries as the new Content Director. Vogt is one of the leaders in...
Syrian bishop calls for dialogue, continuing Christian presence
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 22, 2013 at 12:35 am New York City, N.Y., Oct 22, 2013 / 12:01 am (CNA).- While calling for dialogue between Syria’s Assad regime and moderates among the opposition, a Maronite Catholic bishop has...
22 October: Sts. Nunilo and Alodia! Virgins and Martyrs
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 22, 2013 at 12:01 am
Today, 22 October, is the feast of the glorious martyrs Sts. Nunilo and Alodia!
Nunilo and Alodia were 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain. They were born to a Muslim father...
Praying Backward
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 21, 2013 at 11:01 pm His words grabbed my attention like an alarm clock rousing me from sleep. It’s not as if the priest was saying anything I hadn’t heard before, but now, it was like I was hearing...
Salon's Catholic Priest Officiating Gay Marriage Worships at Episcopal Church and Has Male Partner
Creative Minority Report - Oct 21, 2013 at 10:51 pm Salon.com reports that a retired Catholic priest officiated at a same-sex marriage in New Jersey.
New Jersey’s new marriage equality law went into effect just after 12 a.m. on...
Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Richmond
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 21, 2013 at 9:53 pm The picture above appeared on the diocese’s Facebook page today. The men were ordained on Saturday by Bishop Francis DiLorenzo. You can read more about the new deacons in the...
NYT"s Kristof Wonders if Animals Might Be Our Moral Superiors
Creative Minority Report - Oct 21, 2013 at 8:41 pm The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof thinks animals might be morally superior to humans. To be fair, they may very well be morally superior to Kristof.
Oh, and by the way he's...
Iraq, Obamacare, and the Uncertain Future of American Politics
Catholic Vote - Oct 21, 2013 at 7:35 pm Now that the partial government shutdown is over, the news is becoming more focused on problems with the launch of the Affordable Care Act. Writing in the New York Times, Ross...
