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Aleppo, the reconstruction of houses and hearts has begun
Vatican Insider - Aug 14, 2017 at 2:51 am In Aleppo, Syria, after six years of war, this is the first summer without bombings, clashes, deaths and devastation; peace is back in most of the city. And for the deeply wounded...
So my little book Mercy Works is now available
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 14, 2017 at 2:33 am in a veritable plethora of digital forms. These include: Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072XR2KYJ Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/mercy-works iTunes: https://itunes....
Here’s today’s chance for a work of mercy
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 14, 2017 at 2:29 am Iraqi Christians are racing against time If they don’t soon reclaim their homes on the Nineveh Plains, Christianity in Iraq will be at grave risk By Joop Koopman Before ISIS swept...
Statements from Abp. Charles Chaput and the USCCB
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 14, 2017 at 2:12 am regarding Charlottesville: Racism is a poison of the soul. It’s the ugly, original sin of our country, an illness that has never fully healed. Blending it with the Nazi salute,...
Bishops call for protection of confessional seal following Royal Commission’s recommendations
The Catholic Leader - Aug 14, 2017 at 1:40 am PROTECTING the sacred dialogue between God and sinner in the confessional needs to be paramount if Australian lawmakers are to follow new recommendations proposed by the Royal...
Ali in Wonderland
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 14, 2017 at 1:10 am
Here’s a recent news item that caught my eye:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali was scheduled to present a paper on radical Islamic terror at the National Security Council before being blocked by...
The Hypocrisy of the Modern World
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 14, 2017 at 1:00 am
A senior software engineer at Google sent a memo around the company arguing that Google had created an “ideological echo chamber,” writing that “Google has several biases and...
Scaramouche, Sabatini, and Spadassinicide
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:45 am
Few are the stories that are vouched for by a lead sentence alone.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man...
Sharing the Word for August 14, 2017 – Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe
August 14, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Deuteronomy 10:12-22
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How St. Maximillian Kolbe Led People into Relationship with God
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am The great martyr, St. Maximillian Kolbe, was an effective evangelist and preacher of the Gospel. Today, Ricky Jones offers a few of the reasons he was so profoundly effective.
As eclipse looms, Pope Francis warns against turning to astrologers and fortune tellers
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am The August 21 solar eclipse will be visible mostly in the United States, but it's impact is already being noticed around the world. It's fueling an ...
Did you know California is in danger from 20 volcanoes? Scientists are warning we need to monitor these locations...
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am Volcanologists are issuing a warning to Californians, that volcanoes pose a threat across the entire state. They are meeting today in Portland, ...
The miraculous journey of Russia's most famous Marian icon
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am One hundred years ago, at the height of a cultural about-face in Russia, Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Portugal, predicting and ...
Scientists make a scary discovery in Antarctica that could explain why the ice is melting from underneath
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 14, 2017 at 12:00 am Scientists have been baffled at the melting in Antarctica, observing that much of it is happening under the ice sheets. Global warming has been a ...
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:04 pm The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (called the Dormition in the Christian East) has been celebrated as a solemn feast on August 15 since ancient times. What is the meaning and...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Maximilian Kolbe
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:02 pm “If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe) The Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr (1894 – 1941)...
Encountering the Word — John 6:9
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:01 pm “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?” (John 6:9) Please share on social media. Print this entry
Wearing her faith on her sleeve
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: August 14, 2017United States’ Christina Manning shows off the tattoo on her arm after winning a women’s 100m hurdles semifinal during the World Athletics...
Why I fired my obstetrician for calling my unborn child a “baby”
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm My medical professionals were willing to use inaccurate scientific terms when it served their purpose, and I wasn't having it.I got my weekly automated email this morning,...
