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A journey to the “painted churches” of Texas
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm A taste of the old country in the Lone Star StateDuring the 1800s a wave of Czech and German immigrants arrived in Texas and established communities which they named after their...
Mindfulness for migraines? It’s not as weird as it sounds
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm A new study finds that mindfulness can physically affect the way we feel pain.Pain is only one word, but neurologically speaking, it’s three separate events that are happening in...
How the griffin became a symbol of Christ
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm A popular image in the ancient world was adopted early on by Christians. Among the many fantastical creatures of the ancient world is the griffin. With the body of a lion and the...
How a radical atheist became a Catholic priest
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm He hated the Church until one event changed his life forever ... and his story would later impress Maximilian Kolbe.Born into a wealthy Jewish family in France in 1814, Alphonse...
Adopting Macyn: How infertility led one couple down an unlikely path to joy
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Heather Avis's recently published book 'The Lucky Few' chronicles the experience of adoption, recognizing that God’s plans are always the best.“I am lucky because I said a ‘scary...
The beautiful devotion of the three Hail Marys
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm The custom started in Germany in the 13th century, and it was beloved by many saints, including St. John Bosco.Among the devotions to Our Lady, there is one that is very special:...
Gene “editing”: The devil is in the details
Aleteia - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm CRISPR technology and the borders of morally licit gene editingBy now, you may have heard that researchers in Oregon have announced that they were the first to “edit” human...
OSV's top reads — August 14
OSV Daily Take - Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm 1. Cora Evans: Mystic, wife and mother (News Analysis, Aug. 6-12) 2. The miracle of the weeping icon in Illinois (Essay, Aug. 20-26) 3. Myth of ‘happy divorce’ (Faith, Aug. 13-19...
Central African Republic: leading imam backs bishop’s assessment of UN troops’ complicity in massacre
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 13, 2017 at 10:40 pm The leading Muslim cleric in the Central African Republic has lent credence to a bishop’s charge that UN peacekeeping troops turned a blind eye to the massacre of civilians by...
Pope Francis: faith sustains our journey but does not exempt us from trials
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 13, 2017 at 9:55 pm Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading (Mt. 14:22-33), in which Christ asks St. Peter to walk on water, Pope Francis said in his August 13 Sunday Angelus address (Italian text,...
The Dormition of Mary
Regina Magazine - Aug 13, 2017 at 9:53 pm August 13 Today is the feast day of The Dormition of Mary. The Transitus Mariæ The Account of St. John the Theologian of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God AS THE ALL-...
WIN – 5 Double Passes to ‘All Saints’
The Catholic Leader - Aug 13, 2017 at 9:21 pm The Catholic Leader is giving away 10 double passes to see ‘All Saints’, starring American actor and country music singer, John Corbett. Based on an inspiring true story of...
Logan Catholic school’s hub builds community for isolated mothers and refugees
The Catholic Leader - Aug 13, 2017 at 9:00 pm HOLLYE Erskine could have been one of those mums who lost contact with the outside world after giving birth, but a project at her local Catholic school provided a different option...
St. Barbara of the Tunnels? These Glasgow workers have a special devotion
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 13, 2017 at 5:11 pm Glasgow, Scotland, Aug 13, 2017 / 04:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Workers building a three-mile tunnel under the streets of Glasgow, Scotland have a special patron, and a statue of her...
2nd Circuit: Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Against Synagogue Can Proceed
The Religion Clause - Aug 13, 2017 at 2:30 pm In Shultz v. Congregation Shearith Israel of the City of New York, (2d Cir., Aug. 10, 2017), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that giving an employee a notice of...
Daily Readings for Monday, August 14, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 13, 2017 at 2:25 pm Reading 1: Deuteronomy 10:12-22, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147:12-15, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147:19-20, Gospel: Matthew 17:22-27
Children's Prayer for Parents: Prayer of the Day for Monday, August 14, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 13, 2017 at 2:25 pm Dear Lord! Fill our parents with Thy choicest blessings;
enrich their souls with Thy holy grace;
grant that they may faithfully
and ...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Aug 13, 2017 at 2:09 pm In Hoever v. Belleis, (11th Cir., Aug. 10, 2017), the 11th Circuit held that denial of an English language Bible and devotional materials to an inmate for 20 days while in...
St. Maximilian Kolbe's “Secret” to Holiness
Big C Catholics - Aug 13, 2017 at 1:33 pm Fr. Angelo M. Geiger F.I. St. Maximilian taught that saints are in some ways like the great men of the world, but are motivated supernaturally by faith in God and love for him. In...
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity
Big C Catholics - Aug 13, 2017 at 12:50 pm Memorial - August 14thI prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me. She appeared, holding in her hands two crowns, one white, one red. She asked if I would...
