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Got News? Mother Jones on ghosts in FBI’s Hasan investigation
GetReligion - Aug 27, 2013 at 11:07 am We don’t normally look at ideological media outlets, such as National Review or Mother Jones. But progressive outlet Mother Jones has a great straight news story that many other...
Nuns' hearts burn for Christ after 25 years of religious life
The Busy Catholic - Aug 27, 2013 at 11:01 am Daughters of St. Mary of Providence bear joyful attitude and 'culture of charity' to less fortunate
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Kathy Stark (left), Rhonda Brown, and Anna Maria Bilotta smile as they...
Book Talk with Books on Top
CatholicMom.com - Aug 27, 2013 at 11:00 am
I did something a little craaaaazy over the weekend. I cleared off half of my review to-read shelf and put those books onto my giveaway shelf.
Talk about a lesson in detachment!...
The Brisbane Oratory
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:59 am A new oratory is in formation in Brisbane, Australia, and I have a particular interest in this because I will be in Brisbane in late November and early December. How fantastic it...
Does Self-Interest Equal Sin?
Catholic Vote - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:54 am “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their...
Hawaii bishop urges Catholics to mobilize against same-sex marriage
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:48 am HONOLULU — Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu has urged Catholics across the island state to oppose same-sex marriage in an “urgent request” to pastors.
In a letter that was included...
“Abortion” Doesn’t Appear in the Bible, But It Has Lots to Say About Abortion
LifeNews.com - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:43 am The word “abortion” does not appear in the Bible. Yet, God’s Word has plenty to say that relates directly to abortion.
Here’s the reason: God’s Word is about life (John 10:10). In...
Italian company Piacenti to restore Church of the Nativity
Vatican Insider - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:41 amHow life in the slums changed the Pope
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:40 am A friend passed along a recent issue of The Tablet, the weekly magazine from the UK. It includes an excerpt from a new book on Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis: Untying the...
Pope to meet Jordan’s king, discuss ongoing strife in Middle East
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:38 am VATICAN CITY — As international leaders increasingly discussed the possibility of some form of armed intervention in Syria, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would interrupt...
Some Good News from Thomas Peters
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:37 am His toes wave hello.
Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Father, continue healing him completely. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Pope to discuss Syria crisis with King of Jordan
Catholic Herald - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:31 am As international leaders increasingly discussed the possibility of armed intervention in Syria, the Vatican announced Pope Francis would interrupt the last week of his summer...
Scientists: Brain Wave Patterns Show Unborn Children Recognize Words in the Womb
LifeNews.com - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:28 am Babies learn to recognize words and sounds in the womb, scientists say. An the baby does so well at recognizing the words that he or she has memories of them after birth, research...
Chaldean Patriarch asks help for Christians to stay in Iraq
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:12 am Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Raphael Luis Sako I is urging Christians not to leave Iraq, and asking Catholics to help families in need, the AsiaNews service reports.
In northern...
@ started with the Benedictine monks
Communio - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:11 am The theory of how the image ‘@’ came into being is passing through cyberspace, again, these days. We all know that monks of all types, Benedictines, Cistercians, Augustinians, etc...
The dream of Martin Luther King
News.va - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:10 am The marchers, about 1 million strong, came from across the United States and throughout the city of Washington. On that unforgettable day, Aug. 28, 1963, participants in the March...
The State of Things, and the Need
Saint Louis Catholic - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:03 am And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.-- Matthew 9:36 * * *The falcon cannot hear the...
Pope Francis to visit tomb of Saint Monica
Catholic Herald - Aug 27, 2013 at 10:00 am On Wednesday, the day the Church remembers Saint Augustine, Pope Francis will make a private visit to the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, in Rome, and preside over Holy Mass.
The...
Benedict XVI's personal secretary debunks 'mystical experience'
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 27, 2013 at 9:59 am Vatican City, Aug 27, 2013 / 09:59 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The retired pontiff's personal secretary said that the recent and widely circulated news story claiming that Benedict XVI...
Benedict XVI's personal secretary debunks 'mystical experience'
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 27, 2013 at 9:59 am Vatican City, Aug 27, 2013 / 08:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The retired pontiff's personal secretary said that the recent and widely circulated news story claiming that Benedict XVI...