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Sunday Scriptures Reflection for August 25, 2013 — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
CatholicMom.com - Aug 25, 2013 at 4:00 am Scripture: Lectionary 124 August 25,21st Sunday Ordinary Time. Isaiah 66:18-21. Psalm 117:1.2. Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13. Luke 13:22-30:
Today’s Scriptures
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Henricus Cardinalis Dante - Magister Apostolicarum Cæremoniarum
Rorate Coeli - Aug 25, 2013 at 3:05 am HENRICVS S.R.E. CARD DANTEPRESB. S. AGATHAE IN VRBEROMANVS5.7.1884 - 24.4.1967
(Inscription in his tomb, church of S. Agata dei Goti, Rome)
HEIC IN SEDE HONORIS SVICONDITVS...
Lord, will those who are saved be few?
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 24, 2013 at 11:01 pm I once heard a comment from a friend who was preparing a homily for today’s passage from Luke’s Gospel (cf. Luke 13:22-30 below). He was finding it difficult to preach on the “...
Suit Challenges New Jersey's New Law Banning Conversion Therapy For Minors
The Religion Clause - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:58 pm Yesterday, just days after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that bans licensed mental health, social work and counseling professionals from engaging in in sexual...
USCIRF Issues New Report On Religious Freedom In Burma
The Religion Clause - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued the findings of a staff visit to Burma in May. In a Policy Brief titled Burna: Implications of Religious...
Two New Mexico Counties Begin Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
The Religion Clause - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:10 pm In New Mexico this week, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican, two county clerks began issuing licenses for same-sex marriages. On Aug. 21, Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins...
Poll shows that 85% of American think photographers, bakers, etc., can refuse blatantly homosexual clients without fear of attacks
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 8:18 pm There are going to be challenges, costly challenges, to every business and industry… challenges that are actually systematic campaigns of bullying and intimidation.
I saw this on...
St. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye, Arizona
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 24, 2013 at 7:50 pm Wonderful things are happening at the St. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye, Arizona. Pastor Fr. William J. Kosco is introducing a wonderful reform in liturgy and music and...
Quote of the day
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 7:01 pm “In Catholic belief, all human life, no matter how wounded, flawed, young or old, is sacred because it comes from God. And we have an obligation to defend it. The dignity of a...
From the Anglican Desk: Vicar gives communion to a dog
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 5:39 pm Details: An Anglican church in Canada has become the focus of controversy after a vicar gave Holy Communion to a dog. The priest gave the Host – considered by Christians to...
Major appointments awaited after cardinals' October meeting
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 24, 2013 at 5:02 pm Vatican City, Aug 24, 2013 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite rumors about the supposedly imminent appointment of a new Secretary of State, Pope Francis will not be making any...
A stunning setting of 'O magnum mysterium'
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 24, 2013 at 4:04 pm Around this time of year choir directors tend to start thinking about December, choosing carols and planning Christmas music lists. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the...
Dominicans Top the Charts: The “Summer of Sisters”
CatholicMom.com - Aug 24, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Mater Eucharistiae
Dominican Sisters of Mary Top Billboard Charts at Number One
Musically, it’s the summer of the Sisters
ATLANTA, August 22, 2013 – The Dominican Sisters of Mary...
WDTPRS: 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time – When “virtues” are replaced by “values”.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 3:56 pm Let’s look at the Collect for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time:
Deus, qui fidelium mentes unius efficis voluntatis, da populis tuis id amare quod praecipis, id desiderare quod...
Courtney Love on one benefit of celibacy: more time for crafts
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 3:33 pm The rock star went cold turkey from sex a few years back and realized it gave her a lot more free time: Courtney Love has never been shy about, well, anything, so it comes as no...
The Church and the March on Washington: "The shock of relevance"
Commonweal - Aug 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm The fiftieth anniversary of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is an excellent excuse to look into the Commonweal archives. What did Commonweal...
Question for Readers: Again about Spanish resources for the Traditional Roman Rite
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm I posted HERE a question about Spanish language resources for the older forms of the Roman Rite.
A priest reader has written to ask if there is a Latin/Spanish version of a...
He had a dream: the story behind Martin Luther King, Jr’s historic speech
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 2:52 pm As America marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, many people may not know that the words “I have a dream” do not appear in the prepared text for the landmark...
UPDATE: Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and restrictions on the TLM
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 2:30 pm You will remember the hang-wringing and anxiety prompted by the restrictions on the use of the provisions of Summorum Pontificum placed on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate...
Religion and the 1963 March on Washington
GetReligion - Aug 24, 2013 at 2:02 pm August 28 is the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. There’s a huge rally down at the Lincoln Memorial today and media coverage has been ramping up in preparation....
