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Monks meet in 51st Chapter
Communio - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:45 am
On Sunday the American Cassinese Congregation Benedictines will meet for its 51st General Chapter at St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, PA. The capitulars, the sitting abbots and...
Francis' Address to La Civilta Cattolica
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:40 am Here is the text of the address Francis gave to writers of the Jesuit journal "La Civilta Cattolica" when he met with the group today in the Vatican. * * *
Dear Friends in the...
Priest in Homs Details Syrian Horror
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:31 am A priest working in the devastated city of Homs in Syria has given an account of some of the horror he's facing every day. The priest, who cannot be named, sent a report to the...
8 Rules For Marrying My Daughter
Creative Minority Report - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:30 am My oldest girl just entered her teens, so I still have some time. However, lately I have been giving some thought to my requirements, yes requirements, for any young man that may...
Suit Claims Discriminatory Treatment In Censorship of Atheist Materials Handed Out In Schools
The Religion Clause - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:23 am As previously reported, last month the Central Florida Freethought Community made materials on Atheism available to students in eleven Orange County, Florida high schools. This...
Priest Biking to Fundraise for Poor Brazilian Kids Going to WYD
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:18 am A trio of brothers are showing family and Church solidarity with a 100-mile bike ride fundraising effort to support kids from a poor region of Brazil who want to attend next month...
Pope Francis: Lower defences and open doors
News.va - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:18 am Vatican City, 14 June 2013 (VIS) – Dialogue, discernment, and frontier: These were the three words that the Pope suggested to the personnel of the Jesuit journal La Civilta...
Catholic League’s head: Pope Francis should expel Vatican’s ‘Gay Lobby’
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:17 am This doesn’t need a lot of commentary.
From NewsMax:
Catholic League’s Bill Donohue: Pope Must Oust Vatican’s ‘Gay Lobby’
The “gay lobby” Pope Francis says is at work in the...
Don’t forget the #FaithfultoLife celebration with Pope Francis!
OSV Daily Take - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:15 am Tomorrow begins Faithful to Life, the Vatican’s two-day celebration of Blessed John Paul II's Evangelium Vitae ("The Gospel of Life"). Together, as one Church, Pope Francis calls...
Cheerful news for a Friday: Catholic-Anglican relations are actually in good shape
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:13 am Here is some cheerful and encouraging reading for a Friday – the full texts of the official speeches of Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury at their recent meeting. I...
"A Fellow Citizen of the Saints" – Francis Welcomes Canterbury
Whispers in the Loggia - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:08 am While photos have yet to emerge of today's first meeting between the Pope and the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby – an encounter planned to extend across a conversation...
Post: On the Air: Kresta, Catholic Answers Live & Reel Faith
Decent Films Guide - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:45 am This evening, I’ll be on Catholic radio from sometime during the last hour of “Kresta in the Afternoon” (5pm EDT) through the first hour of “Catholic Answers Live” (6pm EDT),...
Pope's Call to Church: "The Memory of Sin"
Whispers in the Loggia - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:39 am With Page Three temporarily offshore – yet brimming as ever – the Vatican summary of Pope Francis' Friday preach....Aware of being a weak vessel of clay, yet the guardian of a...
Catholics, Orthodox Team Up to Promote Internet Safety
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:38 am The Communications Department of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) have launched www.faithandsafety.org, a...
In Search of Fixity
Dominicana - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:30 am Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, once allegedly claimed that, with a fixed point and a long enough lever, he could lift the world. Whether one interprets his...
Pope Receives Staff of Order of Malta Hospital
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:28 am Yesterday morning, Pope Francis received Matthew Festing, the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, who was accompanied by Cardinal Paolo Sardi and staff of the hospital of the...
Don't Read to Your Children. It Makes Them Racist Homophobes and Stuff, Warns Academics
Creative Minority Report - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:27 am God save us from PhD candidates, and for that matter people with PhD's.
I honestly believe that the stupidest things said on the planet are said by people with advanced degrees....
Bipartisan warning issued over religious freedom threats in health care
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:15 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 06:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Members of the U.S. House's Congressional Values Action Team gathered at a special order to voice their concerns over...
Catholic School Fires Domestic Violence Victim Over Concerns About Her Husband
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:11 am Details: A San Diego teacher was fired by Holy Trinity School following a domestic violence incident involving her ex-husband. Second-grade teacher Carie Charlesworth is out of a...
Getting The Most Out of Online Homilies
CatholicMom.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:00 am
Through the Church and the cycle of readings God has set out a lesson plan for your life. Each Sunday the Holy Spirit gives you instructions for the week through these readings...
