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The Catholic Bishops and Immigration Reform
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:45 am In the nineteenth century, German Catholics came to America by the millions, with surges following the revolutionary unrest of 1848 and the unification of Germany in 1871 that...
J.R.R. Tolkien: Husband and Father
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:40 am Best known for his fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien is probably better known by members of his family for his profound example of true...
I was wrong and uncharitable to suggest that the Pope should not be meeting Archbishop Welby. But about our relationship with Anglicanism I got it right
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:39 am “On Friday”, I headlined my last piece, “the Pope will meet Archbishop Welby. So, why do we continue talking to the Anglicans after they have so wilfully made unity impossible...
Vatican cardinal prays for peace in London interfaith service
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:37 am Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran took part in an inter-religious “prayer for peace” service in London yesterday.
Cardinal Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious...
Christian leaders call for release of kidnapped Syrian bishops
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:35 am Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic patriarch and Syria’s Greek Orthodox patriarch have called for the release of two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria.
Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai,...
Pope Francis was all too familiar with Liberation Theology. That’s why he opposed it
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:24 am Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis there have been rumours circulating about him: his outlook, his style, his strengths, his weaknesses, his attitude to the liturgy...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/06/13
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 3:39 am The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, will meet Pope Francis for the first time today.
Vatican Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran has taken part in an inter-...
Worldwide protests held to support human, religious rights in Iran
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2013 at 3:34 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 03:34 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Grassroots activists gathered at the Iranian Embassies across the world on June 13 to protest human rights violations in...
Democrat-leaning group lashes out at CCHD grant scrutiny
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2013 at 3:15 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 02:15 am (CNA).- An influential Democrat-leaning communications strategy group has targeted critics of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development...
Cake lawsuit could have national impact on conscience rights
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2013 at 3:02 am Denver, Colo., Jun 14, 2013 / 03:02 am (EWTN News).-
A lawsuit brought against a Denver bakery for refusing to make a wedding cake for a homosexual couple could have national...
Epoch-Making Good News!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:53 am SCOTUS outlaws patenting human genes. Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ!
From our Fake Dudgeon Dept.
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:51 am Atheist who blamed faith for sexual abuse forced to resign–for sexual abuse.
The Problem of the Rash Vow, or “SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:39 am So a number of people have written me asking how I reconcile my endorsement of the obvious teaching of the Catechism that “By its very nature, lying is to be condemned” with the...
Four Recordings of Chesterton
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:36 am What I love about Chesterton, particularly in the Kipling Tribute recording, is that he giggles at his own jokes. There’s a childlike quality to that I find unutterably fetching.
And speaking of Chesterton and Slaying Dragons…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:23 am Here’s a fine verse dedicated to all my friends across the Pond:
The Englishman
by G.K. Chesterton
St George he was for England,
And before he killed the dragon
He drank a pint...
In Honor of St. Gilbert Keith Chesterton…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:07 am Go slay a dragon that not only kills you but impoverishes you. No. Not tobacco. TV.
“First and foremost, there was the cost savings of about $100 a month. That’s a lot of money...
From hip and cool priests, deliver us, O Lord!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:01 am Deacon Greg finds this cringeworthy story of some crazy German priest who thought it would be genius to celebrate a Star Wars First Communion.
Permit me to just say the following...
Three Months Later, Francis Talks On... Talking
Whispers in the Loggia - Jun 14, 2013 at 2:00 am Three months ago today, Jorge Bergoglio was elected to Peter's chair... and while the first American Pope took the name Francis, the natives have come to add their own moniker:...
Vatican expected SNAP case against Benedict XVI to fail
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 14, 2013 at 1:50 am Rome, Italy, Jun 14, 2013 / 01:50 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vatican is not at all surprised the International Criminal Court
rejected a request by an abuse victims' advocacy group...
Cloistered nun dies after 86 years of convent life
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jun 14, 2013 at 1:11 am Madrid, Spain, Jun 14, 2013 / 01:11 pm (EWTN News).-
A woman who was believed to be the world's longest-cloistered nun died overnight on June 11 in Spain at 105 years of age.
