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When we seek Christ, we gain much more than we lose, Francis says
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 30, 2017 at 6:26 am Vatican City, Jul 30, 2017 / 05:26 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday, Pope Francis said that when we seek out Christ, sacrificing everything in the process, in the end we find a joy...
Militants supporting persecuted believers are suspicious of Trump “defender of Christians”
Vatican Insider - Jul 30, 2017 at 4:00 am Even President Donald Trump from time to time tries to wear the armor of the defender of persecuted Christians, joining the crowd of global and regional political leaders who...
Daily Gospel Reflection for July 30, 2017 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
CatholicMom.com - Jul 30, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What great joy there is when we finally find a precious thing that we have long been seeking. This treasure...
Liturgy institute to be revamped as centre to promote Catholic culture
Catholic Herald - Jul 30, 2017 at 2:01 am A liturgical institute established in 2014 by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco will be revamped to broaden its focus beyond forming ministers of sacred music and...
Who is Our Lady of Czestochowa?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 30, 2017 at 12:00 am Three hundred years ago this September the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa was crowned Queen and Protector of Poland by Clement XI.
Seek Christ and Gain a Life of Love
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 30, 2017 at 12:00 am On Sunday, Pope Francis said that when we seek out Christ, sacrificing everything in the process, in the end we find a joy that is worth far more ...
Beautiful angel baby, Charlie Gard dies days before 1st birthday after parents lose legal battle
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 30, 2017 at 12:00 am Angel baby, Charlie Gard has passed away after a long and public legal battle between his parents and his hospital, the Great Ormond Street Hospital ...
Help! I need Practical Ideas for Living the Faith
Integrated Catholic Life - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:04 pm For the last several years, there has been an increased interest in practical advice on how to practice their faith. Certainly, the uncertainty and growing chaos in the secular...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Maximilian Kolbe
Integrated Catholic Life - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:02 pm “Let us remember that love lives through sacrifice and is nourished by giving. Without sacrifice, there is no love.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe) The Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe,...
Encountering the Word — 2 Corinthians 4:8
Integrated Catholic Life - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:01 pm “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;” (2 Corinthians 4:8) Please share on social media. Print this entry
Why do Catholics light votive candles?
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Is it some sort of superstition? Almost nothing says “Catholic” like votive candles, especially if they are placed before images or statues in a church setting. When a film or...
Our joyful African priests are true missionary gifts to us
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm The "bread cast upon waters" so long ago has not come back soggy; it has brought us many riches.Last Trinity Sunday, our parish celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ordination...
Mother says adult, disabled daughter traumatized by doctor’s suggestion of assisted suicide
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Canadian mom seeks formal apology on behalf of other families with a disabled child.A woman who often brings her disabled daughter to a hospital in the Canadian Province of...
Don’t be ashamed to go to therapy!
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Talking through our problems can be the key to getting free of them.Therapy. Not now, it’s not the right time … I have too many responsibilities … too much is going on right now....
2 Prayers for after Communion
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Which petition speaks most to you right now?Millions of people for centuries have prayed this prayer just after receiving Communion. Amazing to think about that chorus of voices,...
4 Ways St. Ignatius can help you grow in emotional intelligence
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm His enormous influence in spiritual direction and his own personal holiness is proof that we can all make progress. I had a psychological exam once and the doctor remarked that I...
Joyfully carrying the cross
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: July 29, 2017A group of young people carry the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady at the opening ceremony of the XXXI World Youth Day in Krakow, on the...
On Star Wars and ‘The Last Monks of Skellig Michael’
Aleteia - Jul 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm A fast-take interview with Philip Kosloski on an unusual "green martyrdom."The striking, if brief, final visuals in Star Wars: The Force Awakens moved our staff writer Philip...
Shin Godzilla Review
Jimmy Akin.org - Jul 29, 2017 at 9:50 pm I just finished watching Shin Godzilla–the 2016 Japanese Godzilla movie, whose name means “Godzilla: Resurgence”–and it was surprisingly good!
The movie is a complete reboot of...
