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PassiontideThe fiat of Gethsemane
Rorate Coeli - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:31 am Nuestro Padre Jesús
del Prendimiento
Jerez de la Frontera,
Spain
“There is nothing greater in the universe than Jesus Christ; and in Jesus Christ there is nothing greater than...
Biden on NOT Kissing Pope's Ring
The Forum - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:31 am From the Associated Press:VP Biden: Dignity trumps ring-kissing etiquette
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden doesn't kiss up to anyone — whether a queen or a pope.
The vice president...
Free Education
Dominicana - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:30 am Some historians of philosophy argue that in the common enterprise of thought, pragmatism is the United States’ only significant contribution. When it comes to philosophic...
Pope Francis Speaks of Two Kinds of Poverty & Did Not Speak French - Address to Diplomatic Corps
Opinionated Catholic - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:15 am I got very early to see Pope Francis speak to the Diplomatic Corp this morning since it was a key address. Vatican Radio got a the English translation pretty quick. See Pope...
Jehovah's Witnesses In Puerto Rico Get Access To Locked Neighborhoods
The Religion Clause - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:15 am A Puerto Rico federal district court, in a case on remand from the 1st Circuit (see prior posting), has ordered neighborhood homeowners' associations (urbanizations) that allow...
Biden Refuses to Kiss Pope's Ring
Creative Minority Report - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:10 am No surprise here. But worth noting. Vice President Joe Biden refused to kiss the Pope's ring, according to Yahoo News.
I can't help but not be surprised at this decision of Biden...
Report Claims Religious Liberty Arguments Are Being Used To Stifle Civil Rights
The Religion Clause - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:10 am Political Research Associates, an organization devoted to challenging the right and advancing social justice, this week issued a report written by Jay Michaelson titled Redefining...
USCCB: fast for March for Marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:08 am The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to offer their fasting and abstinence from meat on March 22 "for all who will march in the March for...
Another Small Business Sues To Challenge Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Religion Clause - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:05 am Lawsuits by small businesses and their owners asserting religious objections to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive coverage mandate continue to be filed. The latest is Eden...
US bishops cite Pope Francis in urging marriage rally prayers
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:02 am Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2013 / 06:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
U.S. bishops have asked participants in an ongoing fast to pray for the upcoming March for Marriage in Washington, D.C...
Why I love Google +
CatholicMom.com - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 am If I’m honest, I have to admit that I’m a bit of a tech junkie. The advent of social media has only fed the fire of my passion for things geeky, and I’ve been an avid user of...
The Friday Before…
Snoring Scholar - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 am Before what, you ask? Well, before a lot of things, as it turns out…
— 1 —
…the end of the Lenten CatholicMom.com Project.
I don’t know whether to get all psycho-optimistic or to...
Colombia's Council of State Invalidates Regulations Mandating Hospitals Perform Certain Abortions
The Religion Clause - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 am In 2006, Colombia's Constitutional Court struck down the country's total ban on abortions and ruled that abortion must be allowed in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or...
Pope Changes Holy Thursday Plans to Celebrate Mass in Prison
Franciscan Media - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has decided to celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in a Rome juvenile detention facility and wash the feet of some of the young...
False Humility and the Papacy
Making Things Visible - Mar 22, 2013 at 6:00 am Bad liturgy ruins faith. How many times did we hear this gem during Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate? To many to count, it is burned on my brain. Yet, for a week now I have been...
Archbishop of Canterbury's inaugural homily
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2013 at 5:57 am In his sermon inaugurating his ministry as Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby praised Pope Francis, St. Benedict, and his own predecessor, Thomas Cramner, who...
Pope: "no true peace without truth"
Rorate Coeli - Mar 22, 2013 at 5:54 am As you know, there are various reasons why I chose the name of Francis of Assisi, a familiar figure far beyond the borders of Italy and Europe, even among those who do not profess...
Report: Guardini a favorite author of Pope Francis, like Pope Benedict
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2013 at 5:53 am La Nación, a leading Argentine newspaper, is reporting that "the book that perhaps excites the new Pontiff the most is The Lord, by the famous theologian and historian Romano...
Russian Orthodox patriarch gives book, icon to Pope Francis
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2013 at 5:49 am Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has given Pope Francis an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a copy of his book, Freedom and Responsibility....
Federal appeals court rules that monks may sell caskets
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2013 at 5:46 am Citing a state law that threatens violators with major fines and imprisonment, the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors ordered the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph...
