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Blessing of Chalk
Communio - Jan 6, 2013 at 8:44 am
Gil Vicente's Epiphany
On this feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, the manifestation of the Eternal Incarnate Word of God, it is traditional for the priest to bless chalk and in...
A Cistercian monastery rediscovers the Traditional Cistercian Rite
Rorate Coeli - Jan 6, 2013 at 8:10 am Vyšší Brod (photo source)
One of the least-known major news stories of 2012 for the "world of Tradition" in the Latin Rite has been the return of the Cistercian monastery of Vyšší...
Inperfections
CatholicMom.com - Jan 6, 2013 at 8:00 am Imperfections
In our ongoing project to complete the “piano room” we found our family at Lowes looking for wood to build the bookshelves. Jake and Aaron were looking for...
Benedict XVI consecrates 4 new bishops… Roman vestments
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:49 am Today the Holy Father consecrated four new bishops.
Roman vestments.
Pianeta by pianeta.
I’m just sayin’
Someone needs to teach these guys to cross their stoles.
Prayers for the...
Meet the deacon who is a fire department chaplain
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:32 am From California comes this brief Q&A with Deacon Larry Modugno, lead chaplain for the Ventura County Fire Department: Q: How do you handle your work? A: We know we’re there to...
B16's Epiphany Gifts: Rings, Miters and Croziers
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:15 am Continuing a JPII tradition he was initially loath to pick up, this morning again saw the Pope mark Epiphany by ordaining a new crop of bishops, the crop of four headlined by the...
Lawyers' patron St. Raymond of Penafort commemorated Jan. 7
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:15 am Denver, Colo., Jan 6, 2013 / 08:00 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Saint Raymond of Penafort, a Dominican priest who worked to aid Christian captives during the era of the Crusades and also...
Pope: bishops must be courageous
News.va - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:15 am (Vatican Radio) Following a tradition begun during the Pontificate of Blessed John Paul II, four men were ordained Bishops during the Mass of the Epiphany this Sunday in St. Peter...
Pope Angelus: "Let God be known throughout the world"
News.va - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:15 am After the Solemn Mass for the Epiphany, Pope Benedict led the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square in the traditional noon-day Angelus. Below, please find Pope Benedict's...
Benedict XVI ordains 4 bishops
Communio - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:11 am The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me and sent me to preach the good news to the poor, to heal the broken hearted. (LK 4:18; entrance antiphon)Today we see the...
Lawyers' patron St. Raymond of Penafort commemorated Jan. 7
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 6, 2013 at 7:00 am Denver, Colo., Jan 6, 2013 / 06:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Saint Raymond of Penafort, a Dominican priest who worked to aid Christian captives during the era of the Crusades and also...
Daily Catholic Quote from St. John Chrysostom
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 6, 2013 at 6:30 am “If the Magi had come in search of an earthly King, they would have been disconcerted at finding that they had taken the trouble to come such a long way for nothing. Consequently...
Bishops as modern magi: from Pope Benedict’s homily for Epiphany
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 6, 2013 at 6:08 am From the Holy See’s website today: Following a tradition begun by Pope John Paul II, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord also as the day when episcopal ordination...
Pope Benedict: Homily for Epiphany
News.va - Jan 6, 2013 at 6:05 am Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday celebrated Epiphany with a Solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Solemnity of Epiphany commemorates the visit of the three Wise Men, or Magi, to the...
Pledge to pray daily Rosary draws 80,000 signatures
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 6, 2013 at 6:03 am Boston, Mass., Jan 6, 2013 / 06:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
More than 80,000 people have pledged to pray the Rosary daily, with their names recorded in a book presented to Pope...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - Jan 6, 2013 at 6:00 am
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
Catholic Techie Daniel Smrokowski
He’s been a regular contributor to CM for years, and now it’s our pleasure to highlight both...
Epiphany, brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Communio - Jan 6, 2013 at 5:38 am Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid!Star of the East, the horizon adorning,Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!Cold on...
How can you save Catholic schools?
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 6, 2013 at 5:36 am Bob Faw looks at that question in this incisive story for PBS’s “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and focuses on two experiments underway in New York and Philadelphia. Check out...
Migration Week Brings Push for Legislation
Franciscan Media - Jan 6, 2013 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Catholic Church's observance of National Migration Week Jan. 6-12 this year comes at a time when the outlook seems promising for improving migrants' legal...
