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Pope Bendict highlights bond of faith with charity
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 11, 2012 at 3:35 am Vatican City, Nov 11, 2012 / 03:35 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
In his Nov. 11 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on Sunday's Mass readings featuring two poor widows who...
Australian cardinal seeks 'radical' improvement of Catholic college
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 11, 2012 at 1:33 am Sydney, Australia, Nov 11, 2012 / 01:33 pm (EWTN News).-
Cardinal George Pell rebuked poor student behavior at the University of Sydney's St. John's College, calling for reform of...
Look! Up in the sky!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2012 at 11:33 pm From Spaceweather:
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: Scientists and sky watchers are converging on the northeast coast of Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef, for a total eclipse of...
Biblical Evidence for Calling Catholic Priests “Father”
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 10, 2012 at 11:01 pm “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven” (Matthew 23:9). Throughout history, including that time since the days when Jesus uttered these words, we...
On Trusting God
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, Nov. 11, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Sunday before and after praying the midday Angelus in St. Peter's Square.
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Pope's Address to "Scholae Canotorum" Pilgrims
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, Nov.11, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is the translation of the address given by Pope Benedict XVI to pilgrims from the various "Scholae Cantorum" in Italy. The pilgrimage...
A peek into Catholic sisters’ lives
Catholic Hot Dish - Nov 10, 2012 at 9:43 pm I smiled, reminisced, nodded in recognition and chuckled aloud reading “Habits,” a witty work that takes us – in wee snapshots – into the world of Catholic sisters.
With source...
Charles Darwin Gets 4000 Write-Ins Against Evolution Opponent In Georgia
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2012 at 8:12 pm Congressman Paul Broun is a physician who represents Georgia's 10th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Particularly because he is a member of the House Science, Space...
OORAH! 237!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2012 at 7:28 pm I cannot let the day pass without saying Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps.
Happy 237th Birthday and thank you, Devil Dogs!
OORAH!
Let’s have a sing along.
Pope Benedict, speaking on liturgical music and the new evangelization, emphasizes Gregorian chant, polyphony, listening
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2012 at 7:12 pm Pope Benedict received in audience the “Saint Cecilia Association”, on the occasion of a congress of liturgical choirs taking place in Rome.
The reports on the Holy Father’s...
Lincoln’s new bishop has no plans to change Bruskewitz policies
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:47 pm But how does he feel about deacons? Details: He’s got folk rockers Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers on his iPod. He’s on Twitter and Facebook. And he’s passionate about...
Rights talk run amok: the supremacy of the individual
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:42 pm by The Editors November 10, 2012 (Breakpoint.org) - Colleen Francis made himself right at home in the locker room at Evergreen College in Olympia, Washington. The forty-five year-...
E-mail intro
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:40 pm by John Jalsevac Today’s blog post:
‘Vote the Bible’ IS a partisan statement - Ben Johnson
Court Continues Order For State To Home School Senior Who Objects To Immunizations
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:35 pm West Virginia is one of two states that have no religious exemption from requirements that students obtain immunizations before they can attend school. AP reports that on...
Homily for 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm [I'm not preaching this weekend, but here's my homily from the same Sunday in 2009. -- DGK] We hear this gospel story, about the widow’s mite, and tend to think of it as a lesson...
Evangelist Sues College Over Access To Open Campus Area
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:18 pm The Rapid City (SD) Journal reports on a federal lawsuit filed last Thursday against the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology by evangelist Mark Gavin over access to...
The Widow’s Mite – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm The Widow’s Mite – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The time lag between the two widows in this Sunday’s readings was considerable. Lots of things change in 800 years. But one thing...
Professor points to St. Martin of Tours for rebuilding culture
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 10, 2012 at 5:04 pm Washington D.C., Nov 10, 2012 / 04:04 pm (CNA).- St. Martin of Tours' “Christian valor” is an example of how to sustain and rebuild Christian culture in a time of “moral...
St. Leo the Great
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2012 at 4:47 pm In the newer Roman calendar this is the feast of Pope Saint Leo I, “the Great” (+461). In the older, traditional calendar, his feast is 11 April.
You could perhaps pray to St. Leo...
‘Transgender’ man may continue using girls’ locker room, says college
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2012 at 4:40 pm by Ben Johnson OLYMPIA, WA, November 9, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Washington state college has decided it will not prevent a 45-year-old man from lounging naked in a women’s...
