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Drawing lots
The Curt Jester - Nov 4, 2012 at 10:09 am Via Fr. Michael Brown.
On the feast of St Matthias I normally comment that strangely Christian tradition has never followed the example of the Apostles and chosen their successors...
Egypt: Copts elect Tawadros II, a man of dialogue
News.va - Nov 4, 2012 at 10:05 am (Vatican Radio)”He is a very spiritual man and is known to not like the lime light, but we couldn’t be happier. Everybody wanted a leader who could unite Egypt’s Christians in...
Dear Planned Parenthood: Mammogram Referrals are Not Mammograms
LifeNews.com - Nov 4, 2012 at 9:53 am President Obama apparently has chosen to stake his re-election on abortion, and particularly on Planned Parenthood.
He sees abortion as a winning issue if enough women can become...
Israeli Water Company Freezes Bank Account of Church of Holy Sepulchre
The Religion Clause - Nov 4, 2012 at 9:33 am AP and AFP both report that in Israel, the bank account of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been frozen in a dispute with the Hagihon water company over payment...
Mass at St. Peter's: "At the end of the ceremony, Cardinal Cañizares said..."
Rorate Coeli - Nov 4, 2012 at 9:29 am Posted by Father Claude Barthe, chaplain of the Traditional Pilgrimage to Rome, concluded yesterday, at Le Forum Catholique:
After the ceremony [the Pontifical Mass celebrated at...
This Week at Vatican II
The Curt Jester - Nov 4, 2012 at 9:13 am Here is an interesting blog “This Week at Vatican II” written by Monsignor John T. Myler. This post details “Five Popes at one Council” since we had the then-current Pope and four...
There Are Others
CatholicMom.com - Nov 4, 2012 at 9:00 am There Are Others
There are others like us scattered throughout restaurants in the early afternoon. Sometimes you can spot us in the malls or maybe even on a park bench in your...
“Love of God and love of neighbor are inseparable…”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 4, 2012 at 8:46 am “From God we learn to want only the good and never the bad. We learn to look at each other not only with our eyes, but with the eyes of God, which is the gaze of Jesus Christ. A...
Disney Purchases Lucasfilm, Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath
SQPN - Podcast Network - Nov 4, 2012 at 8:26 am
The Catholic Weekend Crew discusses Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm; Firearms and Open Carry laws; Halloween; All Saints’ Day and Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath. Click on the player...
Church honors leadership of Pope St. Leo the Great on Nov. 10
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 4, 2012 at 8:02 am Denver, Colo., Nov 4, 2012 / 07:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nov. 10 is the Roman Catholic Church’s liturgical memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as “St. Leo the...
Egypt’s Copts elect a new pope
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 4, 2012 at 7:11 am From Reuters: Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church chose a new pope, Bishop Tawadros, in a sumptuous service on Sunday that Christians hope will lead them through an Islamist-dominated...
After Sandy: ways to help
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 4, 2012 at 7:04 am A few readers have written from different corners of the country, wondering where and how they can give to help those devastated by last week’s storm. The best resource to help...
Bishops address deacons in pastoral letter for Year of Faith
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 4, 2012 at 6:37 am A friend pointed this out on his Facebook page, and it seems worth noting here: the bishops of Phoenix, Thomas J. Olmsted and his auxiliary Eduardo Navares, issued a pastoral...
Mother Cabrini shrine reopens in Chicago after a decade
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 4, 2012 at 6:32 am Chicago, Ill., Nov 4, 2012 / 06:32 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
After being closed for 10 years, the reopening of the National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago has...
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Charles Borromeo
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 4, 2012 at 6:30 am “If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible...
Church honors leadership of Pope St. Leo the Great on Nov. 10
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 4, 2012 at 6:05 am Denver, Colo., Nov 4, 2012 / 07:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Nov. 10 is the Roman Catholic Church's liturgical memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as "St. Leo the...
Angelus: The fundamental law of love
News.va - Nov 4, 2012 at 5:25 am (Vatican Radio) Below please find a Vatican Radio translation of Pope Benedict XVI’s Angelus reflections this Sunday: Dear brothers and sisters! This Sunday's Gospel (MK 12.28 -...
“Maker of galaxies, stardust, and all that has being”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 4, 2012 at 5:14 am A priest friend sent me this piece of masterful invective:
The Diocese of ____’s newly commissioned ANTHEM FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH.
Close your eyes. No, really close them. Now (...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - Nov 4, 2012 at 5:00 am
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
My Year of Faith
It’s the first app we’ve found specifically designed for the Year of Faith, and we love it.
Technology, the...
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 11/4/12
CatholicMom.com - Nov 4, 2012 at 5:00 am Scripture Reflections for Sunday
Scripture: Lectionary 152 31st Sun. B. Deuteronomy 6:2-6. Psalm 18:2-3.3-4.47.51. Hebrews 7:23-28, Mk 12:28b-34
Sunday’s Scriptures
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