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Christianity is not about doing good but making sense of life when sad, miserable sick or poor
Catholic Herald - Oct 31, 2012 at 8:30 am I have just finished a stimulating book called Unapologetic by Francis Spufford. Published by Faber and Faber at £12.99, it relates the author’s decision to be “unapologetic”...
“Within our darkest nights, you kindle a fire that never dies away…”
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 31, 2012 at 8:26 am A priest friend who works at a college on Long Island posted this on his Facebook page this morning: It’s another cloudy day here on Long Island. It’s dark with out power and hard...
Inspiring video of a Black Pastor about the Democrat Party platform
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 31, 2012 at 8:14 am Here is a video from just after the Democrats’ Convention.
WOW!
If only our own bishops would speak with this clarity and righteous anger.
Watch and learn.
Note his explanation...
The Final October Surprise
The Forum - Oct 31, 2012 at 8:02 am If this is true...From The Daily Caller:Gingrich: Senator told me networks may have White House emails commanding counterterrorism group to stand down on Benghazi rescue
On...
In the Wake of the Storm: Poverty and St. Therese
CatholicMom.com - Oct 31, 2012 at 8:00 am In the Wake of the Storm: Poverty and St. Therese
In these days leading up to the election, I’ve really wanted to be in high gear: praying, fasting, sacrificing for the future of...
Another casualty of Sandy: Halloween
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:36 am Details: Communities along the East Coast are still reeling from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, and now officials in storm-ravaged areas have postponed Halloween festivities and...
Light Hallowe'en Reading
Saint Louis Catholic - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:25 am As a rule, I’ve found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him.-- Harry HoudiniFor some slice-of-life reading this...
Audience: Dwelling in the Church's living Tradition
News.va - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:20 am (Vatican Radio) “In a world where individualism seems to regulate relationships between people, rendering them increasingly fragile, faith calls us to be people of God, to be...
Massachusetts High Court Grants Direct Review In Pledge Case
The Religion Clause - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:14 am The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week granted an application for direct appellate review of a trial court's decision in Doe v. Acton-Boxborough Regional School...
Pope: Prayers and support for Hurricane Sandy victims
News.va - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:06 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI has launched an appeal for prayer and concrete acts of solidarity for the people of the East Coast of the United States struggling in the...
Christ the King, in the EF, in Chile
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 31, 2012 at 7:00 am Before we move into All Saints and All Souls (and readers, do send in your photos, most esepcially of All Souls Day), I wanted to share one more photoset from the Feast of Christ...
Exsurge Domine
Saint Louis Catholic - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:55 am Bull of Pope Leo X issued June 15, 1520Arise, O Lord, and judge your own cause. Remember your reproaches to those who are filled with foolishness all through the day. Listen to...
Catholic Charities works to assess, relieve damage from Hurricane Sandy
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:17 am Washington D.C., Oct 31, 2012 / 06:17 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Catholic Charities agencies along the East Coast are working to assess the damage left by Hurricane Sandy and respond...
Another Suit By Small Business Challenges ACA Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Religion Clause - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:05 am The number of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration's mandate requiring businesses to include contraceptive coverage in their health insurance policies continues to grow...
Feed My Inbox
CatholicMom.com - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:00 am In general, I’m not a fan of having more things delivered to my inbox. It’s quite full enough, thanks.
But there have been a few circumstances working to change my mind on this....
Weekly Giveaway: Sons of Cain
Snoring Scholar - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:00 am How about a weekly giveaway of something fun to read? I don’t know about you, but the wacky weather, my own crazy to-do pile, and just general not-enough-fiction have combined to...
In Israel, Park Closure To Outsiders Leads To Religious Discrimination Suit Against City
The Religion Clause - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:00 am Arutz Sheva reported yesterday on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed in Israel against the city of Modi'in because it closed its popular Anabe Park to non-residents of the...
Bishop E.W. Jackson: Planned Parenthood Has Done More To Destroy Black Life Than the KKK
Making Things Visible - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:00 am No he is not a Catholic Bishop. In fact, he is likely not a "Bishop" in the proper sense. A successor to the Apostles. Nevertheless, this is good stuff!
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Oklahoma 'Personhood' Case
Franciscan Media - Oct 31, 2012 at 6:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- An Oklahoma ruling that stopped an attempt to amend the state constitution to define "personhood" in order to ban abortion will stand, after the Supreme Court...
North Dakota bishop stands by pastoral letter on election
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 31, 2012 at 5:05 am Bismarck, N.D., Oct 31, 2012 / 04:05 am (CNA).- Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck defended his letter on the election which was read this weekend at parishes in North Dakota,...
