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Pope: Homily at Mass concluding the XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (full text)
News.va - Oct 28, 2012 at 5:50 am (Vatican Radio) Below, please find the full text of Pope Beendict XVI's homily at the Mass concluding the XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the New Evangelization...
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Maximilian Kolbe
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 28, 2012 at 4:11 am “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to...
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 10/28/12
CatholicMom.com - Oct 28, 2012 at 4:00 am Scripture Reflections for Sunday
Scripture: Lectionary 150. 30th Sun.Oct.28,2012. Jeremiah 31:7-9. Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5.6. Hebrews 5:1-6. Mark 10:46-52:
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B by B
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 28, 2012 at 12:00 am I was delighted to receive some good B-Day news:
I just received a phone call yesterday asking my husband and I if we would be willing to pay for a biretta for our parish priest...
My Mother’s Gift to me of Our Blessed Mother
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 27, 2012 at 11:01 pm As this month of October, which each year is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, comes to an end, I recall from my earliest years, the memories of my mother’s prayers to Our Blessed...
On the Conclusion of the Synod of Bishops
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 27, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, OCT. 28, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Sunday before and after praying the midday Angelus before the end of the Mass of...
Cardinal Wuerl: 'The New Evangelization is Not a Temporary Moment in the Church'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 27, 2012 at 11:00 pm Read more...
Final List of Propositions of the Synod of Bishops
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 27, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, OCT. 28, 2012 (Zenit.org).- For the Final List of the Propositions of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith, go...
The Story Here is Not that Estelle Carson is a Disgusting Moral Freak
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 27, 2012 at 10:23 pm The story here is Democrat functionary Chris Kennedy’s genius for “compartmentalization” despite *knowing* that Estelle Carson is a disgusting moral freak:
The woman named “...
Prayer Need: Marco Rubio's 12 y/o Daughter
Creative Minority Report - Oct 27, 2012 at 10:15 pm Amanda Rubio, the oldest daughter of Senator Marco Rubio was injured in an accident this afternoon. While visiting with classmates, she was a passenger on a golf cart involved in...
Lena Dunham Deserves Every Ounce of Derision She is Going to Get
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 27, 2012 at 10:06 pm Dorothy L. Sayers would slap Lena Dunham’s face so hard her head would be on backward. The reduction of feminism to this sort of brain dead appeal to sex isn’t insulting to...
Just when you thought ads couldn’t get more offensive…
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 27, 2012 at 9:47 pm …along comes this one, promoting a bar in New Zealand.
At Synod's End, The Pope Shifts Chairs
Whispers in the Loggia - Oct 27, 2012 at 9:28 pm Even if it doesn't formally wrap up until morning with a closing Mass in St Peter's, the work of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization reached its close today with the...
Paper Says Some Religiously Affiliated Residential Child Care Homes In Florida Escape State Regulation and Abuse Residents
The Religion Clause - Oct 27, 2012 at 9:07 pm Florida law imposes state-wide minimum standards on child care facilities. However, Fla. Stat. Sec. 402.316 exempts from most of the state requirements any "child care facility...
Christian Political Group Urges Votes Against Illinois Judge Because of Decision Against Catholic Charities
The Religion Clause - Oct 27, 2012 at 8:28 pm The Springfield, Illinois State Journal-Register reported yesterday that Illinois Family Action, the political arm of the Christian-based Illinois Family Institute, has made robo-...
Writing a puff piece: a how-to manual
GetReligion - Oct 27, 2012 at 8:27 pm Truth be told, in our bias for fair, accurate journalism, we at GetReligion probably focus too much on the negative. We point out mistakes in mainstream reporting. We cry out for...
Patheos peeps!
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 27, 2012 at 8:26 pm Blogging has been light the last couple days, but not because I’m battening down the hatches for Stormageddon (though that might be a good idea). I took part in a couple of...
Scaring the sin out of you: the Christian “haunted house” industry
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 27, 2012 at 7:48 pm Huffington Post takes a peek inside the Halloween phenomenon and introduces readers to the man behind it. Keenan Roberts didn’t invent the idea of scaring Christian youth into...
Court, Accepting Magistrate's Ruling, Permits 4th Grader To Distribute Easter Egg Hunt Invites
The Religion Clause - Oct 27, 2012 at 7:40 pm As previously reported, earlier this month a Florida federal magistrate judge recommended issuance of a preliminary injunction to allow a 4th grade student to distribute...
1700 years of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Rorate Coeli - Oct 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm When Constantine, ... born of an emperor, a pious son of a most pious and prudent father, and Licinius, second to him, — two God-beloved emperors, honored alike for their...
