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Saint Sylvester I, Pope and Confessor
Big C Catholics - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:39 pm (In 2017, this feast is superseded by the Sunday liturgy.) December 31st is the optional memorial of Saint Sylvester I, the 4th century pope and confessor, whose papacy saw the...
Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Family
CatholicMom.com - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:30 pm Copyright 2017 Liturgical Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Readings for December 31: Feast of the Holy Family
The Passion of the Christ was the most intense movie I’ve...
Nuntii Latini: Finis transmissioni Latinae imminebat… NON!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:09 pm My good friend His Hermeneuticalness posted on Twitter:
Ne umquam desperaveris: YLE Latin news show saved – for now. https://t.co/f1VG9nUzff https://t.co/hklBAcipKv
— Fr Timothy...
Those familiar Lord’s Prayer phrases at issue: Does God lead us into temptation?
GetReligion - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:00 pm
The memorized “Lord’s Prayer” is so frequently recited by countless Christians that it can be easy to slide past what the familiar words are saying.
For instance, how do we...
Christmas Photopost 2017 (Part 2)
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:00 pm Our photopost series for Christmas continues; we have received a very large number of submissions, so once again, a reminder that if you don’t see yours here, they will be posted...
ASK FATHER: Antisemitism among “traditionalist” Catholics
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 12:41 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
First of all, thank you so much for your blog, I visit often and thoroughly enjoy your wit and unabashed orthodoxy. I am a convert with both Jewish and...
Feast of the Holy Family
Big C Catholics - Dec 30, 2017 at 11:09 am December 31, 2017 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph is the model for all Christian families. Beginning in the 17th century, devotion to the Holy Family spread throughout...
ASK FATHER: Prefaces “ad libitum” in the 1962 Roman Missal
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 11:02 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Father, what is this “Prefatio ad Libitum” in some 1962 Missals? I saw Prefaces for Advent, Sundays Throughout The Year, etc. May these be used in the...
CHICAGO: 30 Dec. – Solemn Mass @ststanschurch and a word from the pastor on ‘ad orientem’ worship
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 10:45 am This afternoon there is to be a Solemn Mass at the beautiful and massive St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago (NB: at the time of this writing, their website comes up with...
Casti Connubii: A Document of Faith, Hope, and Charity
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 30, 2017 at 10:29 am 73. It follows therefore that they are destroying mutual fidelity, who think that the ideas and morality of our present time concerning a certain harmful and false friendship with...
Blessing smart phones. Wherein Fr. Z rants about blessings and demons and present day stupidity.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 10:06 am US HERE – UK HERE
Yes, I have blessed smart phones, tablets and computers.
Consultation with exorcists will inform you that demons are really good at infesting electronic...
Plenary Indulgence reminders: Te Deum on Dec. 31 Veni Creator on Jan. 1
Rorate Coeli - Dec 30, 2017 at 9:19 am 26
§ 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of: ...
1° the hymn...
Queen of Heaven video series: Our Lady who Shows the Way
CatholicMom.com - Dec 30, 2017 at 9:00 am
Saint Benedict Press introduces an exciting new video series, Queen of Heaven: Mary’s Battle for You, which paints the epic narrative of Mary’s life and is perfectly timed for...
Today is the last day of our 20% off sale
Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Dec 30, 2017 at 8:00 am
Today the sale ends for getting 20% off any Verbum 7 library, whether for upgrades or first-time purchases.
Let’s face it, biblical literacy is alarmingly low. Verbum offers us...
EF Pontifical Mass for Epiphany in Nashua, New Hampsire
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 30, 2017 at 7:22 am The Fraternity of St Peter’s Church in Nashua, New Hampsire, St Stanislaus, will welcome His Excellency Peter Libasci, bishop of Manchester, for the celebration of a solemn...
A beautiful Christmas prayer from the 4th century
Aleteia - Dec 30, 2017 at 7:00 am On the sixth day of Christmas, a Christmas prayer for you.During these twelve days of Christmas, it is most appropriate to continue meditating on the beauty and glory of Christmas...
Zambian street children inspire Minnesota woman to be their mother
Franciscan Media - Dec 30, 2017 at 5:00 am MAPLE LAKE, Minn. (CNS) — Carol McBrady has no biological children.
Yet on the streets of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, she is known as Mama Carol.
It started 16 years ago when...
Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ.
Aleteia - Dec 30, 2017 at 3:00 am Pope Saint John Paul II
Proclaim Gospel with ‘faithful creativity’, Pope tells theologians
Catholic Herald - Dec 30, 2017 at 2:30 am In an increasingly complex world of unprecedented scientific and technological challenges, theologians must communicate what is essential about life and help Christians proclaim...
The saint who showed what true reform of the Church is like
Catholic Herald - Dec 30, 2017 at 2:00 am It would be fatally easy to look back over this last year and to conclude that all was up with the Church: schisms, factions, scandals, fake news and corruption in high places –...
