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Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:54 am A guy goes out and finds a bunch of good news to recap 2017: You can access his Twitter feed here.
And that’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 30, 2017 at 1:16 am “It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which...
CHRISTMASCAzT 2017 28: “He does not even wait for us to love”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 30, 2017 at 12:01 am
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 28, for Saturday in the Octave of Christmas.
Fulton Sheen talks about being loved by God while Benedict explains our great procession towards Christ in the...
Sharing the Word for December 30, 2017
Franciscan Media - Dec 30, 2017 at 12:00 am Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
December 30, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 2:36-40
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WHO058: Twice Upon A Time
SQPN - Podcast Network - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:20 pm
Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the long-awaited Christmas 2017 episode of Doctor Who, which brings together the First Doctor and the 12th Doctor in an...
Holy Family—Piety in the Twenty-first Century?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:04 pm The Feast of the Holy Family challenges us to grow in the virtues of piety, honor, patience, and forbearance. And to learn to laugh together. Reflection on the Mass readings for...
Daily Reflection — God Speaks to Our Hearts through His Son
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:03 pm “In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 30, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Luke 2:36-40
Here we are at the close of another year. As this year closes and another opens before us we have the story of Anna the prophetess. She spent her days...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 62:1-2
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:01 pm “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.” (Psalm 62:1-2 RSVCE) Please...
How old was St. Joseph when Jesus was born?
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Was he an old widower or a strapping young man?We don’t hear much about St. Joseph in the Bible. He is simply described as the “husband of Mary,” a “carpenter,” and a “just man”...
10 Fathers whose parenthood helped them become saints
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Whenever you dads feel unappreciated or at a loss for how to do what’s best for the kids, remember that you are not alone.Studies show that fathers are enormously influential in...
2017 Year in Review: Our favorite stories
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Before we ring in 2018, a look back at some favorite Aleteia pieces, and some worthies you may have missed.Each year, before turning the calendar page to the near year, our...
If you had to tell about something you love using 100 objects, what would you choose?
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm This father-daughter team chose Church History, and the objects that tell its story are as random as they are fascinating.Christmas is the incarnation of God, which is, of course...
What part do I play in both the peace and the disturbance of my home?
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Christmas is a season when we come together with those whom we love to celebrate love.Jesus went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept...
San Joaquin Women’s Penitentiary
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 30, 2017An inmate cleans religious icons at the church of San Joaquin Women’s Penitentiary Center in preparation for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis...
Celebs behaving beautifully: A review of Hollywood’s good deeds in 2017
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 11:00 pm From devastating hurricanes to diseases, a look at the celebrities who reached out to others in need this year.Let’s not mince words: This year was kinda depressing. We’ve had...
Christmas time
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Dec 29, 2017 at 7:41 pm Welcome back!
Each year, close to Christmas, I visit some of the prisons. Last Thursday I visited MCI Framingham, a women’s prison, where Sister Maureen Clark, CSJ, has been the...
As Darkness gives way to Light, so too does the Old give way to New
Quartermaster of the Barque - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:57 pm Whether folks were directly affected by the great tragedies of year 2017 or not, this year was unsettling. It is as if the whole world is addled by new anxieties, uncertainties,...
The “Unfinished Vespers” of St. Thomas Becket – 1170
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:39 pm For St. Thomas Becket.
A reader writes:
More bloodshed remembered on this 5th day of Christmas- St Thomas (Becket) of Canterbury- murdered in his Cathedral during the singing of...
Should the Supreme Court Force Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortions?
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2017 at 5:14 pm I can still see the tiny pink socks. And boxes and boxes of diapers. Most of all, I remember the warmth and cheeriness of the staff as I toured the St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Help...
