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Rose Marie, RIP
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 29, 2017 at 1:12 am Eternal memory to a classy dame:
New US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabaab members (ABC News)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 1:12 am Al-Shabaab is a jihadist group active in Somalia and Yemen. The US airstrike comes as Somalia takes control of its airspace for the first time since 1992.
The Place He Has Chosen
Dominicana - Dec 29, 2017 at 1:00 am What is place? Why does God choose to make some places holy? Carved in the stone floor in the northwest transept of Canterbury Cathedral are two scratches. On December 29th, 1170...
Children under attack at shocking scale in conflicts around the world (UNICEF)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:12 am “Rape, forced marriage, abduction and enslavement have become standard tactics in conflicts from Iraq, Syria and Yemen, to Nigeria, South Sudan and Myanmar,” states the overview...
New wave of violence in Central African Republic (Vice News)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:12 am The nation has been torn by conflict since 2012. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey there in 2015.
South Sudan rebels, government accuse each other of breaking truce (AFP)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:12 am The South Sudanese Civil War began in 2013; 1.5 million people have fled the nation, and 2.1 million have been internally displaced. L’Osservatore Romano (12/29 Italian ed.)...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners before New Year (Reuters)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:12 am Since 2014, the War in Donbass has pitted the Ukrainian government against pro-Russian separatists. Over 1.4 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced, and over 900,000...
Vatican newspaper: 'post-truth' media are constructing image of 'progressive and permissive Pope' (CWN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:12 am In a front-page L’Osservatore Romano op-ed, Italian historian Lucetta Scaraffia wrote that relativism, which the Church has had to confront in recent decades, has given way to the...
CHRISTMASCAzT 2017 27: WAKE UP!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:01 am
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 27, for Friday in the Octave of Christmas, commemoration of St Thomas Becket, martyr.
Fulton Sheen talks about the personal YOU moment with God. Augustine...
Sharing the Word for December 29, 2017
Franciscan Media - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:00 am Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas
December 29, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6
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“Murder on the Orient Express” and the Desire for Justice
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Dec 29, 2017 at 12:00 am During the holidays, we all enjoy watching a good movie. Today, Jared Zimmerer reviews Kenneth Branagh's latest, “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Witness of the Shepherds
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:06 pm As we continue to ponder the familiar stories of the infancy narratives throughout the Christmas season, we imitate our Blessed Mother, who “kept all these things in her heart” (...
Daily Reflection — Into the Mission Fields
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:03 pm “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Thomas Becket
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:02 pm “Hereafter, I want you to tell me, candidly and in secret, what people are saying about me. And if you see anything in me that you regard as a fault, feel free to tell me in...
Encountering the Word — Luke 2:12
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:01 pm “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12) Please share on social media. Print this entry
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 29, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Luke 2:22-35
Imagine yourself at the Temple. I am struck by how amazed the Holy Family must have felt when they heard Simeon making proclamations to the Father...
“Let It Be”: The truth behind Paul McCartney’s heavenly visit from Mother Mary
Aleteia - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me/Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be."Dreams have always been good to Paul McCartney. One morning in 1965 he...
New York City celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents
Aleteia - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 29, 2017To celebrate of the Feast of the Holy Innocents in midtown Manhattan, hundreds of faithful processed through the streets in prayer. The day...
49 Saints from the United States of America
Aleteia - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Are any of these holy people from your hometown?Over the past year Aleteia has written at least 49 articles highlighting 49 people of the United States who have been canonized or...
7 New Year’s Eve traditions from around the world
Aleteia - Dec 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Tired of watching the ball drop at midnight? Check out these other celebratory traditions from around the globe.It’s almost a new year, which means, for Americans, “Auld Lang Syne...
