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ASK FATHER: “Annulments” and appealing to the Roman Rota
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 18, 2017 at 5:00 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I have a question about annulment and the process. A friend of ours and her husband have gone through the process in our local diocese. The friend...
Daily Gospel Reflection for June 18, 2017 - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
CatholicMom.com - Jun 18, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: John 6: 51-58
Today’s Gospel, a portion of an important scriptural passage known as the “Bread of Life discourse”, invites us to consider deeply the spirit of...
Pope on Corpus Christi: In the Eucharist, we remember God's love
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jun 18, 2017 at 2:15 am Rome, Italy, Jun 18, 2017 / 02:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- For the observance of the feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, Pope Francis said the Eucharist helps us to remember everything...
Does the U.S. truly live out the 'Joy of the Gospel'?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jun 18, 2017 at 12:00 am It's been nearly four years since Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii gaudium, or "The Joy of the Gospel." But what does it ...
Bishops ask forgiveness from clergy sex abuse survivors in the US
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jun 18, 2017 at 12:00 am The Beatitudes call us to own our responsibility for suffering in the world, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta preached on Wednesday at a Mass for ...
PRAY for PORTUGAL: Portugal fire traps and kills at least 62 people
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jun 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Sunday, following the Angelus, Pope Francis asked pilgrims in St. Peter's Square to pause for a silent moment of prayer for all those affected by ...
Jesus—The Living Bread That Came Down From Heaven
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:04 pm The Altar of Sacrifice The Altar of Sacrifice on which the Lord redeemed us is His Cross on Calvary, lifted up nearly 2,000 years ago. Jesus has made it possible for that “once...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:02 pm “I know I wouldn’t be able to work one week if it were not for the continual force coming from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. In our society we begin our day with Mass and Holy...
Encountering the Word — John 6:35-36
Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:01 pm ‘ “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet...
5 Ancient symbols of the Eucharist in the catacombs
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm The early Christians held these symbols in highest regard for the profound mystery they represented.The Catechism states, “The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian...
Violent, absent, angry, sad and doubting: Saints and “father issues”
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Church is well aware that not every family is a beautiful unity of a father, a mother and children. In America, June 18 is Father’s Day, and it is important to celebrate...
6 Other ways of saying grace besides “Bless us, O Lord…”
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm I went looking for a few new mealtime prayers to shake up my routine and here's what I found.I’ve been rattling off the traditional Catholic meal-time prayer for as long as I can...
On Father’s Day, when your father has died
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm With his father's passing, writer David Mills suddenly realized that "It was my turn on the ridge."I still miss my dad, though thank God not as intensely as I did the first few...
Why do Catholics call priests “father”?
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Didn't Jesus say "Call no man your father"?It can be a bit confusing. Jesus is recorded as saying in the Gospel of Matthew, “Call no man your father on earth, for you have one...
5 saints to inspire us to take care of our planet
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm We tend to think of environmentalism as a modern concept, but the saints were already practicing it long agoRecently, the United States drew a heated reaction by leaving the Paris...
The Holy Father and the family
Aleteia - Jun 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: June 18, 2017VATICAN CITY: In an intimate ceremony in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, his Vatican residence, Pope Francis celebrated the baptism of a group of...
Environmental Impact Challenge To Dakota Access Pipeline Is Partially Successful
The Religion Clause - Jun 17, 2017 at 10:02 pm While in March, a D.C. federal district court rejected a RFRA challenge by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to the Dakota Access Pipeline project (see prior posting), the same court...
In your face, Scott Eric Alt!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm A reader writes: Maggie Gallagher posted an article saying that perhaps Pope Francis shouldn’t be dismissed as a liberal, and people are posting in the comments accusing her of “...
Another HUGE reason Summorum Pontificum!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 17, 2017 at 4:49 pm Reason… PICK A NUMBER!!… for Summorum Pontificum!
A friend sometimes sends stuff by email to torment me and I write back “I’ll never be able to UNSEE that!”
I was going to spare...
