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The Guardian digs into faith of one of UK's most private, yet, public Christian believers
GetReligion - Dec 27, 2017 at 1:00 pm Some things never change and, even when they do, they may change very slowly.
Journalists tend to focus on the quick, the loud, the, well, "newsy" things that happen in public...
Francis visited Benedict for Christmas
Aleteia - Dec 27, 2017 at 12:58 pm Pope and pope emeritus enjoy 30-minute visitPope Francis visited his predecessor on the Thursday before Christmas, stopping in to bring his Christmas greetings to Benedict XVI in...
It’s “false respect” to take Jesus out of Christmas, says pope
Aleteia - Dec 27, 2017 at 12:18 pm If Christ is removed from these celebrations, "the light goes out"There is a trend to distort Christmas, marginalizing the faith, due to a “false respect,” said Pope Francis today...
Planned Parenthood Closes Abortion Clinic Operating for 18 Years After It Loses Taxpayer Funding
LifeNews.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 12:17 pm LifeNews can report excellent news today from the state of Iowa. There, a Planned Parenthood abortion business that had been killing unborn children for 18 years is closing down....
Philosophy in Film: MIT offers free online course looking at cinematic greats
Aleteia - Dec 27, 2017 at 12:00 pm Santayana expert Irving Singer examined Hitchcock, Bergman, CocteauWhat do Hitchcock, James Joyce and Ingmar Bergman have in common? They all go under the microscope in a free...
Feast of the Holy Innocents
Big C Catholics - Dec 27, 2017 at 11:58 am Although Christmas is a joyous season celebrating the birth of the Infant Savior, it is nevertheless a holiday tinged with sadness. After all, it is the beginning of a journey,...
Doctors Have Followed the Hippocratic Oath to Help Patients, But Euthanasia Turns Them Into Killers
LifeNews.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 11:42 am One of the most powerful reasons why people oppose euthanasia concerns the enormous significance of taking a human life. Doctors have historically made a solemn and specific...
He Had a Tumor Larger Than His Head and Doctors Advised Abortion, Six Years Later He’s Doing Great
LifeNews.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 11:31 am When Kaito Kryvenchuk’s parents learned that he probably was going to die, they could have given up all hope and took their doctors’ advice to abort him.
Instead, the Canadian...
Mother of 7 Dies Who Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Her Unborn Baby: “Like Me the Baby Has a Right to Life”
LifeNews.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 11:02 am An Indian mother who was suffering from cancer gave the ultimate sacrifice for her unborn child on Christmas day.
Sapna Tracy, 43, of Pavaratty, Thrissur, India, died Monday after...
The key to building stronger friendships
Aleteia - Dec 27, 2017 at 11:00 am Making conversation is about a lot more than having interesting things to talk about.One of my New Years’ Resolutions is making more time for cultivating friendships. In the...
Time to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Pro-Abortion NPR and PBS, Where 7 Hosts Engaged in Sexual Harassment
LifeNews.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:35 am At the close of 2017, no less than seven prominent male hosts and editors of influential government-sponsored radio and television shows are out of work amid claims of sexual...
Of Messes, Hope, and Wonder
CatholicMom.com - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:30 am Copyright 2017 Rakhi McCormick. All rights reserved.
Hope. Joy. Wonder.
Somewhere in my adult life these things became muddied with the harsh realities of life. Illness, death,...
Pope: ‘Without Jesus, there is no Christmas’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:29 am VATICAN CITY — Only when Christ is the focus of the Christmas season do all the colorful lights, carols, special meals and traditions help create a festive and joyous atmosphere...
Hope for God’s love to take hold
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:15 am Twelve-year-old George was what many people would call a “loser.” Passed through a series of foster homes, this morning he was appearing in juvenile court for shoplifting. As it...
No frills or sparkles necessary
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:13 am The Living Rite column explores what you will see, hear, taste, touch or smell while at church this weekend.
When I was six years old, what I wanted most for Christmas was a bride...
Here’s how to get your wine blessed on the feast of St. John
Aleteia - Dec 27, 2017 at 10:00 am The Church even wants your spirits to be made holy.In the Catholic Church, we believe that God desires every aspect of our lives to be made holy. Whether it’s the door of your...
Without Jesus, there is no Christmas, says Pope Francis
Catholic Herald - Dec 27, 2017 at 9:56 am Only when Christ is the focus of the Christmas season do all the colourful lights, carols, special meals and traditions help create a festive and joyous atmosphere, Pope Francis...
Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family, December 31, 2017, Year B
Big C Catholics - Dec 27, 2017 at 9:55 am Fr. René J. Butler, M.S.Provincial Superior, La Salette Missionaries of North AmericaHartford, Connecticut(Click here for today’s readings)(Note: I have chosen the readings from...
ACTION ITEM! Fr. Z calls for help for a wrongly imprisoned priest
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 27, 2017 at 9:27 am It is possible that not all of you noticed a special feature in my “Christmas cards received” entry, which I am occasionally updating.
Fr. Gordon MacRae – falsely accused,...
Emergency Injunction Against Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Sought in Lawsuit Against Illinois Officials
Thomas More Society - Dec 27, 2017 at 9:19 am The Thomas More Society request for an emergency injunction will be heard on Thursday, December 28, 2017 to stop State of Illinois officials from providing tens of thousands of...
