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Daily Gospel Reflection for June 7, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jun 7, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 12:18-27
Since my marriage in 1994, today’s Gospel has always made me a little sad – to think that I won’t be married to the love of my life in heaven. Jesus...
‘Signs of torture’ found on body of bishop who allegedly committed suicide
Catholic Herald - Jun 7, 2017 at 3:03 am Medical investigators found “signs of torture” on the body of a Cameroonian bishop who apparently committed suicide. Catholic leaders in the country have urged prayers for one of...
A Reader Who Discerned that She is not Called to Religious Life…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:36 am writes: Hello Mark, I’m a long-time reader of your blog, and we’ve exchanged a few emails. You and Simcha are about the only Catholic bloggers I can stand to read these days....
Pray for peace on June 8, Pope asks faithful
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:27 am Pope Francis has encouraged the faithful to pray for peace for a minute on June 8.
Leave morality out of lawmaking…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:26 am …and you are left with what? All genuine law (as distinct from arbitrary force or tyranny) is nothing but codified morality.
What about retributive justice?
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:24 am The latest in my series on the death penalty for Catholic Weekly.
Pontiff encourages Sacred Heart devotion in June
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:16 am At the conclusion of his June 7 general audience, Pope Francis recalled that June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Pope Francis: God’s Fatherhood is the ‘wellspring of our hope’
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:12 am Continuing his series of Wednesday general audiences devoted to Christian hope, Pope Francis devoted his June 7 audience to “God’s paternity, wellspring of our hope.”
The New Darling of the Abortion Rights Movement
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:10 am
And last, the rending pain of re-enactment
Of all that you have done, and been; the shame
Of things ill done and done to others’ harm
Which once you took for exercise of virtue...
A Response to Hollywood’s War Against Christianity
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jun 7, 2017 at 2:00 am
Viggo Mortensen, the same actor who played Strider/Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, seems to enjoy getting naked in his non-Tolkien films, evincing, perhaps, certain...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/06/17
Catholic Herald - Jun 7, 2017 at 1:41 am The Pontifical Academy for Life’s new statutes “require a stronger commitment on the part of members to the Church’s pro-life teaching” than before, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has...
Hong Kong prelate takes part in pro-democracy prayer rally
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 1:20 am Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing of Hong Kong took part in a Pentecost prayer rally for democracy in China.
Mythologizing the devil won't end well, Archbishop Chaput warns
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 7, 2017 at 1:04 am Philadelphia, Pa., Jun 7, 2017 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A society that relies on reason and technology, without faith, risks forgetting God and making a deal with the devil,...
Prelate concerned about Philippine Catholics in Qatar
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:57 am As nations of the Middle East and North Africa downgrade or break their diplomatic relations with Qatar over its reported links to terrorism, a Philippine bishop said that he was...
Pence reflects on Catholic upbringing, says Catholics have an ally in President Trump
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:38 am Vice President Mike Pence addressed the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on June 6 and expressed his “deep appreciation for the Church’s rich contributions to the fabric of...
Vatican newspaper: women religious need to be involved in Church’s decision-making
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:17 am Vocations to women’s religious communities will continue to plummet unless women religious participate in decision-making in the Church, Lucetta Scaraffia argued in a front-page...
Pharrell Williams, Maggie Rogers, and the Power of Authenticity
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:00 am Culture has a unique ability to connect people in ways that are hard to express. In a recent video for the Masterclass series, this quality of culture was seen and heard. Today,...
'Our Father': Do not fear - God the Father never leaves us
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:00 am On Wednesday Pope Francis said that one of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith is that we have a God we are taught to call 'Father' - a ...
Don't mythologize the devil: Archbishop Chaput warns against making a deal with the 'very real' devil
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jun 7, 2017 at 12:00 am A society that relies on reason and technology, without faith, risks forgetting God and making a deal with the devil, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of ...
