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Study shows fatherless boys more prone to delinquency
LifeSiteNews - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:39 pm by Thaddeus Baklinski MELBOURNE, Australia, December 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study carried out by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the...
A priest's remembrance of Cardinal Foley
OSV Daily Take - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:39 pm By Msgr. Owen F. CampionWhat day was it? A month ago? Cardinal John Foley telephoned me. We have spoken with each other at least weekly for many years. We have been in each other’...
Pope says late cardinal should inspire use of media to spread Gospel
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Cardinal John P. Foley is pictured on air with Sirius Satellite Radio during the 2007 Catholic Media Convention in New York. CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec
Pope Benedict XVI said...
"Am I Not Here, Who Am Your Mother?"
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:28 pm Happy Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe to all readers!
Pope Benedict In His Rose Vestments For Gaudete Sunday Plus Homily Text ( Advent )
Opinionated Catholic - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:14 pm Yesterday was Gaudete Sunday AKA 3rd Sunday of Advent. On that day Preist can weare Rose vestments which is a nice change.There are more pics of the Pope as well as the homily he...
Third Week of Advent Reflection
CatholicMom.com - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm I have a soft spot in my heart for my alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. I’ve been enjoying the awesome Advent Reflections they’ve shared this year, and found this one for...
A golden subject: Reclaiming silence in our churches. A Scotish bishop’s good insights.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:57 pm The Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, has issued in interesting pastoral letter about the need to reclaim, indeed, “create” silence and, through silence, prayer. The bishop, Most Rev...
Scrooge: Post Office manager throws Christmas carolers out into the cold
LifeSiteNews - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:42 pm by J.P. Duffy December 12, 2011 (frc.org) - This Christmas season has been very memorable for me and my wife especially now that Audrey, our 2-year-old, is old enough to...
Secretariat of State gains power over Roman Curia
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm The Vatican Secretariat of State has been given new powers to control the other offices of the Roman Curia, notes Sandro Magister of L'Espresso.
Under a new policy approved by...
Restoration of San Felipe Neri in Málaga
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:35 pm Contemporary Spanish religious painter Raúl Berzosa, age 32, whose artwork was featured on NLM first in November 2008 and again in September 2009, created the paintings which now...
Papal warning for Christmas preparation: don't be distracted by the lights
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:30 pm Pope Benedict XVI cautioned the faithful to "live Advent without becoming distracted by the lights," during his public audience on Sunday, December 11.
"The external environment...
“What a wonderful world” — as recited by David Attenborough
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm Louis Armstrong made that song unforgettable. This brief, spoken rendition gives is another beautiful spin, promoting Attenborough’s “Frozen Planet” series. It’s in a class all...
Nuns on the Pill: An intelligent way to help holy women?
LifeSiteNews - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:23 pm by Peter Baklinski December 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two Australian researchers have argued that the Catholic Church should make the oral contraceptive pill “freely available...
Spiritual preparation ensures Christmas joy, Pope tells parish
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:20 pm During a December 11 visit to a parish in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged that preparing for Christmas has become "very difficult" in today's world, but exhorted the faithful...
Thousands attend funeral of beloved Chinese bishop
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:16 pm Rome, Italy, Dec 12, 2011 / 02:16 pm (CNA).- Over 3,000 people attended the funeral of beloved 79-year-old Bishop Antonio Changfeng Zong of China, who died on Nov. 22 after...
Aw…shucks!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:12 pm One from a bushel of oysters! This was a nice surprise.
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Prime-time TV ads urge Catholics to 'come home'
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 1:10 pm An American group has launched a campaign of evangelization through prime-time television advertising during the Christmas season.
Catholics Come Home has purchased network time...
“Then it hit me, If I keep going (cutting), maybe then I’d get to meet my baby. The one I killed by abortion.”
Rock for Life Blog - Dec 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm Many abortion advocates would like you to believe that aborting a baby has no side effects mentally, psychologically or emotionally. WRONG! Too many mothers who have aborted...
Armenian president meets with Pontiff
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm Pope Benedict XVI met on December 12 with President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and with that country's foreign minister, Edward Nalbadian.
A statement released by the Vatican after...
