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France: Catholic protest grows against the "theatre of blasphemy"
Vatican Insider - Dec 10, 2011 at 9:12 amHomily for December 11, 2011: 3rd Sunday of Advent
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 10, 2011 at 9:03 am
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This weekend in Sacramento, they inducted several people into the California Hall of Fame – including, the Beach Boys, Magic Johnson and now, for...
Minnesota: In legal memo lawyer writes about “dirty Catholics”, “bigoted Catholic beasts”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 10, 2011 at 8:46 am From the Catholic League:
ANTI-CATHOLIC LAWYER MERITS SANCTIONS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why the Catholic League is filing a formal complaint in Minnesota...
The role of religion in the Civil War: “It was absolutely pervasive”
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 10, 2011 at 8:21 am
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and at least one historian has taken the time to look at religion’s role in the war:
“One of the things that...
Does Your Parish Have This?
SQPN - Podcast Network - Dec 10, 2011 at 8:12 am Have you seen this liturgical color in your parish? Let us know in the comments!
Vitamin Y
SQPN - Podcast Network - Dec 10, 2011 at 8:09 am Where Do Priests Come From?, Where Do Sisters Come From? and Where Do Deacons Come From? In their latest episode of ‘Catholic Vitamins’, Deacon Tom & Dee Fox ask Elizabeth...
Canada's assisted suicide case could create 'right to kill'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 10, 2011 at 7:55 am Toronto, Canada, Dec 10, 2011 / 08:13 am (EWTN News).- A Canadian legal case aiming to legalize assisted suicide would put the vulnerable at risk and give physicians the "right to...
Bishop Libasci becomes new Bishop of Manchester
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 10, 2011 at 7:14 am Manchester, N.H., Dec 10, 2011 / 07:14 pm (EWTN News).-
Bishop Peter A. Libasci was installed as Bishop of Manchester, N.H. on Dec. 8. In his homily he asked the faithful to...
Medical experts blast claim that nuns need contraception
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 10, 2011 at 7:05 am Washington D.C., Dec 10, 2011 / 08:05 am (CNA).- An article claiming that nuns should use contraception to lower their risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers drew criticism...
But Can’t I Just Lie to the Confessor?
The Roman Road - Dec 10, 2011 at 7:01 am It may come as a surprise to cradle Catholics, but one of the Protestant objections I heard fairly often to the sacrament of Penance was, “Well, you’ve got to admit there’s no way...
Daily Quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 10, 2011 at 6:30 am ”Let those who think that the Church pays too much attention to Mary give heed to the fact that Our Blessed Lord Himself gave ten times as much of His life to her as He gave to...
Saint Juan Diego: New World Apostle
Franciscan Media - Dec 10, 2011 at 5:00 am In July, 2002, Pope
John Paul II visited Tepeyac, near Mexico City, to canonize a 16th-century
Indian whose influence on the religion of the New World was immense and...
Pope Benedict: co-operatives help humanize the economy
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 10, 2011 at 1:57 am Vatican City, Dec 10, 2011 / 01:57 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Benedict XVI has praised the Catholic co-operative movement for helping to humanize the world of economics and...
December 10, 1941: “I was enclosed in the four walls of my new freedom…”
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 10, 2011 at 1:15 am It was 70 years ago today — December 10, 1941 — that Thomas Merton arrived at the gatehouse of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky (pictured above much the way it...
Ohio Senate considers ban on abortions after heartbeat detection
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 10, 2011 at 1:15 am Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 10, 2011 / 01:15 pm (EWTN News).- A proposed Ohio ban on abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected was the subject of a hearing in the Ohio Senate on Dec...
Archbishop Holds Nothing Back In Philly
Making Things Visible - Dec 9, 2011 at 11:06 pm What follows is a pastoral letter written by Archbishop Chaput in Philadelphia. The word fortitude comes to mind. December 8, 2011Solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionDear...
Luc Perrin on Catholic Traditionalism in France
Rorate Coeli - Dec 9, 2011 at 11:01 pm This past November, the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny published on its blog the full texts of the addresses at its Conference “For the Whole Church: Looking Forward with Summorum...
The Pro-Life Message of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Advent
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 9, 2011 at 11:01 pm December 12 marks the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the unborn and the Americas. It is fitting that her feast falls squarely during the observance of Advent. Mary...
On Immaculate's Day, B16 Recalls "The Sins of the Church"
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 9, 2011 at 10:21 pm Much as the whole reflection is, as ever, worthwhile, B16's address at yesterday's traditional 8 December homage to the pillar of the Immaculate Conception in Rome's Piazza di...
