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Papal preacher: Mary is model for New Evangelization
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:58 pm In his 2nd Advent Sermon, delivered on December 9, the preacher of the pontifical household said that prayer and contemplation are essential elements of any missionary effort....
Prayer Request
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:58 pm A good friend of mine is pregnant with her second child. She is 23 weeks, and has just recently learned that her unborn daughter has a serious set of abnormalities that...
Another Kennedy acts as theologian
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:50 pm Another member of the Kennedy family dabbles in theology, with a predictable political slant.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend announces that the "conservative bishops" of the US are "...
Pro-abort bloggess furious friend didn’t get amniocentesis: ‘we’re in more trouble than I thought’
LifeSiteNews - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:50 pm by Kathleen Gilbert December 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A writer at a popular abortion blog has complained that pro-life “manipulation” has infiltrated “liberal-minded folks”...
Saint John Henry Newman , Mormons and Mitt Romney
Opinionated Catholic - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:45 pm I don't have a problem voting for a Mormon for President. In fact I think Romney's Mormon "problem" is overblown. However the discussion is still out there. Mirrors of Justice...
Making change
OSV Daily Take - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:44 pm What moves you to change? Where do you need to be healed and where can you offer some healing? Take ten minutes to watch this powerful clip and see what feelings and thoughts it...
HHS Protects Kids in Vetoing FDA Plan B Decision
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Rising border tensions between Sudan, South Sudan
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:41 pm Rising tensions have prompted fears of a fresh outbreak of fighting between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan.
After winning its independence in a long and bloody civil war...
Post: <i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</i>: In 30 Seconds
Decent Films Guide - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm Here’s my 30-second take on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Post: <i>Hugo</i>: In 30 Seconds
Decent Films Guide - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:32 pm Here’s my 30-second take on Martin Scorsese’s Hugo.
Pope will visit Cuba--and Mexico?--next year
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:32 pm Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba next year, the Cuban bishops' conference has confirmed.
Rumors of a papal visit to the island nation have circulated in Rome for several weeks,...
Post: <i>Arthur Christmas</i>: In 30 Seconds
Decent Films Guide - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:29 pm Here’s my 30-second take on Aardman Animation’s Arthur Christmas.
Marines on the Front Lines
The Forum - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:22 pm A powerful clip from the front lines in Afghanistan, as the Marines take on the Taliban.
Arthur Christmas
CatholicMom.com - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:15 pm Steven Greydanus gives Arthur Christmas the 30 second treatment. Read the Catholic News Service review here (they call this PG film an A-II for adults and adolescents).
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St. Juan Diego’s miracle
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Under normal circumstances, for a beatification there must be a miracle which has been rigorously studied and approved by the Congregation for Causes and Saints accepted by the...
Bishops confirm papal visit to Cuba in 2012
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:05 pm Havana, Cuba, Dec 9, 2011 / 02:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The bishops of Cuba confirmed on Dec. 8 that Pope Benedict XVI will visit the country in 2012.
The Pope “wants to visit our...
John L. Allen on a case in Ireland: a priest, falsely accused, but the press doesn’t make corrections
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm While I have posted some items about dreadful pieces in the Fishwrap, to be fair there is a good piece by my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr. about the persecution...
Taxpayers to pay $3 million to promote worldwide homosexual advocacy, Lady Gaga concerts
LifeSiteNews - Dec 9, 2011 at 12:57 pm by Ben Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C. December 9, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As part of a worldwide campaign to promote global acceptance of homosexuality, the Obama administration has...
Catholic Church Now Impacted By Messy Episcopal Church USA Property Fights
Opinionated Catholic - Dec 9, 2011 at 12:51 pm I am going to blog on another interesting Church property case that is one of many occurring later today hopefully.However the situation in Forth Worth is something I could see...
A year-long cycle for Lectio Divina according to the Classical Roman liturgy
Rorate Coeli - Dec 9, 2011 at 12:39 pm Don Paco of Ite ad Thomam has compiled and posted his own plan for reading all of Scripture in one year, broadly following the annual cycle of the ancient Divine Office of the...
