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Bishop Barron on “Accompaniment” and the exhaustion of “beige Catholicism”
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm Many have left the church they do not understand, but they're finding that confused, erratic, and fickle secularism leaves them empty.As I read Bishop Robert Barron’s new book, my...
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” synthesizes the past, present, and future
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm How well do you really know this beloved Carol, and the deep consolation it promises for those ready to hear it? Before it was a Christmas Carol, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear...
South Sudan: what’s happening, and why does the Pope want to visit?
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm Why doesn't South Sudan find peace? Nearly four years of war, and millions of displaced people: one of the most serious conflicts in the world today. Since 2011, South Sudan has...
8 Ways traveling taps into your hidden creative energy
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm As if you needed an excuse to book those tickets! Cultural experiences open your mind to receive inspiration.I woke up at 4 a.m., partly from lingering jet lag but mostly from...
Did St. Thomas the Apostle baptize the Three Wise Men?
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm The magi were forever changed after visiting the Christ Child.The Gospels don’t tell us much about the magi who came to visit the baby Jesus. They are simply labeled “wise men”...
Don’t put that Christmas tree away! The Christmas season has just begun
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm The liturgical season of Christmas starts on December 25 and lasts through January.It can be a little confusing. In secular society, Christmas is celebrated around the time of...
Boy creates his own prosthetic arm… out of Legos
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm An 18-year-old from Andorra turns his handicap into a work of genius.How many of us look at our problems and see only the empty space that’s holding us back? If only I had more… X...
Tips for creating a guilt-free party menu
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 5:00 pm Ideas that will ensure your guests are happy while feeding their healthy lifestyle.Have you ever returned from a birthday party a bit too full, or with a feeling of “heaviness”...
Why the Martyrdom of St. Stephen is Still Relevant Almost 2,000 Years Later
Big C Catholics - Dec 25, 2017 at 4:25 pm The persecution of Christians is worse now than at any time in history. According to some estimates, every five minutes, a Christian is martyred for his faith. More and more,...
Something Unusual For Christmas Day! St Anastasia, a Saint of the Roman Canon
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm Just as with someone whose birthday is on Christmas Day, St Anastasia is not often commemorated, even though it is her feast too. So as something slightly different for today,...
What do you know? Washington Post 'news you can use' feature about real St. Nicholas
GetReligion - Dec 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm First things first: A blessed Feast of the Nativity to one and all, especially for those in church traditions that follow the liturgical calendar rather than the calendar of the...
Rosary Prayers: Prayer of the Day for Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 25, 2017 at 2:35 pm O my Jesus, have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Take all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy ...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 25, 2017 at 2:35 pm Reading 1: Acts of Apostles 7:54-59, Reading 1: Acts of Apostles 6:8-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31:6-8, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31:17, ...
Top Ten Posts of 2017
Big C Catholics - Dec 25, 2017 at 2:10 pm Here for your consideration are the top ten articles that appeared on Big 'C' Catholics in 2017 [plus two honorable mentions]. We are most grateful for the patronage of all of our...
How the ALS ice-bucket challenge changed the world
Aleteia - Dec 25, 2017 at 2:00 pm A co-founder of the viral campaign recently passed away and the legacy he left is astounding. It would be pretty difficult to forget the viral ice-bucket challenge that took the...
Your Sunday and Christmas sermon notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 25, 2017 at 1:57 pm Were there any good points in the sermons that you heard for your Sunday and for your Christmas Masses of obligation?
Let us know.
Yesterday, at Midnight Mass I spoke about what “...
Christmas greetings, dear readers!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 25, 2017 at 1:46 pm There is time for the complicated, and there is time for the simple.
Today we celebrate the moment in history when our God, entirely transcendent, lowered Himself to take our...
Saint Stephen, Archdeacon and Protomartyr
Big C Catholics - Dec 25, 2017 at 1:05 pm Feast Day - December 26th It is an interesting point about human nature that we desire to know the truth — as long as it confirms what we, ourselves, already believe and do. That...
Mormon Student Loses Religious Harassment Claim Against College Tennis Coach
The Religion Clause - Dec 25, 2017 at 12:00 pm In Duffin v. Idaho State University, (D ID, Dec. 21, 2017), an Idaho federal district court dismissed on qualified immunity grounds religious discrimination and other...
Lead us not into confusion -- concerning The Lord's Prayer in French
GetReligion - Dec 25, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Writing the story of the Belgian dockworkers was like eating sand.
Once upon a time he’d persuaded himself that technical facility was its own reward: a sentence singing hymns...
