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Nigerian archbishop appointed nuncio to Ireland
Catholic Herald - May 15, 2017 at 4:31 am Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, the first African to represent the Holy See in the country. Archbishop Okolo...
Bishop poses ten questions for Catholic Brits ahead of general election
Catholic News Agency - General - May 15, 2017 at 4:30 am Portsmouth, England, May 15, 2017 / 03:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An English bishop has asked the people of his diocese to remember the sanctity of human life at all stages as they...
Bishop poses ten questions for Catholic Brits ahead of general election
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 15, 2017 at 4:30 am Portsmouth, England, May 15, 2017 / 04:30 am (EWTN News/CNA).- An English bishop has asked the people of his diocese to remember the sanctity of human life at all stages as they...
Daily Gospel Reflection for May 15, 2017
CatholicMom.com - May 15, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: John 14:21-26
“Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me…Whoever does not love me does not keep my words”
Jesus ties love and obedience...
Oklahoma Republican’s plan to save money
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 15, 2017 at 2:45 am Turn 82,000 kids over to ICE. Even more incredible than this inhuman and despicable cruelty is the fact that I still hear from Christian readers asking me, “What does this have to...
Surreal
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 15, 2017 at 2:33 am Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 12,...
Pope prays in silence for all mothers in heaven and on earth
Catholic Herald - May 15, 2017 at 2:25 am Pope Francis has invited faithful in St Peter’s Square to join him in silent prayer for each one’s own mother, including those in Heaven. Greeting tourists and Romans on Sunday...
Bishop Robert Barron hits me where I live
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 15, 2017 at 2:15 am …in writing about pride, humility, and social media.
Falling Off the Demographic Cliff
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 15, 2017 at 2:15 am
Friends who visit Europe with large families in tow tell me they soon become “tourist attractions” themselves.
Europeans are used to Muslims with large families. But Americans?...
The Christian Tradition urges us to visit the prisoner…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 15, 2017 at 2:12 am …and proclaim liberty to the captive. The false religion of Trumpian American Christianism hungers to devour as many souls as possible and put them in the belly of the largest...
The Liturgy as Educator
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 15, 2017 at 2:10 am
“I have understood more than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my meditation.” —Ps. 118:99
Mine is a familiar story. Having grown up Catholic in the 1980s, I was well...
A reader writes me about the death penalty
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 15, 2017 at 2:09 am Sez he: Would it be a sin if I sat on a jury and voted for the death penalty? Why are you asking me to sit in judgment of your soul? If so, is it a subject of grave matter, or...
The Winged Watchman: When Faith Faces Evil
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 15, 2017 at 2:00 am
Over the past few years, I have been winding my way through a number of books about World War II. I close each book with a pounding ache of loss, struggling to grasp such...
Pius XII's Condemnation of Situation Ethics: "Accusations of rigidity first attack the adorable person of Christ"
Rorate Coeli - May 15, 2017 at 1:43 am "Taking, therefore, the words of Christ and of the Apostle [Paul] as the strict rule, should not one say that the Church of today is rather inclined more to coddling than to...
3 Things Bruce Lee Taught Me About Evangelization
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - May 15, 2017 at 12:00 am Bruce Lee was more than just a high-kicking action star. He was a philosopher, a unifier, and a man passionate about social justice. He was incredibly apt at sharing his message,...
‘We have a Mother!’: Pope canonizes 2 Fatima visionaries
Catholic Culture - World News - May 14, 2017 at 11:51 pm At an outdoor Mass in Fatima, Portugal, attended by an estimated 500,000 people, Pope Francis canonized Francisco Marto (1908-19) and Jacinta Marto (1910-20), two of the children...
‘There is so much need of prayer and penance,’ Pope says following pilgrimage
Catholic Culture - World News - May 14, 2017 at 11:12 pm In his May 14 Regina Coeli address, Pope Francis recalled his pilgrimage to Fatima, from which he returned the previous evening.
The Archbishop in Kindergarten
The Reason for Our Hope - May 14, 2017 at 11:11 pm It’s a wonder I ever passed this grade. Who knew it could be so difficult? I spent Wednesday of last week visiting a few schools in Red Deer. In one of them I was taken to meet...
Pray Without Ceasing… Seven Gifts of Praying the Rosary
Integrated Catholic Life - May 14, 2017 at 11:04 pm We live in a pretty practical society; everything needs a “useful” purpose to have value. Now, we know that there is purpose in less tangible things, like beauty, a smile, time...
