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Children's Book Notes: On Angels' Wings They Greet the King
CatholicMom.com - May 8, 2017 at 9:00 am
As a recently published Catholic author and illustrator, I am always eager to share the inspiration behind my first published children’s book, On Angels’ Wings They Greet the...
Thomas Aquinas College Officially Acquires New Massachusetts Campus
Catholic Education Daily - May 8, 2017 at 9:00 am Thomas Aquinas College (TAC) is officially bringing its distinct academic perspective to the East Coast.
Last week, the National Christian Foundation formally donated a former...
Sniffing rosemary improves your memory, researchers find
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 9:00 am Study backs up traditional belief that the aromatic herb helps one rememberFor students preparing for final exams, here’s some news you can use: researchers have found that the...
Pope Francis: priests should ease, not add to, the burdens of the faithful
Catholic Herald - May 8, 2017 at 8:43 am A priest who does not willingly embrace Christ’s cross and who does not try to lighten the burdens of his people is not worthy of the name, Pope Francis told 10 men he was about...
Letter from Rome
Commonweal - May 8, 2017 at 8:40 am Letter from Rome
By Robert MickensMay 8, 2017
So Donald Trump is going to meet Pope Francis later this month at the Vatican, after all. And it will be an official visit, not...
How Our Lady of Fatima Teaches Us to Say No to the Busy
Snoring Scholar - May 8, 2017 at 8:40 am
A few years ago, back when I was juggling multiple evening meetings every month and staying active in other activities that took me away from home, my husband said something that...
How Our Lady of Fatima Teaches Us to Say No to the Busy
Snoring Scholar - May 8, 2017 at 8:40 am
A few years ago, back when I was juggling multiple evening meetings every month and staying active in other activities that took me away from home, my husband said something that...
The Way, the Truth, and the Life (The Mass Readings Explained)
The Sacred Page - May 8, 2017 at 8:27 am My latest video for this Sunday's Mass Readings is now out: The Way, the Truth, and the Life.
For those who subscribe, if you would like to help spread the word about this series...
The New York Times omits crucial faith detail when covering release of some #ChibokGirls
GetReligion - May 8, 2017 at 8:20 am So what details do you remember from the #ChibokGirls news coverage? We are talking about the 300 or so girls who were kidnapped more than three years ago from a Nigerian village...
Company receives backlash for turning frozen embryos into ‘jewelry’
LifeSiteNews - May 8, 2017 at 8:19 am The founders plan to continue despite the moral and ethical repercussions.
Toward a Spirituality of Sloths
Dominicana - May 8, 2017 at 8:00 am It is difficult to be Catholic and also a fan of sloths. “Why do you like something named after a deadly sin?” I have been asked on no few occasions. When I try to justify myself...
The Vatican astronomical observatory commemorates the monsignor who discovered the Big Bang
Vatican Insider - May 8, 2017 at 8:00 am In addition to being a fervent priest, Belgian monsignor Gorges Lemaitre (1894-1966) can be considered the father of the big bang theory. “Actually, he talked about the hypothesis...
Cruelty-free, vegan makeup: It’s about time!
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 8:00 am We don't need to torture animals to be beautiful.Putting on our blush or lipstick each morning should make us feel more beautiful and happy, but when you know that a little animal...
The Lord is My . . . Surfer?
CatholicMom.com - May 8, 2017 at 7:30 am It wasn’t until I moved out to the country that I learned how big sheep can get and how stubborn they can be. My image of sheep was always the cute, little, hurt lamb Jesus had...
CU Weekly 346: The Benefactress.
Catholic Underground - May 8, 2017 at 7:23 am This Week, The CU Crew Discussed:
What do you call a priest in other languages? Dr. Taylor Marshall knows!
Prepping, Catholic style.
The Angel of Portugal's preparation for Mary's...
Egyptian Christian killed outside his barbershop
Catholic Herald - May 8, 2017 at 7:08 am Militants shot a Coptic Christian man dead outside his barbershop on Saturday in Egypt’s North Sinai region. Christian Today reports that the man, named Nabeel Saber Fawzi, 40, by...
This devoted daughter has brought her Mother fresh flowers every day for 60 years
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 7:00 am On our tour of Rome's "Little Madonnas" we find a much beloved image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.We continue with our daily tour this month through a particular artistic...
An Unusual Viennese Liturgical Use, with a Close-Up View of the Baroque Dome of the Karlskirche
New Liturgical Movement - May 8, 2017 at 7:00 am The "liturgical study day" in which I took part on Sunday, April 2 in Vienna, was prefaced with a visit to the dome of the Karlskirche and concluded with a glorious Solemn Mass...
Another 82 Boko Haram abductees freed, but scores still missing
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 8, 2017 at 6:01 am Abuja, Nigeria, May 8, 2017 / 06:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Another of the young women abducted from their school by Boko Haram militants have been freed, with more than 100 still...
10 Ways to Fight Distraction in Prayer
CatholicMom.com - May 8, 2017 at 6:00 am
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“A hungry man does not have to be reminded to eat.” Those were the words of my pastor after I confessed that I often allow myself to be...
