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Girl must wrestle with girls, judge rules
LifeSiteNews - May 1, 2017 at 8:09 am A suit was dismissed last week that claimed 'transitioning' Mack Beggs has an unfair advantage because she takes male hormones.
10 Small daily acts that can guarantee you a happier life
Aleteia - May 1, 2017 at 8:00 am These simple tips can help you feel calmer and more fulfilled — even on a Monday.Is it possible to make every day of your life feel like a party? Probably not — bad days happen,...
Letter from Rome
Commonweal - May 1, 2017 at 7:47 am Letter from Rome
By Robert MickensMay 1, 2017
Pope Francis, the pontifex maximus, went to Cairo on the latest and perhaps most important mission of his four years as Bishop of...
3 Ways to Sanctify Your Work Day
CatholicMom.com - May 1, 2017 at 7:30 am
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Quite often, we tend to relegate holiness and prayer to priests and those in religious life. We know that all people are called to holiness...
Our Lady of Fatima is coming to the United Nations
EWTN - US Latest News - May 1, 2017 at 7:29 am New York City, N.Y., May 1, 2017 / 07:29 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- One day before the May 13 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of
the Fatima apparitions, a statue of Our Lady...
Religious Brothers Day celebrates a forgotten and misunderstood vocation in the Church
Aleteia - May 1, 2017 at 7:00 am May 1 marks first celebration of non-ordained religious brothers.In the days after Jesus ascended into heaven, his closest followers gathered together to pray and discern what was...
The Danger of Activism, for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
New Liturgical Movement - May 1, 2017 at 7:00 am painting by Michael O'BrienIt may seem paradoxical to assert that the feast of St. Joseph the Worker is not a glorification of work. Whenever we celebrate the saints in glory, we...
EGO FLOS CAMPI ET LILIUM CONVALLIUM
Rorate Coeli - May 1, 2017 at 6:50 am IESUS - MARIA - IOSEPH
Jesus, Lily of the Valleys
Mary, Queen of May
Joseph, Patron of Laborers
Orate pro nobis!
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Chalice - Lily. The chalice is the lily, stylized and adapted...
Trump Declares May As Jewish American Heritage Month
The Religion Clause - May 1, 2017 at 6:15 am The Times of Israel and JTA both report that on Friday President Trump issued a Proclamation designating May as Jewish American Heritage Month. Similar Proclamations have been...
Zogby's Dissent In the USCIRF Annual Report
The Religion Clause - May 1, 2017 at 6:10 am As previously reported, last week the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued its 2017 Annual Report. It turns out that buried in the Report-- i.e. not listed...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - May 1, 2017 at 6:05 am From SSRN:
Jonas J Monast, Brian C. Murray & Jonathan B. Wiener, On Morals, Markets, and Climate Change: Exploring Pope Francis' Challenge, (Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol...
Beer Me
CatholicMom.com - May 1, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Jane Korvemaker. All rights reserved.
Come visit me and I will offer you about eight different types of homemade beer. Four years ago, this might have been a far-...
Europe's Parliamentarians Promote Rights of Parents and Children of Religious Minorities
The Religion Clause - May 1, 2017 at 6:00 am The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on April 27 adopted a Resolution (full text) on The Protection of the Rights of Parents and Children Belonging to...
Dozens of lawmakers press Trump for religious freedom protection
EWTN - US Latest News - May 1, 2017 at 5:40 am Washington D.C., May 1, 2017 / 05:40 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- More than 50 members of Congress have written President Donald Trump asking for a broad executive order that protects...
The Pope’s Egypt visit leaves a major issue in the air: Giulio Regeni
Catholic Herald - May 1, 2017 at 4:40 am As the Pope flew back from Egypt where he met General al-Sisi, the very first thing he was asked about on the in-flight press conference was the case of Giulio Regeni, the young...
Free falling
Aleteia - May 1, 2017 at 4:00 am Photo of the Day: May 1, 2017Red Bull Illume Category finalist 2013 Wings | Photographer: Dimitrios Kontizas | Athlete: Hubert Schober, Kedley Oliveti ZAKYNTHOS, Greece: “I never...
Pope appeals to Venezuelans: do all you can to avoid further violence
Catholic Herald - May 1, 2017 at 4:00 am Pope Francis appealed to leaders of Venezuela’s government and society on Sunday to avoid more violence after four weeks of political turmoil that has produced a mounting number...
Catholics call survival 'miraculous' after tornado hits church
EWTN - US Latest News - May 1, 2017 at 3:57 am Tyler, Texas, May 1, 2017 / 03:57 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- On Saturday night, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist church in Emory, Texas received the horrifying news that a...
‘We are gift, so how should we act?’ What I learned at a Theology of the Body course
Catholic Herald - May 1, 2017 at 3:54 am Until last week, I thought I had a good basic understanding of Theology of the Body, St John Paul II’s teaching on human sexuality. But ten minutes into last week’s London...
Russian Catholic official criticises ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Catholic Herald - May 1, 2017 at 3:42 am Russia’s Catholic Church has condemned a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the Jehovah’s Witnesses and warned the move will increase fears of new restrictions on Catholic rights. “...
