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A closer look at “Saint Joseph’s Dream,” by Georges de la Tour
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm Georges de la Tour takes this dramatic scene to the next level.It was indeed a tough day for Joseph. After his labor at the carpenters table, he had discovered with deep sorrow...
Advent Light: How is it that the mother of our Lord should come to us?
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm A reflection and prayer for December 21, 2017, Day 19 of AdventMary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house...
5 Books to read with your kids on Christmas Eve
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm These sweet and entertaining stories are guaranteed to bring families with kids of all ages together.Between the stockings and presents, the candy and the cousins, the Nativity...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Syria
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 21, 2017A Syrian man decorates the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt (Umm Al-Zennar Church) with a Christmas Nativity scene in the Christian-majority...
The big embarrassing problem that Child in the manger left us
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm We're all sometimes dissatisfied with the Church as we experience it, but Flannery O'Connor has seriously good advice for us.That baby in the manger, he changed everything, yes....
“Xmas” is the Mass of Christ
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm On December 25, Christmas will just be getting started! Let yourself experience the fullness of the holidays (holy days).Some Christians are concerned that the contraction “Xmas”...
The real reason why there was “no room at the inn”
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm The "inn" is not what you think it was.The Christmas story is very familiar to many of us, but growing up certain images can cloud our view of what actually happened over 2,000...
Christmas forgiveness: Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas reconcile after 26 years of bitterness
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm After a quarter-century of conflict, they finally reach the reconciliation everyone was hoping for.A new and wonderful page has been written in the history of the NBA. Two of its...
3 Powerful quotes from St. Peter Canisius on Christmas
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Jesuit saint has some wise words about the upcoming celebration.As Christmas day quickly approaches, the Church celebrates the memory of St. Peter Canisius, a Jesuit saint...
Real-Life Plot Twist That Made Me Abandon Myself to God
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Dec 20, 2017 at 8:58 pm Yesterday, I received the news that I could apply to do my SLPA license/fieldwork hours without having finished my degree. It turns out that two of the universities in Southern...
The Readings for Christmas
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The Weekly Francis – Volume 206 – 20 December 2017
The Curt Jester - Dec 20, 2017 at 6:32 pm
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 December 2017 to 20 December 2017.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s...
The Weekly Francis – 20 December 2017
Jimmy Akin.org - Dec 20, 2017 at 6:30 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 December 2017 to 20 December 2017.
Speeches
2 December 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Myanmar and...
Trudeau gov’t imposing ‘thought control’ through pro-abortion oath: Opposition
LifeSiteNews - Dec 20, 2017 at 6:07 pm 'Sounds more like China than Canada. Thought/belief control by the State, in its worst form.'
WATCH: Laura Ingraham Schools Abortion Activist: “Look at That Baby in the Face. It’s a Human Being!”
LifeNews.com - Dec 20, 2017 at 6:01 pm Conservative news host Laura Ingraham refused to put up with a trial attorney who would not admit the humanity of a later-term unborn baby on her show Tuesday.
Mediaite reports...
Vatican’s ‘sexually suggestive’ nativity has troubling ties to Italy’s LGBT activists
LifeSiteNews - Dec 20, 2017 at 5:43 pm A leading LGBT activist group is praising the Vatican nativity as an ‘important symbol of inclusion.’
29 People Killed Themselves Under Vermont’s Assisted Suicide Law
LifeNews.com - Dec 20, 2017 at 5:40 pm The Vermont Department of Health recently released the (May 31, 2013 to June 30, 2017) assisted suicide report. The report provides very little information about the actual...
Witness to Hope
Archdiocese of Saint Louis - Dec 20, 2017 at 5:15 pm Lifeline Coalition Collection at Annual Memorial Mass to Help 10,000-Plus Women, Families Facing Crisis Pregnancies
Each year, at the Annual Roe v. Wade Memorial Mass, the...
Words of Hope
Archdiocese of Saint Louis - Dec 20, 2017 at 5:09 pm
St. Louis Archdiocesan Eighth Graders to Reflect on Chastity, Respect Life during 2018 Creative Writing Contest
Over 1,100 eighth grade students throughout the archdiocese...
How to survive the holidays as a married couple
Aleteia - Dec 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm Tips from five married couples who have been through the holidays a time or two. Christmas is a season of lights, music, food and family. This month is filled with beautiful...
