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Die to Live: The Meaning of Easter in “Much Ado About Nothing”
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Everything changes, thanks to mercy...This year, we’ll celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday on the 2nd Sunday of Easter. Maybe that’s why the resurrection was on my mind when...
5 quotes from recent popes on the joy, beauty and necessity of evangelization
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm The resurrection of Jesus compels us to bring the "good news" to the worldThe first person in Scripture to witness the resurrection of Jesus was Mary Magdalene and Our Lord...
Why I agree with Ann Voskamp’s advice to ‘marry a boring man’
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Because I AM that man.My greatest fear used to be the idea of becoming an ordinary guy with a day job and a mortgage. When I think of my future, I’ve always thought of it in very...
The awe-inspiring beauty of Armenian Christianity in Iran
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Bedkhem Church's intricate decoration makes it one of the jewels of Isfahan.The Bedkhem (Bethlehem) Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in the Julfa quarter in Isfahan, Iran....
When is Divine Mercy Sunday?
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm A rather new addition to the calendar originated from a vision a Polish nun had of JesusIt is not very often in the Church when a new liturgical feast is established that is not...
The feminist label: Restrictions apply
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm A very diverse panel of women, united only by the "feminist" label, discover the yawning distance between them.We were sitting in an academic building, surrounded by professors...
A Rabbi on the convergence of Easter and Passover
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm In our shared commitment to leading God-centered lives, each of us must daily ask ourselves one question.[We were so taken with Rabbi Daniel Cohen’s Fast Take Interview on What...
Yes, breastfeeding has benefits, but formula moms aren’t failures
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Whether you breastfeed your baby or need to use formula, it doesn't determine how great a mom you are.I have a vivid memory of my first ever breastfeeding class. I was pregnant...
Moscow patriarch’s Easter message
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 17, 2017 at 10:51 pm Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches, said in his Easter message that “the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus is the main content of...
Chinese police take another ‘underground’ bishop into custody
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 17, 2017 at 10:45 pm As Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was about to celebrate his first Paschal Triduum as bishop of Wenzhou, Chinese police took him into custody.
Korean bishop downplays threat of war
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 17, 2017 at 10:25 pm The president of the South Korean bishops’ National Justice and Peace Commission downplayed the threat of war between the US and North Korea.
Bishops’ commission welcomes EU emphasis on resilience
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 17, 2017 at 10:09 pm The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Pax Christi International, and the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions have issued a...
Wow. Days Before Supreme Court HEaring, Missouri Reverses Itself on Religious Liberty
Creative Minority Report - Apr 17, 2017 at 9:54 pm Wow. This is pretty amazing. Just days before the Supreme Court is set to hear an important religious liberty case, the state of Missouri has completely reversed itself and said...
Parish deploys MOAC during Easter Vigil
The Curt Jester - Apr 17, 2017 at 9:51 pm In what started as a friendly competition between parishes in Archdiocese of San Antonio has quickly spiraled out of control. Each year the size of the Pascal Candle was getting...
US bishops: This Easter season, let yourself be filled with joy
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 17, 2017 at 9:31 pm Washington D.C., Apr 17, 2017 / 08:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).-
Easter is a joyous reminder that Jesus’ Resurrection overcomes fear and doubt, the U.S. bishops said in their 2017...
At Benedict XVI’s 90th
Communio - Apr 17, 2017 at 7:23 pm Pope emeritus Benedict XVI today celebrated his 90th birthday though the actual b’day was yesterday. Here is a photo taken by L’Osservatore Romano at the monastery where he lives...
North Korea warns of thermonuclear war
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 17, 2017 at 7:19 pm “at any moment”. God deliver us from our insane and irresponsible leaders and forgive us our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ. Grant that the power of the Risen Christ be...
Skagit Salmon Hatching
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 17, 2017 at 6:31 pm A Sonnet for Easter Because the Resurrection deserves more than prose.
Student at Methodist College Launches Fundraising Campaign for Abortion
LifeNews.com - Apr 17, 2017 at 6:20 pm A new student group at Southern Methodist University in Texas launched a fundraiser recently for the abortion group Planned Parenthood.
Dallas News reports the student abortion...
Greg and Lizzy team with The Vigil Project to bring us great worship music
Aleteia - Apr 17, 2017 at 6:00 pm Add "Lord Have Mercy" to your prayer playlist.The Vigil Project is producing high quality worship music for the holy seasons of the Christian calendar. In their first series, they...
