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Confession: I Didn't Like the St. Monica Story
CatholicMom.com - Apr 10, 2017 at 6:00 am
Ary Scheffer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“I should have been a better mother,” St. Monica said to Bishop Ambrose about her son Augustine.
“If Augustine had been an...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Apr 10, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Sohail Wahedi, Council of State of Belgium and the Ban on Wearing Religious Symbols at Public Schools (The Headscarves Judgement), (Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (...
With united voice, thousands of Catholics visit Texas capitol
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:58 am Austin, Texas, Apr 10, 2017 / 05:58 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Over 4,000 Catholics visited Texas' capitol in Austin, including
bishops from the state's 15 dioceses, to meet with...
Archbishop of Armagh calls for action on finding the bodies of the remaining Disappeared
Catholic Herald - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:51 am The Archbishop of Armagh has appealed to anyone who has information about the individuals who disappeared during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, to come forward.
During a Mass...
'Pope Francis laundry' service opens for homeless in Rome
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:46 am Vatican City, Apr 10, 2017 / 04:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Monday the latest Pope Francis-inspired initiative for the poor opened up in Rome – a new laundromat, with washing,...
Proposed Texas budget would defund abortion providers
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:42 am Austin, Texas, Apr 10, 2017 / 05:42 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Texas House passed a budget on Friday that strips Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers of funding through...
Pope Francis refers to the end of his pontificate
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:03 am Pope Francis caused a stir in a crowd in Rome on April 8 by suggesting that he might not survive to see the next international celebration of World Youth Day, which will be held...
Oysters, wine and travel? A UK priest's bizarre fraud scandal
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 10, 2017 at 5:02 am London, England, Apr 10, 2017 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. John Reid, a Roman Catholic priest serving in County Durham, England, has been spared an 18-month jail sentence for...
Pontiff asks prayers for Copts after bombings
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:53 am At this regular midday audience on Sunday, April 9, Pope Francis asked for prayers for the Coptic Christians who were targeted by two bombing attacks in Egypt earlier in the day.
Pope presides at Palm Sunday services, World Youth Day observances
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:50 am Pope Francis presided at Palm Sunday services on April 9, leading the traditional procession in St. Peter’s Square and celebrating Mass.
New Hampshire bishop: parish churches cannot offer sanctuary for immigrants
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:33 am Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, New Hampshire has instructed his priests not to offer their churches as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants.
Dozens killed in bombings at Coptic churches; Islamic State claims responsibility
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:18 am At least 44 Coptic Christians were killed on Palm Sunday, April 9, in two separate bombings.
Gorsuch confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
Catholic Herald - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:17 am The US Senate April 7 confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch for the seat on the Supreme Court left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year.
The vote was 54-45 and came...
San Bernardino bishop prays for school community after deadly shooting
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:16 am San Bernardino, Calif., Apr 10, 2017 / 04:16 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- After two people were killed in a shooting at a classroom in a San Bernardino elementary school on Monday, the...
‘We share in the pain and heartbreak’: bishops respond to Egypt church bombings
Catholic Herald - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:14 am Catholic bishops have expressed their sorrow following two deadly blasts at churches in Egypt yesterday during Palm Sunday services.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop...
Prayers for our Suffering Coptic Brothers and Sisters in Christ…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 10, 2017 at 4:00 am May God bring their dead swiftly to the bliss of Christ and may they know the healing and consolation of Jesus, King of Martyr by the power of the Holy Spirit. Father, deliver...
Egypt, Al-Sisi declares state of emergency
Vatican Insider - Apr 10, 2017 at 3:54 am The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared a state of emergency throughout Egypt, following yesterday’s terrorist attacks in the Coptic churches of Tanta and Alexandria...
On Friday, Doug O’Brien and I talked…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 10, 2017 at 3:47 am …about Holy Week observances and about Trump’s intervention in Syria–and his denial of help to refugees:
On Thursday, Deacon Steve Greydanus and I talked…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 10, 2017 at 3:45 am about The Case for Christ, God’s Not Dead 1 and 2, Ghost in the Shell, transhumanism, and the Grand Illusion. We keep busy.
Bergoglio in Cairo will present himself as a brother
Vatican Insider - Apr 10, 2017 at 3:42 am After the Palm Mass on Sunday celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, thanks to a last minute sheet slipped in his by the master of ceremonies, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of...
