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Pope Francis prays for the victims of Egypt's church bombings on Palm Sunday
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 10, 2017 at 12:00 am After a bomb blast killed over 20 people and wounded several others during Palm Sunday celebrations in Egypt, Pope Francis voiced his closeness to ...
Pope Francis' Important Message for Holy Week
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 10, 2017 at 12:00 am On Palm Sunday Pope Francis said that as Holy Week begins, we should contemplate not only the glory with which Jesus is recognized as king as he ...
The one thing everyone should know about Coptic Christians
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 10, 2017 at 12:00 am This weekend, terrorists attacked Coptic Christians in Egypt, killing 43 people during Palm Sunday services in Alexandria and Tanta. Who are these ...
Pope Paul's encyclical, King's speech, more relevant than ever
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 10, 2017 at 12:00 am Fifty years ago, Blessed Pope Paul VI gave to the world a truly prophetic encyclical letter Populorum Progressio ("The Development of Peoples), and ...
Earth-killing asteroid to whiz by on April 19. Here's why it's a big deal
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 10, 2017 at 12:00 am A massive asteroid, the largest in a decade, will pass close to the Earth on April 19. There is no danger to Earth, but it is a reminder that ...
Fatima and the Antidote for Hell
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:04 pm As authentic Marian apparitions go, many of the aspects of our Lady’s appearances to the three shepherd children in Fatima a century ago seem commonplace: Mary asks the seers to...
Rachel’s Contrition, Chapter 43
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm Is this it? Has Rachel found the evidence that will solve Steven's murder? Continued from Chapter 42… Rachel’s Contrition CHAPTER FORTY-THREE Join the discussion on Facebook! I...
What should I do with my blessed palms?
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm Whatever you do, don't throw them away!After leaving church Sunday, you may have come home with several long palm branches from the celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entry into...
Brené Brown’s ‘Rising Strong’: Forging wisdom from failure
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm The new bestseller can teach you how to soar even higher after a bad fall.Social researcher and bestselling author Brené Brown specializes in researching the least sexy parts of...
Is Holy Week just play-acting?
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm Why do we pretend Christ’s Passion is happening now?“Did Jesus die yet?” asked my 4-year-old son last week. “Not yet. Good Friday is next week,” I said. But that’s not true. He...
Prepare for Easter Sunday the Maria von Trapp way
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm Inspiration for how to feel rested, less rushed, and more present for your family's celebration. The beginning of Holy Week signifies a very busy period in the Church calendar as...
What I really want for my daughter with autism
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm My daughter needs more than just a grand gesture once a year.If you talk to any autism parent they will tell you about a shared experience: Every time one of those feel-good...
Byzantine monk and nun debut cooking show on balanced life of feasting and fasting
Aleteia - Apr 9, 2017 at 11:00 pm 'Eastern Hospitality' showcases recipes from a monastery kitchen and food for thought from spiritual masters.At a time when Christians are supposed to be “giving up stuff,” what...
Saint John Chrysostom on Holy Week
Big C Catholics - Apr 9, 2017 at 6:45 pm “We call the week great, not because it has a greater number of hours – other weeks having many more hours, after all – not because it has more days, there being the same number...
The One Thing You Need to Enter the Mysteries of Holy Week
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Apr 9, 2017 at 6:41 pm To prepare ourselves for the coming mysteries of Holy Week, and to appreciate their meaning, and understand their purpose, we need to cultivate one particular virtue. Fr. Steve...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/04/17
Catholic Herald - Apr 9, 2017 at 6:01 pm Rome is expecting a million pilgrims in Holy Week.
Holy Week challenges us to “accept the real Jesus”, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has said.
The Patriarchs and heads of Churches...
Why married priests won't really fix the shortage
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 9, 2017 at 5:02 pm Denver, Colo., Apr 9, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States.
Today, that number has more than doubled, with...
Robots are coming to help humanity, whether we like it or not
The Catholic Leader - Apr 9, 2017 at 4:30 pm A ROBOT can now deliver pizza, another can carry out life-saving surgery, while another is ready for dispatch along the Great Barrier Reef to detect and control the devastating...
Sharing the Word for April 10, 2017 – Holy Week – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Apr 9, 2017 at 4:00 pm Monday of Holy Week
April 10, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 42:1-7
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In the Book of Isaiah...
