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Pope recognizes miracle attributed to Fatima visionaries
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 4, 2017 at 4:11 pm Pope Francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, thus paving the way for...
Daily Reading for Thursday, April 6th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 4, 2017 at 4:04 pm Reading 1, Genesis 17:3-9
3 And Abram bowed to the ground. God spoke to him as follows,
4 'For my part, this is my covenant with you: you will ...
Abortion Activist Knocks Down Pro-Life Signs and Screams Profanities at Pro-Life Students
LifeNews.com - Apr 4, 2017 at 4:03 pm Another pro-life college display was vandalized this spring, this time at Texas State University.
Campus Reform reports a video posted online by a “progressive” student named Emma...
Sharing the Word for April 5, 2017
Franciscan Media - Apr 4, 2017 at 4:00 pm Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
April 05, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95
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Panel: After rescue, trafficking victims need help addressing trauma
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:51 pm It's not enough to rescue victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation -- they must be given supportive care to address their trauma, and tools to live economically...
24 Abortion Clinics Closed in Texas in the Last 5 Years as Abortions Dropped 20 Percent
LifeNews.com - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:51 pm A Texas law overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last year saved thousands of unborn babies’ lives while it was in effect.
A research study in the “Journal of the American Medical...
Happily God-less clergy say this time, it really is their year; Washington Post uncritically says, 'Amen'
GetReligion - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Back in the dim recesses of history, I wrote for several information technology publications.
A running joke in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was that this year, whichever year...
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Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:44 pm …along with Michael Lichens on Connecting the Dots! Call in at 1-573-4BREAD4.
Pope Francis meets Britain’s Prince Charles at the Vatican
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:40 pm VATICAN CITY — Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, met April 4 with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
The pope and the British royals spoke...
There’s Been a “Profound Crisis” in the Liturgy Since Vatican II, Says Cardinal Sarah
ChurchPOP - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:38 pm The Church’s liturgy has been affected by a “serious, profound crisis” since the Second Vatican Council, says Cardinal Robert Sarah, the prefect of
The post There’s Been a “...
Verbum Now April Preview Resources
Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:35 pm
For the month of April, Verbum Now members enjoy free access to:
Sanctified by Grace: A Theology of the Christian Life
Edited by Kent Eilers and Kyle C. Strobel
Books on the...
Pope Francis meets British royals Charles and Camilla
News.va - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:12 pm (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met in the Vatican on Tuesday with the heir to the British throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
The meeting came on...
Bishop McRaith dies; served Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, for 26 years
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:09 pm Retired Bishop John McRaith of Owensboro, a strong advocate of the Catholic Church's rural life ministries, died March 19 at age 82.
SSPX reaction to Pope Francis’ move on validity of marriages
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:07 pm In the wake of Pope Francis’ decision to have diocesan ordinaries see to validity of SSPX marriages (HERE) the SSPX issued a statement at their website (HERE)
At first the SSPX ...
Passiontide Photopost 2017 (Part 1) - Zeal for Tradition
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:06 pm Our request for pictures of your churches with veils for Passiontide received an overwhelming response, more than twice as big as it was last year; we will therefore have at least...
Charles and Camilla meet Pope Francis, tour Vatican archives
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:02 pm Vatican City, Apr 4, 2017 / 02:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, met Pope Francis Tuesday at the Vatican, shortly after...
How to persuade someone of (almost) anything, according to Pascal
Aleteia - Apr 4, 2017 at 3:00 pm The 17th-century philosopher knew something about psychology, 500 years before psychology existed.How do you persuade an atheist to believe in God? Pascal, the 17th-century...
Are the Past and the Future Real?
Jimmy Akin.org - Apr 4, 2017 at 2:44 pm Some people think that only the present is real and that the past and the future don’t exist.
This view—known as “presentism”—encounters problems if God exists changelessly,...
John Vennari, RIP
Rorate Coeli - Apr 4, 2017 at 2:38 pm Traditional Catholics, and the world, lost a good man today. Rorate was fortunate to call John a friend, who many readers knew of through his publication, Catholic Family News. ...
Adultery Legitimized by Francis: Supreme Vatican Lawyer explains how (full text)
Rorate Coeli - Apr 4, 2017 at 2:34 pm Can one be at once an impenitent adulterer and in the grace of God? Christ said not, but Francis says yes, and the Supreme Vatican Lawyer, Cardinal Francisco Coccopalmerio,...
