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Pope Francis shares his three ingredients for a wonderful Christmas
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 18, 2017 at 12:00 am With Christmas just eight days away, Pope Francis said three simple attitudes can help prepare us to welcome Jesus Christ.
Suicide bomber kills 8 at church in Pakistan
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 18, 2017 at 12:00 am At least eight churchgoers were killed and another 30 injured in a double suicide bomber attack at a Methodist church in southwest Pakistan.
Daily Reflection — Cast off the Works of Darkness
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:03 pm “Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone,...
Daily Catholic Quote — O Antiphons: O Adonai
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:02 pm O Adonai: “O Adonai and Ruler the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: come, and redeem us with outstretched arms...
Encountering the Word — Isaiah 40:9
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:01 pm “Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 18, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25
The virtue that permeates today’s Gospel is obedience. Mary was found with child because she was obedient. Joesph took Mary into his home because...
5 Sayings from the Desert Fathers on how to pray
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm They were experts at prayer and taught others their unique spiritual insights.The Desert Fathers, who lived in 4th century, were widely known in the ancient world for their...
There’s a secret to what makes Christmas music sound “Christmassy” (VIDEO)
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Have you ever wondered why some songs just sound like the holiday season?There are some Christmas classics that have defined the season for what feels like forever: “White...
11 Lost Bronze-Age cities found using the most unexpected of methods
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Trade routes mentioned in 12,000 cuneiform clay tablets were analyzed to help pinpoint the locations of the lost cities.Without ever touching a shovel, pickaxe or any traditional...
Pope Francis’ birthday pizza!
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 18, 2017This picture released by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis blowing out a candle on a pizza on December 17, 2017, during an audience...
How to salvage your disappointing Advent (yes, even now)
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Roll up your sleeves, pour yourself a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) and get to work!Has your Advent season been a flop? I’m right there with you. The wreath I so lovingly...
These 5 countries have the best Christmas Eve traditions
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm And each one can inspire us to get ready for the arrival of Baby Jesus in amazing ways.In the United States, families seem to be as likely to spend Christmas Eve snagging online...
Why I will consecrate myself to Mary each Christmas
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Have a hard time with the idea of a Marian consecration? So did Tom Hoopes. That has changed, and he shares how and why.A few years ago, I consecrated myself to Mary, following...
Advent Light: St. Joseph models male qualities we need to see in 2017
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm A reflection and prayer for December 18, 2017, Day 16 of AdventThis is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they...
The story behind Provence, France’s unique Nativity scenes
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 11:00 pm Facing persecution during the French Revolution, devoted Christians began the tradition of making these extraordinary creches in their homes.You can find Nativity scenes in many...
Black Hole Seed Search
The Catholic Astronomer - Dec 17, 2017 at 10:12 pm Astronomers have discovered that an enormous black hole occupies the center of our own galaxy, and the centers of many other galaxies too, extending all the way back to the first...
“A Quiet Departure” – In Cardinal Law’s Last Days, Boston (and Rome) Braces
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 17, 2017 at 9:35 pm Even with the Pope’s 81st birthday – and the usual attempts at controversies – dominating center stage in this run-up to Christmas, per usual, the story you're not hearing about...
On his birthday, Pope Francis hosts pizza party for sick children
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 17, 2017 at 8:27 pm Vatican City, Dec 17, 2017 / 07:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday with a pizza party for sick children Sunday, reflecting on the joy of children...
Ecuador's president meets with Pope (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2017 at 8:12 pm Topics for discussion included the Christian identity of Ecuador, the importance of dialogue, indigenous peoples, the environment, and the region’s sociopolitical situation. The...
Resignations and appointments (12/16) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2017 at 7:12 pm Pope Francis transferred Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun from the apostolic vicariate of Pakse (the 2nd-largest city in Laos) to the apostolic vicariate of Vientiane (the...
