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God never tires of forgiving
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:17 pm Today's thought from the popeThe problem is that we ourselves tire, we do not want to ask, we grow weary of asking for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving, but at times we...
Year 12 Catholic schoolgirl with Down Syndrome to speak at the United Nations
The Catholic Leader - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:05 pm GIVING up has never been Olivia Hargroder’s style. When the 18-year-old was born, doctors told her parents Kerry and Mark Hargroder that their daughter would never learn to talk...
Lent—A Journey of Trust
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:04 pm Once again, we find ourselves on our annual Lenten journey. This journey is truly a privilege given to us by the church through the Liturgical Year. Our Lenten prayer, fasting and...
Daily Reflection — Out of the Depths
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:03 pm “Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice! Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who...
Encountering the Word — 1 Peter 5:6-7
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares...
Why men refuse to wear sunscreen
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm Sometimes stereotypes have some truth to them, like men not asking for directions, not always listening ... and skipping sunblock. We just celebrated International Women’s Day,...
Want to save some local jobs? Get in line!
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm A simple, practical and almost painless way to prevent job loss in your communityHere’s a suggestion for practical and almost painless charity: In the grocery store, go to the...
Ever heard of “Everyone’s Saint” Basilica?
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm Born in Lisbon, died in Padua, his image is in practically every single Catholic church in the world.We know him as the “Evangelical Doctor,” since he wrote sermons for each and...
Will Big Data and artificial intelligence usher in Orwell’s vision of 1984?
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm Every click you make may be helping to forge chains in formerly free society, experts warnOnce, we were worried about how to get rid of mounting piles of rubbish. Or nuclear waste...
Operator, give me Jesus on the line
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: March 15, 2017See more photos here.
Why it matters who Jesus is
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm A relatively recent shift in Christology has has great impact on the Church's lifeI have been reading, with both profit and delight, Thomas Joseph White’s latest book, The...
A psychologist’s take: The 3 pillars of Lent are better for you than you know
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are a boon well beyond your spiritual life Lent is well underway already and if you’re like me, you’ve been hearing plenty about those three famous...
A girl, a bull and women on pedestals: A gallery of public art depicting real-life women
Aleteia - Mar 14, 2017 at 11:00 pm There aren’t as many as there should be, but here are some of our favorites.A defiant little girl stares down Wall Street’s iconic bronze bull, and causes a sensation. When the...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Mar 14, 2017 at 10:46 pm In Robinson v. Superintendent Houtzdale SCI, (3d Cir., March 6, 2017), the 3rd Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's complaint that he was unable to participate in the sex...
Long-awaited Mary, Mother of Mercy Church opens at Burleigh Heads
The Catholic Leader - Mar 14, 2017 at 9:37 pm BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge praised “the vision and energy” of the Burleigh Heads community as he blessed and dedicated the new Mary, Mother of Mercy Church in Australia’s...
Homily for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 19, 2017, Year A
Big C Catholics - Mar 14, 2017 at 8:12 pm Fr. René J. Butler, M.S.Provincial Superior, La Salette Missionaries of North AmericaHartford, Connecticut(Click here for today’s readings)One of my favorite Scripture quotations...
The Ides of March
Big C Catholics - Mar 14, 2017 at 7:18 pm The Death of Caesar, Vincenzo Camuccini, 1798.The Ides of March corresponds to the date on the ancient Roman calendar of March 15th. The idea of the Ides of March and the...
St. Louise de Marillac — Her Wisdom in 12 Quotations
Big C Catholics - Mar 14, 2017 at 6:25 pm Saint Louise de Marillac served God in numerous ways as a wife, mother, nurse, teacher, mystic, social worker, mentor and foundress. Her veneration of the Eucharist led to...
Msgr. Vincent Foy: the 101-year-old priest who refused to be silent about betrayals in the Church
LifeSiteNews - Mar 14, 2017 at 6:18 pm Msgr. Foy, who passed away March 13, ‘was a hero in every sense of the word.’
I Was Conceived in Rape, But Thank God I Wasn’t Aborted
LifeNews.com - Mar 14, 2017 at 6:17 pm “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows...
