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When you’re the secretary at a papal election: Cardinal Baldisseri gives his behind-the-scenes account
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 10:00 am Those days of March 12 and 13, 2013, are unforgettable for the 77-year-old cardinal from Pisa. Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri wasn’t a cardinal in 2013, at the time of the last papal...
On his birthday, Pope Francis hosts pizza party for sick children
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 17, 2017 at 9:27 am Vatican City, Dec 17, 2017 / 09:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday with a pizza party for sick children Sunday, reflecting on the joy of children...
Nigerian Lawyer's Group Denies Law School Grad Bar Admission Because of Hijab
The Religion Clause - Dec 17, 2017 at 9:00 am According to a report on Friday from Al Jazeera, the Lagos-based Nigerian Law School has refused to allow a Muslim woman graduate to receive her call to the bar (i.e. be sworn in...
Wisdom is Vindicated by Her Works
CatholicMom.com - Dec 17, 2017 at 9:00 am Image via Istockphoto.com. Licensed by Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved.
You have to choose. That’s one of the great Advent themes.
Father Peyton used to say, I...
“Jerusalem, we need the true will to find a solution together”
Vatican Insider - Dec 17, 2017 at 8:12 am “The way in which President Trump's move on Jerusalem and its context has been presented does not "help to build the serenity and confidence necessary for the peace process. But "...
My View For Awhile: Manhattan Edition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 17, 2017 at 8:10 am I’m off for a quick trip to Manhattan.
The primary mission on this trip is to attend an annual “O Antiphon” Dinner which has – in part – a motive of appreciation for priests who...
We await the author and perfecter of our faith
Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Dec 17, 2017 at 8:00 am
The short clip below is a reflection on today’s Gospel that reminds us of the ultimate reason that Jesus came to earth – so that we might have faith.
John 1:6-8, 19-28
A man...
Complaint Filed Against Convenience Store For Its Anti-Muslim Signs
The Religion Clause - Dec 17, 2017 at 7:30 am CAIR announced last week that it has filed a discrimination complaint with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions charging that a Mayhill, New Mexico convenience store...
A few facts about Pope Francis’ beloved homeland
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 7:00 am We might ask, what was it about Argentina that helped shape the man?Pope Francis is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was known well in the slums and shantytowns of the city he...
“Without Jesus, Christmas is an empty feast”
Vatican Insider - Dec 17, 2017 at 6:52 am “If we remove Jesus, what remains of Christmas? An empty feast. The joy of the Christian cannot be bought, let us not lose this joy, not even amid difficulties" Francis said at...
Religious Worker Visa Rule Requiring Compensation Violates Sect's RFRA Rights
The Religion Clause - Dec 17, 2017 at 6:30 am In O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal v. Duke, (D NM, Dec. 15, 2017), a New Mexico federal district court concluded that immigration rules which deny religious worker...
Knights of Columbus donate $1.4 million for post-hurricane rebuilding
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 17, 2017 at 6:10 am Houston, Texas, Dec 17, 2017 / 06:10 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As Texas and Florida continue to rebuild from a devastating hurricane season, the Knights of Columbus are offering $1.4...
A quick, a cappella “Carol of the Bells” from Cimorelli
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 6:00 am The tight harmony of this challenging carol suits the sisters of Cimorelli well.Cimorelli released “Carol of the Bells” on their 2016 Christmas EP, Christmas Magic, and the video...
Final Tax Bill Extends 529 Plans To Elementary and Secondary School Tuition
The Religion Clause - Dec 17, 2017 at 6:00 am The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as it emerged from the Conference Committee (full text) extends Section 529 Qualified Tuition Programs so that they will now be able...
Where there is truth, there is also light, but don’t confuse light with the flash.
Aleteia - Dec 17, 2017 at 3:00 am Pope Francis
Pope Francis' three Christmas ingredients: joy, prayer, gratitude
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 17, 2017 at 2:05 am Vatican City, Dec 17, 2017 / 02:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- With Christmas just eight days away, Pope Francis said three simple attitudes can help prepare us to welcome Jesus Christ.
St. Daniel and the Furnace Boys
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 17, 2017 at 2:00 am Some don’t know, and understandably so, that the Church recognizes many great figures of the Old Testament as saints, and she gives them feast days.
They may not appear on the...
Vatican forbids sale of would-be saints’ body parts
Catholic Herald - Dec 17, 2017 at 1:08 am The Vatican’s saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for would-be saints, issuing detailed new guidelines that govern how body parts and cremated...
ADVENTCAzT 2017 15: True power
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 17, 2017 at 12:01 am
Here is ADVENTCAzT 15, for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.
Joseph Ratzinger instructs us about true power.
Some of the music used today: HERE
Have some Mystic Monk Coffee and have a...
REJOICE! Gaudete Sunday Calls us to Live as Joyful Christians in All Circumstances
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 17, 2017 at 12:00 am I know, it seems that no matter where you look there is bad news!
However, all of the pain, hurt, fear, worry, and that awful killer on
the loose ...
