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Canadian study links theological orthodoxy, church growth
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:47 pm A recent study of 22 Protestant bodies in Ontario linked theological orthodoxy and church growth.
Papal preacher begins Lenten sermons on the Holy Spirit
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:32 pm Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Capuchin Franciscan friar who has served as preacher to the papal household since 1980, preached a Lenten sermon on March 10 entitled “The Holy...
Evangelizing Through the Good
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:04 pm Anyone even vaguely acquainted with my work knows that I advocate vigorous argument on behalf of religious truth. I have long called for a revival in what is classically known as...
Daily Reflection — Made for a Purpose
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:03 pm “O God, who have taught us to chasten our bodies for the healing of our souls, enable us, we pray, to abstain from all sins, and to strengthen our hearts to carry out your loving...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 31:24
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 31:24) Please share on social media. Print this entry
Roads to faith: Writer/producer Brian Bird talks ‘The Case for Christ’ and ‘When Calls the Heart’
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm God had plans for Lee Strobel, plans that Strobel himself couldn’t comprehend or even conceive of at the time since he was an avowed atheist. But in 1980, Strobel, then the...
All-star cast makes “Trials of Saint Patrick” a stunning audio drama
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Saint Patrick’s remarkable and inspiring life is now being told in a unique way in an 8-part audio dramatization produced by Augustine Institute Radio Theatre (AIR Theatre) and...
Rachel’s Contrition, Chapter 13
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Continued from Chapter 12… Rachel’s Contrition CHAPTER THIRTEEN Join the discussion on Facebook! The phone rings. Panic engulfs me. My stomach leaps to my mouth. I don’t want to...
A child’s death and the loss of innocence
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm They say the death of a child changes you forever. That has always scared the heck out of me. Along our entire journey, from receiving the diagnosis when my wife was just 20...
“Treat Yo’self!”: When small indulgences take over
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm [Editor’s Note: Prompted by a reader who found this helpful within Lent, Aleteia reproduces here Chapter 4 of Elizabeth Scalia’s book Little Sins Mean a Lot: Kicking Our Bad...
Palace of biblical king discovered under shrine destroyed by ISIS
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm Archaeologists in Iraq have made an unexpected discovery underneath the ruins of the Tomb of the Prophet Jonah, which was destroyed by ISIS in 2014: the 6th-century BC palace of...
A Sicilian approach to “memento mori”: the Catacombs of the Capuchins of Palermo
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Catacombs of the Capuchins of Palermo are the last dwelling place of approximately 1,800 faithful. Some better embalmed than others, they all rest in the subterranean...
Large neuron detected around the brain described as looking like a “crown of thorns”
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm No one knew it until now, but scientists have just detected a giant neuron wrapped around the entire circumference of the brain. An article in Science Alert reports that the...
Francis and us: A beautiful combination
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm If Pope Francis were a president, would he be re-elected? It’s an irresistible question to ask on the four-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ March 13, 2013 election. After all,...
Where are most refugees really moving to?
Aleteia - Mar 12, 2017 at 11:00 pm At first sight, claiming countries with the fewest economic resources receive the highest numbers of refugees might seem an intemperate statement. But the truth is the majority of...
The Vatican at SXSW
Catholic Tech Talk - Articles - Mar 12, 2017 at 8:03 pm It was very encouraging to see the Vatican represented at this year’s SXSW today. With SXSW being one of the largest gatherings of creative people across the globe, a stated goal...
Comment on Saint Leander of Seville by March 13,2017 – Monday in the second week of Lent | Scratchpad Reflections by Brother Daniel
Franciscan Media - Mar 12, 2017 at 7:37 pm […] Saint for the day: Leander of Seville (c. 534 – March 13, 600 or 601) […]
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/03/17
Catholic Herald - Mar 12, 2017 at 7:06 pm This Lent we should “contemplate with devotion the image of the Crucified Lord”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video).
The face of Jesus at the...
Daily Readings for Monday, March 13, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 12, 2017 at 7:02 pm Reading 1: Daniel 9:4-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 79:8-9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 79:11, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 79:13, Gospel: Luke 6:36-38
Bl. Agnello of Pisa: Saint of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 12, 2017 at 7:02 pm The founder of the English Franciscan province, Blessed Agnello, was admitted into the Order by St. Francis himself on the occasion of his sojourn in ...
