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Four priests martyred for powerful reasons
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 17, 2017 at 12:00 am In recent years, some Catholics have been concerned by pushes from governments in locations such as Louisiana and Australia who challenge the secrecy ...
Steps on how to be a good journalist from Pope Francis
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 17, 2017 at 12:00 am Journalism must prize truth and reflection over sensationalism and clamor, Pope Francis told journalists on Saturday.
The Lord Draws Near… Don’t Let Him Pass By
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:05 pm All across the parish I am encountering people who give witness to the nearness of the Lord. The consolations received, the passion expressed, the apostolic zeal displayed, all...
What are the “O Antiphons” of Vespers?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:04 pm The “O Antiphons” refer to the seven antiphons that are recited (or chanted) preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. They cover the special period of...
Daily Catholic Quote — O Antiphons: O Sapientia
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:02 pm O Sapientia: “O Wisdom, who came forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from end to end and ordering all things mightily: come, and teach us the way of prudence!” (...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 17, 2017 - Third Sunday of Advent
CatholicMom.com - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 – Third Sunday of Advent
“A man named John was sent from God.” This portion of today’s Gospel is interesting. Often we speak of being called by...
Encountering the Word — John 1:4-5
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:01 pm “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:4-5) Please share on social media. Print this...
Advent Light: This Good News really is impossible
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm A reflection and prayer for December 17, 2017, Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)Brothers and sisters: Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks...
Why do priests wear different color vestments?
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm Each color has a unique meaning that points beyond itself.Throughout the Church’s liturgical year, priests wear several different color vestments. The colors are not arbitrary,...
Happy Birthday, Pope Francis!
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 17, 2017Pope Francis blows out the candle on a cake offered to him by a girl during the audience with a delegation of young people of Italian Catholic...
“Do they Know It’s Christmas” still pricks our conscience
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm Band Aid's hit raised 8 million euros in the first year.“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984. The two singer-songwriters were...
6 Household tips that make daily life much easier
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm Author and stylist Jennifer L. Scott's suggestions really do work.Jennifer L. Scott conquered my heart. After reading her book At Home With Madame Chic, my life has become less...
Christmas carols + imagination = real prayer
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm Using just a few songs, here’s a guided imaginative prayer for your Advent and Christmas meditations. If you haven’t already, you soon will be singing Christmas songs. As we sing...
St. Joseph was more than “righteous”; he was courageous
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm The angel wouldn't have said "Do not be afraid" unless there was something to fear.The Feast of St. Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord, is what I call an orphan solemnity in the Church...
On his 81st birthday, some factoids about Pope Francis
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm He is the oldest of five siblings, only one other of whom is still living.Most of the globe knows Pope Francis as the humble pope with a deep love for the poor and marginalized, a...
How to celebrate Christmas like G.K. Chesterton
Aleteia - Dec 16, 2017 at 11:00 pm We can grow to love Christmas more each year if we take our traditions seriously.G.K. Chesterton really, really loved Christmas. A Catholic journalist who wrote for many years in...
ASK FATHER: Our old, misused friend, “Ecclesia supplet”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 16, 2017 at 9:55 pm From a reader…
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From Pope Francis, a checklist for good journalism
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 16, 2017 at 7:25 pm Vatican City, Dec 16, 2017 / 06:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Journalism must prize truth and reflection over sensationalism and clamor, Pope Francis told journalists on Saturday.
“It...
Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Expanded ACA Contraceptive Mandate Exemptions
The Religion Clause - Dec 16, 2017 at 6:22 pm In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump, (ED PA, Dec. 15, 2017), a Pennsylvania federal district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the...
Pope to youth: expand your wisdom and meet the elderly
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 16, 2017 at 5:26 pm Vatican City, Dec 16, 2017 / 04:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis met with the youth of Catholic Action on Saturday as the movement marks its 150th anniversary year.
The...
