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Pope: 'true Christians have cheerful faces and eyes full of joy'
News.va - Feb 28, 2017 at 8:10 am (Vatican Radio) As we head into the Lenten season, Pope Francis has invited the faithful to reflect on the relationship between God and money.He was speaking on Tuesday during...
Pope Francis gives interview to magazine run by homeless
Catholic Herald - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:59 am The Pope has given an exclusive interview to an Italian magazine run by the homeless.
In the interview, Pope Francis spoke about his decision to house Syrian refugees at the...
Don't Forget Easter
CatholicMom.com - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:30 am
Roses and Lilies by Henri Fantin-Latour, public domain via Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain.
You probably know (if not, this is your last warning) that Lent begins...
Ash Wednesday HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:27 am Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and ...
WLK169: Second Honeymoon
SQPN - Podcast Network - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:25 am
In this episode of The Walk, I share the deepest reasons for wanting to walk the Camino. They have to do with the origins of my priestly vocation.
The post WLK169: Second...
For the record: Local Bishop confirms Medjugorje is a hoax'This really is not Our Lady from the Gospel'
Rorate Coeli - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:22 am The bishop of Mostar-Duvno, His Excellency Ratko Peric, has once again strongly stated the obvious -- the apparitions of Medjugorje are a hoax. In fact, he goes even further,...
The Filipino Catholic Church is resisting the brutal drug war
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:08 am Manila, Philippines, Feb 28, 2017 / 07:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Caught in the throes of a brutal war on drugs, the people of the
Philippines are increasingly looking to the...
Pope Francis: God never lets His children down
Catholic Herald - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:05 am When life gets difficult, trust in God and don’t worry unnecessarily about tomorrow, Pope Francis said.
“Trusting in him doesn’t magically solve problems, but it allows for facing...
Priest: We need to praise what is good, true in the Muslim faith
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:02 am Vatican City, Feb 28, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA).- Not only is there a good deal in common between Muslims and Christians, but Catholics are called to respect and work together with...
Learning from a Saint who Spread the Wisdom of the Desert
Brandon Vogt - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:00 am
Today we continue our regular series called “Learning from the Saints.” Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...
Photopost Request: Ash Wednesday 2017
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 28, 2017 at 7:00 am Our next photopost will be for Ash Wednesday; please send your photos (whether of the Ordinary or Extraordinary Form) to photopost@newliturgicalmovement.org for inclusion. We are...
As Charity lived in Michael Novak
Communio - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:37 am The funeral rites were prayed last week for theologian Michael Novak in Washington, DC. The Oratorian Fathers in the District offered and preached the Mass. May God give Michael...
Pakistan Supreme Court Takes Action Against Fraudulent Hajj Tour Operators
The Religion Clause - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:34 am In Hussain v. State, (Pakistan Sup. Ct., Feb. 27, 2017), the Supreme Court of Pakistan denied bail to defendants charged with defrauding a large number of Muslims seeking to...
The Irish Chaplain Who Wrote Home About the Concentration Camp
Creative Minority Report - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:25 am I came upon this interesting nugget of information. The story is about a graveyard and its interesting "inhabitants."Father Michael Morris was born in Listowel, Co Kerry, in 1908...
Local bishop: 'The Madonna has not appeared in Medjugorje'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:12 am Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Feb 28, 2017 / 06:12 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The bishop of the local Church where Medjugorje is located reiterated on Sunday his long-held belief that the...
Lent is a time for change
Communio - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:08 am The Great Fast is a time for change. We try to spend more time focused on how to please God and others. When things take us away from God, we can sin. We need to confess our sins...
Catholic High School Loses Ministerial Exception Defense In Suit By Former Teacher
The Religion Clause - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:05 am Monrovia Patch reports that a California state trial court has rejected the ministerial exception defense raised by a Glendora, California Catholic high school in a suit by a...
What's on Your Lenten Bookshelf?
CatholicMom.com - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
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I know from experience that a small daily dose of spiritual reading does wonderful things for me. In the seasons of life I...
Muslim Organization Gets Rulings In Its Favor In Zoning Challenge
The Religion Clause - Feb 28, 2017 at 6:00 am In an opinion covering two suits-- one by a Sufi Muslim religious organization and the other by the United States--, an Illinois federal district court concluded that the city of...
