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Book Sale — Liturgical, Historical, Reference, and Rare Books

New Liturgical Movement - Feb 27, 2017 at 7:00 am

It's that time again: the love of books, which is deeply ingrained in my nature, bids me never sell anything of beauty or scholarly interest, but the practicalities of life often...

Canada's Supreme Court Will Review Two Trinity Western Law School Cases

The Religion Clause - Feb 27, 2017 at 6:22 am

On Feb. 23, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear appeals in Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) (summary of case) and Law Society of British...

Kashmir Court Employees Must Offer Regular Prayers At Proper Time To Get Raises

The Religion Clause - Feb 27, 2017 at 6:05 am

According to WIO News, the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir has told court employees that their annual salary increases will turn on their...

Time for God by Fr. Jacques Phillippe

CatholicMom.com - Feb 27, 2017 at 6:00 am

Time for God by Jacques Philippe is a classic on mental prayer: facing God in solitude and silence for a time, to enter into intimate, loving communication with him. I read this...

Recent Articles of Interest

The Religion Clause - Feb 27, 2017 at 6:00 am

From SSRN: Satvinder Juss, Back to the Future: Justiciability, Religion, and the Figment of 'Judicial No-Man's Land', (Public Law Issue 2, April 2016, pp. 198-206). John D. Inazu...

It isn’t just Fr Sosa: some scholars have been undermining the Gospels for decades

Catholic Herald - Feb 27, 2017 at 5:39 am

St Jerome, one of the great Doctors of the Church and the patron saint of Biblical scholars, famously said that “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Yet in a recent...

Bishop Conley: Mass deportations will not fix our immigration system

EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 27, 2017 at 5:24 am

Lincoln, Neb., Feb 27, 2017 / 05:24 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Controversial immigration policies issued by United States President Donald Trump's have thus far prompted numerous...

US bishops denounce rise in anti-Semitic attacks

EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 27, 2017 at 4:24 am

Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2017 / 04:24 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic...

Sin is Virtue

Rorate Coeli - Feb 27, 2017 at 4:21 am

The freaking creeps running the Church today: Why bother getting married, right? Then, why bother being Catholic at all?... Fr. Spadaro, SJ, runs the once-great Civiltà Cattolica...

Pope Francis ‘studying possibility’ of South Sudan visit

News.va - Feb 27, 2017 at 4:02 am

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has said his staff is “studying the possibility” of a visit to South Sudan. He said the reason was that “the Anglican, Presbyterian, and Catholic”...

Pope Francis ‘helps SSPX in its plans for new headquarters in Rome’

Catholic Herald - Feb 27, 2017 at 3:57 am

Pope Francis has helped the Society of St Pius X in its efforts to buy a beautiful church and complex in the centre of Rome, according to the Italian newspaper Il Foglio. Vatican...

Daily Gospel Reflection for February 27, 2017

CatholicMom.com - Feb 27, 2017 at 3:30 am

Today’s Gospel: Mark 10:17-27 The tradition of the church tells us that the story of this rich man did not end with today’s gospel. Even though he went away sad, he had...

Georgetown, Slavery, and the Riots in Sweden

Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 27, 2017 at 3:15 am

Two years ago, Georgetown University made a show of repenting of its past connections to slavery by renaming two buildings whose namesakes had once sold slaves. It might be...

In Partial Praise of Pharisees

Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 27, 2017 at 3:10 am

The Pharisees tend to get a bad rap. Okay, maybe they deserve the criticism. But at the peak of their power they were known as a revolutionary movement. They were like T-totalers...

Surgeon and father of 8 among sainthood causes moving forward

EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 27, 2017 at 1:03 am

Vatican City, Feb 27, 2017 / 01:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis recognized on Monday the heroic virtue of eight persons on the path to canonization, including an Italian...

Pope considering visit to South Sudan

Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 27, 2017 at 12:26 am

During a visit to All Saints’ Anglican Church in Rome, Pope Francis said that he is considering a visit to war-torn South Sudan.

Pope visits Anglican church in Rome, recalls St. Paul’s humility in face of divisions

Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 27, 2017 at 12:18 am

Pope Francis visited All Saints’ Anglican Church in Rome on February 26 as part of the church’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the first Anglican worship service in...

Pope Francis: entrust yourself to the Father rather than to the pursuit of mammon

Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 27, 2017 at 12:05 am

Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading (Mt. 6:24-34), Pope Francis said in his February 26 Angelus address that God’s “beneficent and solicitous gaze watches daily over our life.”

Who do YOU answer to? Californians prepare safe houses for illegal immigrants

Catholic Online - Featured News - Feb 27, 2017 at 12:00 am

Americans are building safe spaces to hide illegal immigrants in their homes. "Hosts" expect to shelter hundreds - even thousands - of immigrants ...

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