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ASK FATHER: Is there a good, conservative RCIA program?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:44 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I attend a Maronite church and our priest has decided he wants to offer an RCIA type program (Maronite Rite doesn’t technically have one). He’s a...
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians flee city after attacks by Islamists
Catholic Herald - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:30 am Hundreds of Christians have fled the city of el-Arish in Egypt after a spate of attacks by suspected Islamic militants.
A priest told the Associated Press that he and some 1,000...
Get Out
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:19 am NEW YORK — Is the thriller “Get Out” (Universal) as good as all get out? Well, not exactly.
Clever social commentary from writer-director Jordan Peele does add heft to the...
Australian archbishops: Leadership on abuse was ‘catastrophic failure’
Franciscan Media - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:10 am A display of protest placards sit outside the Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse Feb. 23 in Sydney. (CNS photo/David Moir, EPA)
SYDNEY (CNS) — Five Australian archbishops...
“To expel people without documents would destabilize society”
Vatican Insider - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:01 am If all of a sudden one began patrolling neighborhoods looking for people who do not have documents, we would witness a destabilization the social fabric” Cardinal Blaise Cupich...
Discover "Defend the Tabernacle"
CatholicMom.com - Feb 24, 2017 at 9:00 am
Author’s Note: A wild swashbuckling adventure of catechetical fiction and romantic courtship, Defend the Tabernacle defies genre. Unabashedly Catholic, this story will meet you...
Is your suitcase packed with worries?
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:53 am If the commandments are our road map and being holy is our destination, then maybe this week’s readings are intended to tell us what to pack for the trip. Today, some suitcases...
Guatemalan Navy Blocks Abortion Boat Illegally Giving Women Free Abortions
LifeNews.com - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:52 am The Guatemalan Navy is not allowing an abortion boat to come to shore after it advertised free abortions to women in the pro-life country.
The boat, run by the Dutch pro-abortion...
Life is best placed in God’s hands
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:51 am The Living Rite column explores what you will see, hear, taste, touch or smell while at church this weekend.
One day, while shopping at my favorite thrift store, St. Vincent de...
Lessons from a New Age devotee who became a Catholic
Catholic Herald - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:49 am It is a truism to say that converts to the faith are often more serious, zealous and committed to the Church than those who regard membership of it as their unquestioned...
When a 4-year-old biological male prays to be a girl, a few questions for journalists to consider
GetReligion - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:40 am The Houston Chronicle tugs at heartstrings — or at least makes a valiant attempt — with a story today focusing on a kindergartner who wants to use the girls' restroom at school....
Card. Turkson on Vatican seminar on the human right to water
News.va - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:28 am (Vatican Radio) A 2-day seminar focusing on the contribution of science, culture, politics and technology in improving water and sanitation management came to a close on Friday in...
Vice President Mike Pence Calls for Permanently Banning Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
LifeNews.com - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:26 am During his speech to CPAC last night, pro-life vice president Mike Pence called for making permanent a ban on taxpayer funding of abortions. Pence also said repealing Obamacare is...
Gratitude is central, Pope Francis tells Spanish footballers
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 24, 2017 at 8:02 am Vatican City, Feb 24, 2017 / 08:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Meeting with the members of the Spanish football team Villarreal CF on Thursday, Pope Francis stressed the importance of...
Daily Reading for Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:43 am Reading 1, Sirach 35:1-12
1 One who keeps the Law multiplies offerings; one who follows the commandments offers communion sacrifices.
2 Proof of ...
Daily Reading for Monday, February 27th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:33 am Reading 1, Sirach 17:19-27
19 Their actions are all as plain as the sun to him, and his eyes rest constantly on their conduct.
20 Their iniquities ...
Meatless Friday: Lenten Meal-Planning Linkup
CatholicMom.com - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:30 am
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Lent is just around the corner, beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 1. That means it’s time to make the meal...
Daily Reading for Sunday, February 26th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:19 am Reading 1, Isaiah 49:14-15
14 Zion was saying, 'Yahweh has abandoned me, the Lord has forgotten me.'
15 Can a woman forget her baby at the breast, ...
“Do not think of faith only in terms of “can” or “can not”
Vatican Insider - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:12 am In Christian life, truth is not negotiable. There is no doubt. However, we must be fair in mercy and not think of faith only in terms of “you can” or “you cannot.” This is what...
Gratitude is central, Pope Francis tells Spanish footballers
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 24, 2017 at 7:04 am Vatican City, Feb 24, 2017 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Meeting with the members of the Spanish football team Villarreal CF on Thursday, Pope Francis stressed the importance of...
