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Elephant Tusk Restored…..
Quartermaster of the Barque - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:52 am Perhaps you recall, a few months ago, the story of a vandal. Someone broke the left tusk off the statue of an elephant holding atop its back an ancient Egyptian obelisk. This...
"A Simple Yet Demanding Way of Holiness for All the Faithful": the Importance of Blessed Columba Marmion
Saint Louis Catholic - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:43 am Homiletic & Pastoral Review has a nice post on Blessed Columba Marmion, his spirituality and importance. They describe him as "St. Thomas Aquinas meets St. Therese, who meets...
The One Thing We Can Learn from Cranky Saint Polycarp
CatholicMom.com - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:30 am
By Pvasiliadis – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
“Don’t you know who I am, Polycarp?” the heretic Marcion asked.
“Oh yes,” said the saint, “I know the firstborn of Satan when I see...
Legal Abortion: Lincoln's Constitutional Legacy?
Saint Louis Catholic - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:11 am Maybe it would have happened anyway, but since Lincoln the Constitution has meant not what it says, but whatever the U.S. Government decides it shall mean. The very meaning of...
Pope Francis to Rabbis: Torah manifests God's paternal love
News.va - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:05 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received his long-time friend from his native Argentina, Rabbi Abraham Skorka, on Thursday, along with a delegation of Jewish leaders involved in the...
This 110-year-old nun got birthday greetings from Pope Francis
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:04 am Florence, Italy, Feb 23, 2017 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- She is one of the oldest religious sisters in the world, but this week, she turned 110 years young.
Despite her...
Requiem Mass in the Princeton Univ. Chapel
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 23, 2017 at 7:00 am On Thursday, February 16th, Fr Carlos Hamel of the Fraternity of St Joseph the Guardian celebrated a traditional Latin Requiem Mass at the Princeton University Chapel, for the...
WLK168: No Stress
SQPN - Podcast Network - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:52 am
Even though the past weeks were extremely busy, they were almost completely stress-free. What has changed in my life? I share some lessons learned.
The post WLK168: No Stress...
Why Christians should embrace Philip Pullman
Catholic Herald - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:15 am Discovering Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, as a child, was for me a moment of genuine wonder and awe. Not since CS Lewis had a writer shaped such a complete,...
A beautiful Church for the poor
Catholic Herald - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:15 am It is no secret that Catholic worship has become less beautiful. JF Powers, the impish Catholic writer, counted as dear friends many artists who were enthusiastic about liturgical...
An Ash Wednesday I’ll never forget
Catholic Herald - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:15 am Chesterton did not actually say that those of us who don’t believe in God will believe in anything, but he ought to have because it’s true. Between the ages of 12 and 20, before I...
Belgian Court Rules Kosher Slaughter Is Protected Religious Right
The Religion Clause - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:10 am Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that a court in Belgium has ruled that restricting kosher slaughtering of animals "excessively and unreasonably restricts freedom of religion and...
NJ Tax Court Says Church Had Not Stopped Using Area For Religious Purposes
The Religion Clause - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:05 am In Holy Trinity Baptist Church v. City of Trenton Block 26802, Lot 4, (NJ Tax Ct., Feb. 7, 2017), the New Jersey Tax Court held that the County Board of Taxation was wrong in...
Pope Francis: greetings to Rabbi Skorka, Jewish delegation
News.va - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday received a group of Rabbis led by Rabbi Abraham Skorka – the Holy Father’s long-time friend from his native Argentina – on the occasion of...
Pope: Don't put off conversion, give up a double life
News.va - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:02 am (Vatican Radio) Don’t scandalize “the little ones” with a double life, because scandal destroys. That was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa...
AFINAL, O QUE AS MULHERES FAZEM MELHOR QUE OS HOMENS? (After all, what do women do better than men?)
CatholicMom.com - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:00 am
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Flávia Ghelardi writes from Brazil in English and Portuguese. Jump to the English version of this post.
Um amigo meu fez essa pergunta no...
Settlements In Mosque's Suits Against Michigan City
The Religion Clause - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:00 am Detroit Free Press reported yesterday that settlements have been reached in two related lawsuits against the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan over the city's denial of Special...
Iraqi Christians erect large cross in area liberated from ISIS
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 23, 2017 at 6:00 am Mosul, Iraq, Feb 23, 2017 / 06:00 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- After years of darkness, hope has returned to Telekuf-Tesqopa. Located
just 17 miles from Mosul, the village is rebuilding...
How old anti-Catholic laws still threaten religious freedom today
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 23, 2017 at 5:54 am Washington D.C., Feb 23, 2017 / 05:54 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Anti-Catholic state laws from the 19th century are today being used by secularists to fight public funding of all...
Perfect Lenten Reading
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 23, 2017 at 5:50 am
Lent is the best time for spiritual reading focused on self-improvement, especially for those who have promised to give up or cut back on sports or entertainment, freeing up time...
