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Who took religious vows last year? Over 200 Americans.
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 4, 2017 at 5:02 am Washington D.C., Feb 4, 2017 / 05:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- There were 216 Catholic women and men religious who took perpetual vows
in the U.S. in 2016, and an annual survey has...
Pope Francis explains why your money won't save you
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 4, 2017 at 4:18 am Vatican City, Feb 4, 2017 / 04:18 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis warned of the "hidden victims" of capitalism, the idolatry of money and false philanthropy, telling a Saturday...
Who took religious vows last year? Over 200 Americans.
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 4, 2017 at 4:04 am Washington D.C., Feb 4, 2017 / 03:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- There were 216 Catholic women and men religious who took perpetual vows in the U.S. in 2016, and an annual survey has...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 4, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Feb 4, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 6:30-34
At one point St. Teresa of Calcutta’s life made me question the concept of self-care. I pondered whether self-care was just something of this world...
Can the Church keep up with new technology?
Vatican Insider - Feb 4, 2017 at 3:04 am From finding retreats to making donations on a smartphone, a group of young French Catholics are developing a network of new digital startups to help the Church’s mission. ...
Reader Robert Hunt has a new blog!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 4, 2017 at 1:05 am He writes: I have started a blog! The name of the blog is Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful. I will, of course, be sharing my thoughts on various subjects. Mostly, though, I...
Salt of the Earth
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:04 pm As a Catholic teen growing up in one of the most Catholic areas of the United States of America, I never would have considered abandoning my faith. But neither would I ever have...
Bishop Barron: Dave Rubin, “the pelvic issues,” and Larry David
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm Last week, I was interviewed in Los Angeles by Dave Rubin for his popular program “The Rubin Report” (click here to watch part one and part two). Dave is a stand-up comedian,...
Vatican will issue a commemorative stamp on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm This past January, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Christian Unity issued a document in which Martin Luther was referred to as “a witness to the gospel.” In the very same...
Still afraid of the dark? You’re not alone
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it...
Edible 6-pack rings that feed marine life
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm Recent projections state that, by 2050, there might be more plastic than fish in the ocean. Take into account that Americans consume more than 6 billion gallons of beer per year...
A Catholic priest entered the Eurovision 2017 singing competition
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm God has called me two times: one to be a missionary and another to be an artist. Not familiar with Eurovision? It’s like the Olympics of music in Europe. Around since 1956, it is...
Does the Church expect us to suffer instead of “dying with dignity”?
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm For someone facing a terminal illness – or for someone watching their loved one suffer daily from an incurable illness – it can seem like the Church’s prohibition of physician-...
Popes are funny too: Have you heard these 9 amusing anecdotes?
Aleteia - Feb 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm Who ever said popes didn’t know how to crack a good joke? Sixtus V: One day the pope was invited to witness a “miracle” in one of Rome’s churches: a cross that bled. When he...
Solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Feb 3, 2017 at 8:28 pm Hello and welcome,
Of course, we are very focused this week on the situation of our immigrants who are, of course, greatly concerned by recent events.
So, yesterday I organized...
WDTPRS – 5th Ordinary Sunday: A clear and certain trumpet
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 3, 2017 at 8:04 pm This Sunday’s Collect is in the pre-Conciliar Missal for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany. Our prayer presents imagery of a family and, on the other hand, a group of dutiful...
15 Hilarious Real Complaints Medieval Scribes Left in Their Margins
ChurchPOP - Feb 3, 2017 at 7:43 pm For centuries, the most important writings of Western civilization were faithfully preserved by the hands of monks. It’s hard for us to
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