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A whole course on Dante’s Divine Comedy, from Yale University, is up on YouTube
Aleteia - Feb 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Probably you have seen some of our previous posts on Dante’s Divine Comedy, like the one in which we published the most accurate map of his inferno, or another one on how can...
Light and shadow: Imagine hearing Simeon’s words spoken over your infant
Aleteia - Feb 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Today is Candlemas, the day the Church blesses all of the candles it will use, for the whole of the year. It is also the we celebrate the Presentation of the Lord. Christ is...
Listening is pastoral care, and even you can do it
Aleteia - Feb 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm “Being pastoral” isn’t a phrase reserved for clergy alone. Let me assume, though, that you have never taken a course in pastoral counseling and, equally, pastoral theology is a...
Simeon’s Song for the Feast of the Presentation
Aleteia - Feb 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Today we remember the Feast of the Presentation, full of theological significance. Drawing on the “Nunc Dimittis,” or the “Canticle Simeon,” a part of night prayer in the Liturgy...
Nigerian bishop: Evangelize though family, social media
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 1, 2017 at 10:46 pm Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 1, 2017 / 09:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- For one Catholic bishop in Nigeria, social media and family life are two keys for evangelization and sharing the values...
Iraqi archbishop’s US visit postponed because of executive order
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2017 at 10:38 pm An Iraqi archbishop invited to visit New York and Washington by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is unable to make his visit because of a recent executive order by President Donald Trump...
USCCB calls for transparency in mining industry’s transactions with foreign governments
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2017 at 10:20 pm Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, called upon Congress to reject measures that would...
Papal encouragement for climate movement, religious life
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2017 at 10:07 pm Following his February 1 general audience, Pope Francis recalled that the following day, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is the World Day of Consecrated Life.
UK evangelicals affirm centrality of Reformation in their communities
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 1, 2017 at 9:07 pm London, England, Feb 1, 2017 / 08:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An umbrella grouping of evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom has issued a statement marking the 500th anniversary...
Cardinal Muller on Amoris Laetitiae: 12 things to know and share
Jimmy Akin.org - Feb 1, 2017 at 9:04 pm Cardinal Gerhard Muller has made public comments on Pope Francis’s document Amoris Laetitiae and the controversy surrounding it.
Here are 12 things to know and share . . .
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OLSH Sisters celebrate 100 years since they were called into Brisbane
The Catholic Leader - Feb 1, 2017 at 8:00 pm AS the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart celebrate their arrival in Corinda 100 years ago, they can reflect on a centenary of dedication and “remarkable influence” on...
Rep. Susan Collins: Public School Children Are More Important
Creative Minority Report - Feb 1, 2017 at 7:32 pm Representative Susan Collins of Maine has announced that she will be voting against Betsy Devos as the Secretary of Education. Why? Because she's helped children get out of public...
Bannon: “No doubt” the US will be at war with China…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 1, 2017 at 6:23 pm …in the next few years. This maniac is now on the NSC. But it will all be worth it when Trump magics abortion out of existence.
Candlemas Eve and Candlemas Poetry
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 1, 2017 at 6:09 pm Today is Candlemas Eve, and tomorrow is the Feast of the Purification. We call it Candlemas because, with the references to light in the liturgy, we bless candles.
Here are some ...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “The Butchering of Unborn Babies” in Abortion is “Barbaric”
LifeNews.com - Feb 1, 2017 at 6:08 pm Texas is the Lone Star State for a reason. We stand apart as a model for the nation. But we must do more to establish higher standards that reflect respect for the sanctity of...
Liturgy as the Court Ritual of the Heavenly Kingdom
Rorate Coeli - Feb 1, 2017 at 6:04 pm (cross-posted from New Liturgical Movement)
Fr. Anthony Ruff, O.S.B., regnant spirit of PrayTell and heir to Collegeville’s long line of liturgical iconoclasts and modernizers,...
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch: “The Intentional Taking of Human Life is Always Wrong”
LifeNews.com - Feb 1, 2017 at 5:44 pm It’s what millions of Americans had been waiting for – collectively holding their breath while joyfully anticipating the outcome. This had been the major issue of the 2016...
Catholic bishops see trouble in Trump-backed LGBT executive order
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 1, 2017 at 5:16 pm Washington D.C., Feb 1, 2017 / 04:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops are concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to maintain a “troubling” Obama-era executive order...
New Poll: 80% of Americans Wants a SCOTUS Justice Who Interprets the Constitution as Written
LifeNews.com - Feb 1, 2017 at 5:09 pm A recent survey conducted by The Marist Poll, and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, has found overwhelming support for the swift nomination of a Supreme Court justice who will...
Reminder: Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society
Rorate Coeli - Feb 1, 2017 at 4:46 pm This is our monthly reminder to please enroll Souls of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. We now stand at 78 priests saying weekly or monthly traditional Latin Masses for the...
