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Camp Hill parish priest retiring but still wants to minister to the people
The Catholic Leader - Jan 29, 2017 at 4:00 pm FR Peter Casey, a priest for 47 years, is retiring as a parish priest but he’s not about to put his feet up. Any mention of the word “retirement” is met with friendly correction...
‘Life is winning in America,’ vice president tells March for Life rally
Franciscan Media - Jan 29, 2017 at 3:12 pm U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The leaders of the...
Sharing the Word for January 30, 2017 – Fourth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Jan 29, 2017 at 3:00 pm Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
January 30, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Hebrews 11:32-40
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Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 5, 2017, Year A
Big C Catholics - Jan 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm Sermon on the Mount, Henrik Olrik, c. 1880.Fr. Charles IrvinSenior PriestDiocese of Lansing(Click here for today’s readings)To be successful in achieving a goal we must take care...
Flash back: Where did term 'opposition' come from in Trump vs. @NYTimes war?
GetReligion - Jan 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm Believe it or not, we did get a "Crossroads" podcast recorded late this week, even as I keep fighting a sick-unto-death virus that I obtained on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. at...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Jan 29, 2017 at 12:00 pm In Wilson v. Wetzel, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9011 (MD PA, Jan. 23, 2017), a Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed a claim by a Hebrew-Israelite inmate that he was wrongly...
Prayer for Saint John Bosco's Intercession
Big C Catholics - Jan 29, 2017 at 11:54 am Saint John Bosco, Apostle of Youth,Friend of the destitute,Teacher in the ways of God,Your dedication to empowering the needy,and enlightening the ignorant inspires us still.Help...
WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Epiphany: YOU, weary foot soldier of the Church Militant
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 29, 2017 at 11:38 am This Collect sometimes winds up at the end of the liturgical year, depending on when Easter, and therefore Pentecost, falls. This year, because Easter is a little later, we have...
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 29, 2017 at 11:28 am Was there a good point in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday Obligation?
Let us know.
For my part, I am preaching at all the Masses at the FSSP parish in Littleton....
Newark auxiliary bishop assaulted during Mass
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 29, 2017 at 11:02 am Newark, N.J., Jan 29, 2017 / 11:34 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
What started as a Mass remembering a Latino baseball star and humanitarian quickly took a violent turn as an auxiliary...
Pope Francis: spiritual poverty is a cure to polemics
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 29, 2017 at 11:02 am Vatican City, Jan 29, 2017 / 11:09 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Sunday Pope Francis said being poor in spirit doesn't necessarily mean giving things up, but instead is rooted in...
SSPX Bp Fellay: We don’t have to wait for everything to be completely satisfactory
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:38 am A reader sent me a link to Radio Spada which posted that SSPX Superior Bp Fellay said in an interview that it isn’t necessary to wait for reconciliation with the Holy See until...
Newark auxiliary bishop assaulted during Mass
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:33 am Newark, N.J., Jan 29, 2017 / 09:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- What started as a Mass remembering a Latino baseball star and humanitarian quickly took a violent turn as an auxiliary...
Pope: humility and trust in God are essential Christian virtues
News.va - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:25 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday dedicated his catechesis to the Gospel reading of the day reflecting on the Beatitudes recounted in the Sermon on the Mount.
He was...
Pope Francis: spiritual poverty is a cure to polemics
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:09 am Vatican City, Jan 29, 2017 / 09:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis said being poor in spirit doesn’t necessarily mean giving things up, but instead is rooted in...
Our Lady of Lourdes Novena 2017 Starts February 2nd
Big C Catholics - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:01 am In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared some 18 times to a young uneducated peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France. Through a set of private revelations, Our...
6th Circuit Rejects Free Exercise Defense To Marijuana Charges
The Religion Clause - Jan 29, 2017 at 10:00 am In United States v. Barnes, (6th Cir., Jan. 26, 2017), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to dismiss an indictment of a member of the Oklevueha Native American Church...
Feast of St. Francis de Sales
Saint Louis Catholic - Jan 29, 2017 at 9:59 am Today is the Feast of the great Doctor of Charity, St. Francis de Sales, patron of the Oratory, co-patron of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, patron of...
Lord, Have Mercy: Shocking Video of Bishop Punched During Kyrie at Mass in Newark
ChurchPOP - Jan 29, 2017 at 9:00 am Lord have mercy, indeed. Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Cruz of Newark had just completed the Kyrie in Mass when a man walked up to the
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Church Loses Its Challenge To Town's Sign Ordinance
The Religion Clause - Jan 29, 2017 at 9:00 am In Signs for Jesus v. Town of Pembroke, NH, (D NH, Jan. 27, 2017), a New Hampshire federal district court upheld a New Hampshire town's application of its Sign Ordinance to...
