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CatholicMom.com - Jan 23, 2017 at 6:00 am
“Friendship” by Bobbi Dombrowski (2005) via Freeimages.com, CC0 Public Domain.
As a convert, close spiritual relationships with my Catholic sisters-in-the-Lord are among God’s...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jan 23, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Arolda Elbasani, Governing Islam in Plural Societies: Religious Freedom, State Neutrality and Traditional Heritage, (Journal of Balkan and Near Easter Studies 19 (1): 4...
A Catholic theologian walks into an Evangelical megachurch. Watch what happens next
Catholic Herald - Jan 23, 2017 at 5:42 am A couple of Sunday mornings ago, I had my first experience of a Texas “megachurch”. (It was a weekend of firsts in other ways too. The evening before I attended a packed,...
Irish bishops discuss abuse crisis and role of women in Church during meeting with Pope
Catholic Herald - Jan 23, 2017 at 3:51 am Telling the bishops of Ireland that he wanted to hear their questions, concerns and even criticisms, Pope Francis spent almost two hours in conversation with them.
In the...
Pope on Trump: We need specifics, we’ll see what he does
Vatican Insider - Jan 23, 2017 at 3:50 am No word of caution, no abstract positive or negative opinions on Donald Trump. Just a reminder about the importance of being realistic and concrete, the kind of approach every...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 23, 2017 - Day of Prayer for the Unborn
CatholicMom.com - Jan 23, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 3:22-30 – Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
Today we begin the first full week of a new presidential term. The Gospel for today...
Pope: ‘I’ll judge Trump after we see what he does’
Catholic Herald - Jan 23, 2017 at 3:01 am As President Donald Trump was being sworn in, Pope Francis told an interviewer it would be “reckless” to pass judgment on the new president before he had a chance to do anything...
Bishops Ignore Laws of Probability, Chase after Red Herring
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 23, 2017 at 2:35 am
“Only a blind man can deny that there is great confusion in the Church.”
∼ Carlo Cardinal Caffarra
Cardinal Caffarra was speaking about the confusion surrounding Amoris Laetitia...
Historic Orthodox Council on Unity Challenged by Anti-Catholic Dissenters
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 23, 2017 at 2:30 am
While the historic Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, which took place in Crete this past June, sought to bridge the gap between Orthodox and non-Orthodox churches,...
Amid opposition, pro-lifers carve space for themselves at Women's March
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:52 am Washington D.C., Jan 23, 2017 / 01:52 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In the face of signs proclaiming "Keep Your Rosaries Off My Ovaries," "#IstandWithPlannedParenthood", and a host of...
James Janknegt’s New Lenten Meditations is Here!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:44 am He writes: My Lenten Meditations book is published and ready for purchase: $20.00 plus shipping. Over the last 16 years I painted 40 paintings based on Jesus’ parables. I have put...
President Hits the Ground Running…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:40 am …from himself.
“At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America.” – President Donald Trump
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:29 am The Dear Leader speaks: We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. One by one, the factories...
Cardinal Wuerl prays for unity at Inaugural Prayer Service
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:24 am Washington D.C., Jan 23, 2017 / 01:24 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Religious leaders gathered in prayer for the country and the Trump
administration on Saturday, continuing a decades-old...
Interviewing S.C. Naoum of Eye of the Tiber
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 23, 2017 at 1:00 am …on Connecting the Dots today at 5 PM. Sherry Antonetti and I will be gabbing with him at Breadbox Media. Feel free to give us a call at 1-573-4BREAD4 or tweet us @breadboxmedia.
“God Was Present”: How the Turnpike Mass Changed Lives, One Year Later
ChurchPOP - Jan 23, 2017 at 12:13 am You may remember the incredible story: Several buses full of pro-life students on their way home from the March for Life 2016
The post “God Was Present”: How the Turnpike Mass...
Pope Francis: pray for Christian unity, earthquake victims
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 23, 2017 at 12:06 am Following his January 22 Angelus address, Pope Francis called on those gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for the intention of Christian unity as well as for recent victims of...
Beginning Class with the Gospel
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Jan 23, 2017 at 12:00 am Teaching high schoolers theology is hard. From dealing with secular indifferentism to religious skepticism, the teacher may be confused where to begin. But Catholic teacher Robert...
Amazing subterranean shrine reveals beautiful Pakistani tradition
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 23, 2017 at 12:00 am When we thumb through our Bibles, sometimes we realize we've taken too many notes in the margins, highlighted too many amazing passages and have ...