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Daily Gospel Reflection for January 18, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jan 18, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 3:1-6
In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a man with a withered hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath, very much scrutinized by the Pharisees. In fact, they are...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/17
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 3:25 am New “attacks on the Vatican, economic reforms and Cardinal George Pell” have a “sinister intent”, the Vatican cardinal’s office has said.
Pastoral discernment does not “replace...
Opus Dei prepare for process to choose new prelate
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 2:41 am The three-step process to elect a new prelate for Opus Dei, the predominantly lay organisation, will begin on January 21 with a consultation involving more than three dozen women...
'Conscience in Residency' project supports doctors in training
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 18, 2017 at 1:40 am Austin, Texas, Jan 18, 2017 / 12:40 am (National Catholic Register).- When it came time for medical student Ashley Stone to apply to OB/GYN residency programs, she was determined...
3 prelates appeal to prayer: "That Pope Francis may confirm the unchanging praxis of the Church with regard to the truth of the indissolubility of marriage"
Rorate Coeli - Jan 18, 2017 at 1:00 am Note: We were asked to promote the following text and prayer with you, our readers, and ask you and other media to please share it far and wide. It was written by Tomash Peta,...
Pope Francis reflects on Jonah and hope
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:56 am Continuing his weekly series of catechetical addresses on Christian hope, Pope Francis devoted his January 18 general audience to “Jonah: hope and prayer.”
Disaster zones need your help, not heels and handbags, says new report
The Catholic Leader - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am UNREQUESTED donations given to Pacific neighbours after disasters may cause more harm than good, a report commissioned by the Australian Red Cross has found. It’s the first...
Flannery O’Connor and the Violence of Christianity
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Some people read the work of Flannery O'Connor, the great Southern novelist, and become apprehensive about the prevalence of violence in her writings. How could this be for a...
Hopeless 108-year-old woman rescued by COMPLETE STRANGERS in beautiful, touching act of kindness
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Carrie Lou Rausch is a very grateful 108-year-old woman after her community rallied together to save her life.
Is this the way the world ends? Humans have officially lost the war against bacteria
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am For decades, doctors have warned that germs are evolving faster than we can produce new antibiotics to kill them. Eventually our antibiotics will be ...
Our Lady of Fatima will be crowned by Cardinal Nichols at initiation of the 100-year anniversary
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am The World Apostolate of Fatima National Pilgrim Virgin statue will be received, blessed and crowned by Cardinal Nichols on Saturday February 18, 2017.
Have the graves of the first African slaves been found?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Archaeologists have identified the origins of some of the first slaves brought to the Americas. Researchers used DNA to confirm their findings.
Dominicans celebrate 800-year anniversary with special reflection and prayers
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am As the Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans, celebrate the 800th anniversary of their founding, they gather in Rome from around the ...
The battle wages on - Vatican v. Knights of Malta result in new statement from the Holy See
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am In the latest development in an ongoing feud between the Vatican and the Knights of Malta, the Holy See has issued a statement affirming their ...
Your Daily Inspirational Meme: May I Never Forget That I Need God
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 amThis pope is about to do something controversial when the Virgin Mary sends a message...
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Pope Venerable Pius XII saw the Miracle of the Sun in 1950, which he took as confirmation of an important declaration.
Nebraska law created by KKK forces nuns to remove habits in the classroom
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Sister Madeleine Miller applied for a teaching job at a Nebraska high school. Unbeknownst to her, a shocking, nearly century-old, law calls for her ...
Desperate, hopeless mother-to-be receives miracle after praying novena to St. Joseph and St. Gerard
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am Jennifer Snowden, a cast member of Bravo's reality show "Southern Charm," has opened up about her faith, her son and her refusal to give under her ...
Catholic school faces lawsuit for firing gay teacher
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am A lawsuit against a Catholic high school claims that it was illegal discrimination to fire a teacher for contracting a same-sex civil marriage, but a ...
Amazing 7-year-old hero rescues babysitter's family from blazing inferno
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2017 at 12:00 am A 7-year-old boy woke in the middle of the night. What he did next saved give people's lives.
