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America can unite by following the example of Martin Luther King, not Donald Trump
Catholic Herald - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:34 am Today happens to be Martin Luther King Day in the US. His actual birthday was January 15 and the third Monday in January is the day designated to celebrate the famous civil rights...
Am I ready to trust?
CatholicMom.com - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:30 am
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This year I have decided that the best thing I can do for myself is not have a long list of resolutions. Don’t get me wrong; I do need to...
Bill banning abortion from baby’s first heartbeat introduced in U.S. Congress
LifeSiteNews - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:27 am Pre-born babies' hearts begin to beat as early as 21 days after fertilization.
Attorney General nominee says he'd consider cracking down on porn
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:17 am Washington D.C., Jan 16, 2017 / 07:17 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The new nominee for U.S. Attorney General has said that he would "vigorously" enforce obscenity laws, a move which one...
Dr. King’s ‘Dream’ for America
Franciscan Media - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:05 am (CNS file photo)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on a platform few people of color were given during the civil rights movement and dared to demand a life better than what they...
Pope Francis receives the President of Republic of Guinea
News.va - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday received in audience Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea.
The leader of the West African nation also met with the Vatican...
A Tale of Two Lectionaries: Qualitative versus Quantitative Measures
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 16, 2017 at 7:00 am In recent years, I have been drawn into research on the revised lectionary, which is often hailed as one of the great gains of the liturgical reform. The fullest presentation of...
Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubia
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:44 am Bologna, Italy, Jan 16, 2017 / 06:44 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In an interview with an Italian daily published Saturday, Cardinal Carlo Caffarra discussed at length the questions which...
University Settles Suit By Christian Counseling Student
The Religion Clause - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:15 am The Springfield News-Leader reports that last month Missouri State University agreed to pay former student Andrew Cash $25,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by him charging that he...
Prosperity Gospel Pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, Dies
The Religion Clause - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:10 am As reported by CNN and AP, controversial Atlanta area mega-church pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, died Sunday morning of cancer at age 63. At its height, his New Birth Missionary...
Egyptian Prosecutors Say Insufficient Evidence In Case Of Attack On Christian Woman
The Religion Clause - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:05 am According to AP, in Egypt prosecutors have dropped a case against several members of a Muslim mob allegedly involved last May in stripping a Christian woman of her clothes and...
St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
CatholicMom.com - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:00 am “The blood of the martyrs,” wrote Tertullian, “is the seed of the Church.”
In 305 A.D., thirteen-year-old Agnes rebuked the pagan son of the Roman prefect, who desired her in...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jan 16, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Huma Tahir & Iffat Tahira, Freedom of Religion and Status of Religious Minorities in Pakistan, (International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research,...
New embassy signals Pope’s love for Palestine, says President Abbas
Catholic Herald - Jan 16, 2017 at 5:20 am Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Pope Francis for his support of the country’s new embassy to the Holy See.
“This is a sign that the Pope loves the Palestinian people...
Should Different Religions Be Treated Differently?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 16, 2017 at 5:10 am
When the planning board of Bernards Township, New Jersey, turned down a plan to build a mosque, the local Islamic society turned around and sued the town for discrimination. Now...
The One Whom Tradition Calls The Theologian
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 16, 2017 at 5:00 am
No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him (Jn 1:17-18).
In class the other day, sensing that the attention span of my students...
Egypt drops case against mob accused of attacking Christian woman
Catholic Herald - Jan 16, 2017 at 4:11 am Egyptian prosecutors have thrown out a case brought by an elderly Christian woman against several members of a Muslim mob who stripped off her clothes and paraded her naked...
The Feast of St Agnes in New York City
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 16, 2017 at 4:00 am The church of St Agnes in New York City, located at 143 East 43rd St, will hold a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the feast of its Patron Saint, this coming...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 16, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jan 16, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 2:18-22
We could call this passage and the verses before and after it “The Gotcha Gospel” because they recount several attempts by people to snag Jesus on a...
Pope demands protection for migrants following latest deadly shipwreck
Catholic Herald - Jan 16, 2017 at 3:26 am Pope Francis demanded on Sunday that “every possible measure” be taken to protect young refugees, as search and rescue efforts continued off Libya’s coast following the latest...
