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Nat Hentoff, libertarian-atheist pro-lifer and jazz critic, dead at 91
Aleteia - Jan 8, 2017 at 1:35 pm Jazz critic and prolific author Nat Hentoff, who wrote for the edgy New York weekly The Village Voice for five decades, died in New York City Saturday at the age of 91. His son,...
Sri Lankan Judge, Expert In Law and Religion, Dies at Age 90
The Religion Clause - Jan 8, 2017 at 1:23 pm Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, a distinguished lawyer who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and later as a judge on the International Court of Justice died on...
Feast of the Holy Family – Sunday after Epiphany
Regina Magazine - Jan 8, 2017 at 1:13 pm Sunday after Epiphany Today is the Feast of the Holy Family. Ora pro nobis. Little Litany of the Holy Family Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on...
Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 15, 2017, Year A
Big C Catholics - Jan 8, 2017 at 11:30 am Fr. Charles IrvinSenior PriestDiocese of Lansing(Click here for today’s readings)If you go out into the North African desert with its rolling and shifting hills of sand you will...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Jan 8, 2017 at 11:11 am In Omran v. Prator, (5th Cir., Dec. 30, 2016), the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a suit by a Muslim inmate who was denied halal or kosher food.In Quezada v....
Heresy in headlines: Raising questions about our social-media addiction and online buzz
GetReligion - Jan 8, 2017 at 11:05 am
They say most American Christians have little interest in doctrine. Perhaps the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation will briefly change that. Yet theological...
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 8, 2017 at 10:49 am Was there a good point during the sermon you heard at your Mass of Sunday Obligation?
Let us know what it was. Many people out there don’t have an opportunity to hear sermons...
ASK FATHER: Reception of Eucharist multiple times with same Mass formulary
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 8, 2017 at 10:43 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Would it be wrong to receive the Eucharist attending the Saturday Mass of Anticipation & Sunday Mass? [Both with the same Liturgy].
Since matters of...
Feast of the Holy Family
Saint Louis Catholic - Jan 8, 2017 at 10:12 am Blessings to all of your families on this great feast day-- and to my sainted wife and her little homeschoolers, whose patrons the Holy Family are.
Sharing the Word for January 9, 2017 – First Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Jan 8, 2017 at 10:00 am Baptism of the Lord
January 09, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 3:13-17
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Today we have...
Pope's 'urgent' prayer for January is the homeless
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 8, 2017 at 9:01 am Vatican City, Jan 8, 2017 / 09:15 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis announced Sunday after the Angelus that his "urgent" prayer for the month of January is for all those without...
Pope’s ‘urgent’ prayer for January is the homeless
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 8, 2017 at 8:15 am Vatican City, Jan 8, 2017 / 07:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis announced Sunday after the Angelus that his “urgent” prayer for the month of January is for all those without...
Angelus: Pope urges care for homeless in freezing weather
News.va - Jan 8, 2017 at 8:07 am (Vatican Radio) Speaking to pilgrims gathered in a freezing St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Francis asked for prayers for all those living and dying on the streets at this time...
“And now the concert begins!”: Pope Francis baptizes 28 babies in the Sistine Chapel
Aleteia - Jan 8, 2017 at 8:03 am VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 28 babies in the Sistine Chapel to a chorus of cries, telling parents that Jesus’ first sermon was the sound of his crying in the...
Is a Christian pastor facing trumped-up charges in Sudan?
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 8, 2017 at 8:02 am Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 8, 2017 / 08:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Charges have been dropped against one Christian pastor in Sudan, but another pastor could face execution for what his...
Pope Francis baptises 28 babies in the Sistine Chapel
News.va - Jan 8, 2017 at 7:26 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday baptised 28 babies during Mass in the Sistine chapel, telling their families that Jesus’ first sermon was the sound of his crying in the...
Pope Francis to parents: teach your children the faith by example
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 8, 2017 at 7:02 am Vatican City, Jan 8, 2017 / 07:18 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis Sunday baptized 28 babies during Mass in the Sistine Chapel, reminding parents that by asking for the Sacrament...
Is a Christian pastor facing trumped-up charges in Sudan?
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 8, 2017 at 7:02 am Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 8, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Charges have been dropped against one Christian pastor in Sudan, but another pastor could face execution for what his...
Pope Francis to parents: teach your children the faith by example
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 8, 2017 at 6:18 am Vatican City, Jan 8, 2017 / 05:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis Sunday baptized 28 babies during Mass in the Sistine Chapel, reminding parents that by asking for the Sacrament...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 8, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Jan 8, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12, Epiphany of the Lord
Today we honour three fascinating enigmas – the wise men. They must have been educated and of course wealthy enough to travel...
