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UK children starting at age 7 will study reading, writing, gender ‘transitioning’
LifeSiteNews - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:27 am A taxpayer-funded book, 'Can I Tell You about Gender Diversity?,' will be introduced in elementary schools this month.
African cardinal: does Amoris Laetitia open door to polygamists?
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:26 am South African Cardinal WIlfrid Napier has questioned whether the logic of Amoris Laetitia suggests that polygamists should be allowed to receive Communion.
Taking down Kim Burrell: Sermon on homosexuality gets quick, one-sided media react
GetReligion - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:20 am When I read about pastor and entertainer Kim Burrell’s sermon where she called homosexuality “perverted,” I knew she was going to be made to pay for that and pay big.
Not only is...
6 Jan – Thanks and Mass for Benefactors
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:13 am Thanks from the bottom of my beady-black heart to all of you who over the last weeks have sent donations through Christmas cards, or who have made ad hoc online donations, or who...
WDTPRS – Epiphany Collect: transformed by the beauty of Your sublime glory
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:10 am
In the Novus Ordo calendar Epiphany (which is supposed to be 12 days after Christmas – the reason it is called “Twelfth Night”) is sometimes moved to the Sunday. I suppose that...
In Pakistan, mass arrests halt rally backing blasphemy law
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 6, 2017 at 8:01 am Lahore, Pakistan, Jan 6, 2017 / 08:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Supporters of Pakistan's strict blasphemy law attempted to march in Lahore on Wednesday, but were thwarted when police...
Meatless Friday: Butternut Squash and Cider Bisque
CatholicMom.com - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:30 am
With a kitchen counter overflowing with winter squashes and onions, this savory soup recipe from Spiral Path Farm is exactly what I was looking for! While my younger children...
Pope Angelus: Choose to be guided by the star of Jesus
News.va - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:28 am (Vatican Radio) "We learn from the Magi not to devote only spare time and some thoughts every now and then. Like the Magi, let us set out, clothe ourselves in the light following...
American psychiatrists signal opposition to euthanasia
Catholic Herald - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:07 am American psychiatrists have come out against euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) approved a statement at the end of...
Pope Epiphany: Magi personify all who believe and long for God
News.va - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:05 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday celebrated Mass for the feast of the Epiphany telling the faithful in St Peter's Basilica the Magi personify all those who believe and long...
In Pakistan, mass arrests halt rally backing blasphemy law
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:01 am Lahore, Pakistan, Jan 6, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Supporters of Pakistan’s strict blasphemy law attempted to march in Lahore on Wednesday, but were thwarted when police...
Book Giveaway (5 copies): “Eye of the Tiber: The Book“ by S.C. Naoum
Brandon Vogt - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:00 am
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” — St. Augustine
Since I’ve built up a large collection of extra books...
Holy Iconsmith? Iconwright? - More Reasons Why “Writer” is Wronger
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 6, 2017 at 7:00 am There were some interesting responses to my article about what we ought to call the process of creating icons, here. In fact, a lively discussion ensued on Facebook.The more it...
When a mother loses a child, reach out with tears, not words, pope says
Franciscan Media - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:55 am Pope Francis greets young people during his weekly audience Jan. 4 in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the depths of despair...
Poll: Most voters in Senate battleground states oppose Planned Parenthood funding
LifeSiteNews - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:53 am Voters agree: taxpayer dollars would be better spent on community health centers that provide comprehensive, whole-woman care, not abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood.
Pope Francis: the Magi represent everyone who seeks God
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:47 am Vatican City, Jan 6, 2017 / 06:47 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis Friday, the Feast of the Epiphany, said that the Magi are
not just men who sought out and worshiped the Christ-...
One Congressman's plea to the US: Don't abandon Iraq's Christians
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:35 am Washington D.C., Jan 6, 2017 / 06:35 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Christian survivors of the ISIS genocide have serious humanitarian
needs, but their faith remains strong, one congressman...
In Father Ted's House, "Brother" Joe Begins
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:32 am NEWARK – ...and on the 12th Day of Christmas, Il Papa gave Jersey no dozen of anything – just one red hat.The first-ever installation of a cardinal at the helm of an American...
Catholic Hospital Sued Over Refusal Of Sex Reassignment Surgery
The Religion Clause - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:05 am Lambda Legal announced yesterday that it has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal district court against a Catholic hospital that refused, on religious grounds, to allow a...
Pope Angelus: Choose to be guided by the star of Jesus
Vatican Insider - Jan 6, 2017 at 6:00 am "We learn from the Magi not to devote only spare time and some thoughts every now and then. Like the Magi, let us set out, clothe ourselves in the light following the star of...
