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An Epiphany hymn… differently
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:01 am From a couple years back… in case you are new around here.
On a lighter note for your Epiphany joy, here is an offering from the official Parodohymnodist, the great Fr. Tim...
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: As the Magi Seek, So Should We
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am The first sentence of this Sunday's gospel (Mt 2:1-12) presents us with a contrast between three figures: Jesus, Herod the Great, and the magi who ...
The Happy Priest: The Epiphany of the Lord Teaches us the Meaning of Life
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am The Three Kings are men unsatisfied by their possessions and search for the only one who can satisfy the deepest aspirations of the ...
Pope Francis gives powerful advice to grieving families and victims of tragedy
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am Pope Francis stood before a special audience at the Vatican's Paul VI hall to share an important message.
Not by fire but by ice? The frigid scenario where global warming triggers an ice age gets a second look
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am The climate change skeptics are going to love this one. Under one scenario global warming could trigger a new ice age that will devastate Europe. The ...
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION 2.0 - How everything you eat is about to change forever. Say goodbye to farmers and ranchers!
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am In about a decade or so, your food is going to be a lot different. For the first time since humans began farming and ranching, the way we grow and ...
Child brides share heartbreaking stories - 2017 expects 12,000 brides as young as 6-years-old
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 6, 2017 at 12:00 am Experts believe a child bride will be married off to significantly older men every few seconds in 2017.
Love letters: A Church wedding after 30 years assists hearts “full of wonder…”
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:30 pm A few weeks back, I shared about my return to the church after 44 years away, complete with Confession and Holy Communion. Shortly after that, my wife Rachel and I had our union...
Daily Reflection—A Light Has Shone in the Darkness
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:05 pm “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.” (Isaiah 9:2 RSVCE) When the time was full in...
The Courage of the Magi
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:04 pm January 6 is the traditional feast of the Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas. I’ve always been intrigued by the Magi. Their story forms the majority of Matthew’s account of...
Encountering the Word — Matthew 2:6
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd...
Review: ‘La La Land’ finds meaning in show-biz dreams
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm It’s been a while since a movie came along that relies so heavily on its ending to elevate it into something special, but that’s exactly what happens with writer-director Damien...
Cambridge King’s College Choir sings a heavenly “We Three Kings”
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is one of the world’s oldest choirs still in existence today. Founded in 1441, the choir has continuously provided music for the daily...
When age-old evil takes to Facebook Live, what must we think and do?
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm [Warning: Some links embedded in this piece contain graphic language – Ed.] By now you may have seen the video out of Chicago — or excepts of it — and been sickened. Perhaps, like...
Saint Andre Bessette: The miracle man of Montreal
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm Perched above Montreal in Canada, Saint Joseph’s Oratory stands proudly over the horizon. It is a monolith, but a beautiful one, with its famous green copper dome serving as a...
WATCH: 12-year-old boy grows his hair for two years — to give to a friend
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm Right after Christmas, a 12-year-old boy gave what might have been the most significant gift of the year to his friend Gabby — his hair. For two years, Tyler has grown out his...
Tom Brady surprises heartbroken family with handwritten letter
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm The family of Calvin Riley, a rising college baseball star, was devastated when they were notified that their son was randomly killed in a public place. Police officers were never...
What is Christianity? It’s all about an Epiphany
Aleteia - Jan 5, 2017 at 11:00 pm This past week, I stumbled on an interesting song by Declan McKenna, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from England, titled “Bethlehem.” A saccharine take on the birth of Christ...
Cardinal laments Venezuela’s ‘socialist totalitarianism’
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 5, 2017 at 10:40 pm In his new year’s message, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas lamented the serious shortage of food and medicine in Venezuela, which he linked to “the socialist...
