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So, Where the heck was all that mercy in 2016?
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm I’m not sure there was anyone more jazzed than me when Pope Francis announced a Year of Mercy. With all the obstacles, loose ends, and troubles that 2015 had brought, I...
Debbie Reynolds’ last words are a hope of Heaven that Pope Francis might endorse
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie.” Debbie Reynolds’ last words are a heartbreaking testament to her love for her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who had died the day before...
Why I became a Catholic in spite of everything I heard
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm I had told the story to illustrate some thoughts about mercy, but it was also a story that helped me into the Catholic Church. It’s the story of a small old-fashioned Baptist-...
Before the Creche, I prayed for Muslim mothers, and Jewish mothers, and Agnostic mothers, too
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm A few years ago, my husband, sitting across the table at breakfast, pointed to a lovely photograph in the Wall Street Journal: under a heading, “In Detroit, Christmas Means...
The tragedy of the sex slaves of the Islamic State
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm “They were seven, first an Egyptian, a Moroccan, then a Palestinian …” Haifa, a young Iraqi woman, counts on her fingers the number and nationality of the fighters of the Islamic...
NLM: Four Bloggers Submit Dubium to Eye of the Tiber Concerning Its Status as Satire
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 29, 2016 at 9:02 pm As seen on NLM:
Four Bloggers Submit Dubium to Eye of the Tiber Concerning Its Status as Satire
GREGORY DIPIPPO
Four prominent members of the Catholic blogosphere – Fr John...
New York cardinal to participate in Trump inauguration
Franciscan Media - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:58 pm Donald Trump, then the Republicans’ nominee for U.S. president, smiles as he sits between New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and wife Melania during the 71st annual Alfred E....
Patron Saints for 2017
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:53 pm As I wrote two weeks ago, for the first time since this blog's inception, you lovely readers won't be voting on this blog's patron saint for the upcoming year. Instead, I opted to...
The Most Beautiful Church in the U.S.? Christmas at St. John Cantius Parish in Chicago
ChurchPOP - Dec 29, 2016 at 5:14 pm Wow! They sure know how to do it at this place! St. John Cantius parish in Chicago is known for its incredible
The post The Most Beautiful Church in the U.S.? Christmas at St....
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821)
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:59 pm
St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was born on August 28, 1774, in New York, at the time of the American Revolution. Her father was a physician and college professor, and her family...
Having Lost the Elections Abortion Activists are Now Trying to Censor Pro-Lifers
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:46 pm With their preferred candidate having lost the presidential election, pro-abortionists are angrier and more eager to censor than ever. If we are not alert and on guard, groups...
More Than 744 People Have Been Euthanized in Canada Since It Was Legalized in June
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:38 pm CTV news reported that more than 744 people have died by euthanasia in Canada since it was decriminalized on June 17, 2016.
According to the news report by Graham Slaughter, in...
Rapper Nick Cannon: Margaret Sanger Founded Planned Parenthood “to Exterminate the Negro Race”
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:31 pm Rapper Nick Cannon has not been shy about his disgust at Planned Parenthood and its eugenic roots.
In a recent interview with Vlad TV, Cannon explained why the nation’s largest...
Woman Bit by Pit Bull Over 40 Times After She Shields 8-Month-Old Baby From Vicious Dog
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:10 pm Felicia Hambrick assumed it would be just another weekend of baby-sitting her best friend’s three children while her friend celebrated her wedding anniversary with her husband....
Did I Mention He's an Idiot??
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:09 pm And dangerous? And reckless?I apologize if I have been unclear.Typical, feckless Democrat foreign policy. Talk tough, get in a bind, blame it on someone else. He is really...
Merenda Time!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm It’s mid-afternoon coffee time.
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Four Bloggers Submit Dubium to Eye of the Tiber Concerning Its Status as Satire
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm Four prominent members of the Catholic blogosphere – Fr John Zuhsldorf of Fr Z’s Blog (formerly called “What Does the Prayer Really Say?”), canonist Dr Edward Peters, author of...
Counting Down the 16 Top Pro-Life Moments of 2016
LifeNews.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 3:16 pm 1.The March for Life goes on in the face of historic DC blizzard: Despite many buses being forced to turn around to avoid the impending blizzard heading for the nation’s capital,...
St. Anysia: Saint of the Day for Friday, December 30, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 29, 2016 at 3:01 pm Martyr of Greece. She was a wealthy woman of Salonika, in Thessaly, who used her personal funds to aid the poor. A soldier accosted her in the street ...
Daily Readings for Friday, December 30, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 29, 2016 at 3:01 pm Reading 1: Ecclesiasticus / Sirach 3:2-6, Reading 1: Ecclesiasticus / Sirach 3:12-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 128:1-5, Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15, ...
