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St Thomas Becket
Communio - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:45 am Let the trumpet resound, Thomas the martyr,
so that the vine of Christ may be free.
Out of the chaff was sifted this corn
And else the church had been forlorn;
To God’s grange now...
New Year's Day Plenary Indulgence
Big C Catholics - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:36 am A plenary indulgence may be gained by reciting or singing the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus on the first day of the year. This hymn calls on the Holy Spirit's guidance, protection...
Mary, Mother of God (The Mass Readings Explained)
The Sacred Page - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:29 am My latest video is now out for this Sunday's Mass readings. I hope it helps!
Obama Designates New Monuments Including Sacred Native American Site
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:20 am Yesterday President Obama issued Executive Orders designating the Gold Butte area in the Mojave Desert in Nevada (full text of Executive Order) and the buttes known as Bears Ears...
Plea Agreement Reached In FLDS Food Stamp Fraud Prosecution
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:15 am AP reports that Seth Jeffs, a high-ranking member of the polygamous FLDS Church, has accepted a plea deal in his prosecution for food stamp fraud. Under FLDS doctrine known as the...
NYPD To Allow Turbans and Beards For Religious Purposes
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:10 am In an attempt to accommodate Sikh officers, the New York Police Department announced Wednesday that officers who are granted religious accommodation from the Department's Equal...
Philippines: This will be a good year for peace
Vatican Insider - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:03 am “A crime that cries to heaven,” “an act of violence against innocent people, which every religion must condemn”: this i show Cardinal Orlando Quevedo described the terrorist...
Staff Pick: 'The Selfishness of Others'
Commonweal - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:00 am It’s appropriate that I’m writing this amid New York’s first week of real winter, the week my pipes froze and we all woke up to a snowfall one Saturday morning. That morning all...
Amish Sue Over City Requirement For Equine Diapers
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:00 am Two members of the Old Order Swartzentruber Amish sect filed suit last week in a Kentucky state court challenging a 2014 amendment to Auburn, Kentucky's animal waste ordinance...
The top 16 LifeSite articles of 2016
LifeSiteNews - Dec 29, 2016 at 6:00 am Here are the most-read LifeSiteNews stories in 2016.
The Perils of Utopian Overreach
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 29, 2016 at 5:35 am
With his usual erudition, C.S. Lewis sums up an important aspect of the human condition:
The Christian says, “Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those...
Fighting the Pronoun Police
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 29, 2016 at 5:30 am
The new transgender revolutionaries would like to go beyond bra burning and accusations of patriarchy. They would like to change language itself—particularly pronouns—and abolish...
BECKET - "This is the sign of the Church always: The Sign of Blood."
Rorate Coeli - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:51 am KNIGHTS. Where is Becket, the traitor to the King?
Where is Becket, the meddling priest?
Come down Daniel to the lions' den,
Come down Daniel for the mark of the beast.
Are you...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 29, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 29, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 2, 28-35
In today’s Gospel, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to the temple to present him to the Lord according to the Jewish law. They are poor, so instead of a...
Glory to the New King!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 29, 2016 at 1:44 am The world was gloomy before I won – there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10% and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)...
Mike Flynn Adds Another Segment to his Mini-History of the Crusades
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 29, 2016 at 1:41 am The man is just a fun writer. He summarizes the first three segments thusly: In Deus Vult! Part I, we reviewed four hundred years of muslim aggression against Christendom, a...
Leading Jesuit biblical scholar dead at 96
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2016 at 1:35 am Father Joseph Fitzmyer, a leading Jesuit biblical scholar, died on December 24 at the age of 96.
The second half of my Cell53 Interview
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 29, 2016 at 1:34 am …is out. I had so much fun with these guys!
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Negotiations continue to secure release of priest kidnapped in Yemen
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2016 at 1:11 am The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia has issued a statement on the recently released video of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, in March.
Nigerian bishop describes new wave of Islamist terror; 16 churches destroyed since September
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2016 at 12:48 am A Nigerian prelate said that Islamist Fulani herdsmen are committing massive violence against Christians in his region.
