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Vulnerable Ukrainians receive Pope's aid in time for Christmas
News.va - Dec 23, 2016 at 8:44 am (Vatican Radio) Thanks to Pope Francis over 2 million people affected by the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine will receive a first installment of much needed aid in time for...
Neighbor's Deflated Christmas Decorations Look Like Grisly North Pole Crime Scene
Creative Minority Report - Dec 23, 2016 at 8:33 am My neighbor's lawn with all of its deflated Christmas inflatables looks like a grisly North Pole crime scene.(Not actual neighbor's house.) *subhead*Yikes.*subhead*
Be a Tree-Hugger This Christmas!
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2016 at 8:30 am
Copyright 2016 Christina Nagy.
I am proud to say that my family is honored to be tree-huggers, but not necessarily for the reason you might think!
Like many families, mine...
BREAKING: Catholic group releases hard evidence of condom scandal behind Knights of Malta firing
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2016 at 8:28 am New details have emerged about a Catholic charity distributing contraception.
'The Shack' movie cometh, but mainstream reporters miss the real religion issues
GetReligion - Dec 23, 2016 at 8:22 am I first heard of William Young’s “The Shack” in 2008, about a year after it came out. I knew it was an indie book set in the Pacific Northwest and, as it turned out, one of the...
Pro-life Catholic mother Kellyanne Conway to serve as counselor to Trump in White House
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2016 at 7:59 am The President-elect's campaign manager made it clear that she will continue to put motherhood as her priority
Pope donates 6 million euro to Ukraine relief efforts for Christmas
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 23, 2016 at 7:52 am Vatican City, Dec 23, 2016 / 07:52 am (EWTN News/CNA).- After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected
by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope...
Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 8
Big C Catholics - Dec 23, 2016 at 7:16 am December 23, 2016Today, we pray for those who have participated in an abortion; that they may be reconciled with God and their hearts healed. We are all sinners and in need of God...
Meatless Friday: Seven Fish Dinners
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2016 at 7:00 am
Not to be confused with the Christmas Eve Feast of the 7 Fishes that is a tradition in many Italian families, but riffing on the name, we’ve gathered up 7 different fish dinners...
Some Ukrainian Catholics struggle with when to celebrate Christmas
Franciscan Media - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:53 am Children who perform in the Ukrainian Christmas play, vertep, pose for a photo Dec. 11 in Sacramento, Calif. The Christmas play includes no baby Jesus or Mary or Joseph, but there...
Pope donates 6 million euro to Ukraine relief efforts for Christmas
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:52 am Vatican City, Dec 23, 2016 / 05:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope...
‘Fences’ actor got his career started at his Catholic high school
Franciscan Media - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:48 am Russell Hornsby and Viola Davis star in a scene from the movie “Fences.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America...
Experiencing Christmas with the migrant children the Order of the Holy Sepulchre supports in the Holy Land
Vatican Insider - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:46 am Christmas is a feast that warms the heart and brings young and old closer to the mystery of a God who takes on our human flesh and who decides to be born not in a sumptuous palace...
Volunteers help children in need feel joy of Christmas with donated toys
Franciscan Media - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:42 am Kiki Sykes and Ellen Klahn-Grove wrap a Christmas gift Dec. 12 at Jeremiah Program’s campus in St. Paul, Minn. Klahn-Grove is the family services manager at Jeremiah Program, and...
St Ann Choir Christmas Events in Palo Alto, California.
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:34 am The St Ann Choir will sing the following Christmas services at the church of St Thomas Aquinas in Palo Alto, California. Please note, however, that Vespers on New Year’s Eve will...
DHS Removes NSEER Rules, Making Any Muslim Registry Program By Trump More Difficult
The Religion Clause - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:10 am Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security issued a release (full text) removing regulations relating to the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). As...
2016 Law and Religion Bibliography Published By AALS Section
The Religion Clause - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:05 am The Association of American Law Schools Law & Religion Section has issued its Winter 2016 Newsletter which includes an extensive bibliography of books and articles on law and...
The Gospel of Christmas...St. John Style
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:00 am
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Why do we need to prepare for Christmas?
The answer I hear all the time is to create a welcoming place in your heart for the newborn Savior. But...
Catholic Health Educator Files EEOC Complaint
The Religion Clause - Dec 23, 2016 at 6:00 am A First Liberty Institute press release announced the filing on Dec. 21 of an EEOC complaint (full text) on behalf of Alexia Palma, a health educator at Legacy Community Health, a...
Knights of Malta linked to condom-distribution programs
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2016 at 5:36 am Malteser International, a charitable agency operated by the Knights of Malta, has been heavily involved in distribution of condoms in developing countries, the Lepanto Institute...
