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Brick by Brick in Australia
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:50 am From an Aussie reader comes proof that it can be done.
G’day Fr,
Thanks for all you do!
I just wanted to drop you a note of recent happenings out here in regional Victoria,...
Louisiana governor’s LGBTQ executive order stopped in its tracks by judge
LifeSiteNews - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:47 am A district court ruled that John Bel Edwards violated his powers by adding sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination laws.
A ‘British Values’ oath has worrying echoes. There are much better ways to boost integration
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:43 am For Catholics, the idea of an “oath for all holders of public office”, which the communities minister Sajid Javid proposed yesterday, has unpleasant connotations. For most of the...
Cardinal Arns laid to rest in Sao Paulo cathedral
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:42 am For two days, a steady flow of worshippers made their way up the steps of the Sao Paulo cathedral to pay their last respects to Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns.
Cardinal Arns, 95,...
President Obama signs religious freedom bill
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:37 am The US House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, and the bill has now been approved by President Barack Obama.
The measure...
Pope urges young members of Catholic Action to talk to their grandparents
Vatican Insider - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:16 am Speak to your grandparents, listen to them. This was the “task” Francis set young members of the Italian branch of Catholic Action (ACR), who were received in the Vatican for the...
Family Games: Press Your Luck!
CatholicMom.com - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:00 am
Press-your-luck games tell you a lot about the type of person you are playing with. Some people are a bit more cautious and will only take minor, well-calculated risks. Other...
The Fourth Candle
The Reason for Our Hope - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:00 am Drivers in Edmonton have to navigate regularly what we call “traffic circles”, or what other jurisdictions may label “rotaries” or “roundabouts”. My personal name for them is...
The Collects of Advent: Who is Being Addressed, and What Difference Does It Make?
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 19, 2016 at 7:00 am Probably this has been discussed at length by others elsewhere and I’m just a bit slow on the uptake, but I noticed this Advent as if for the first time — attending the EF and the...
Colombian archbishop threatened by opponents of peace agreement
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:54 am Archbishop Dario de Jesus Monsalve Meijia of Cali, Colombia, has revealed that he has received death threats because of his involvement in efforts to broker a peace agreement...
Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 4
Big C Catholics - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:50 am December 19, 2016Today, we pray for an openness to life. Also, that we will be open to the Lord’s promptings each day, and to all of His blessings. We pray that society as a whole...
Vatican restoration work nears completion on apartments of Pope Alexander VI
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:48 am Restorers at the Vatican are nearing completion of a project to revive the spectacular artworks in the apartments of Pope Alexander VI.
Pope-emeritus Benedict praises Mother Angelica
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:39 am Pope-emeritus Benedict paid tribute to the late Mother Angelica during a December 15 meeting with journalists from the Catholic News Agency—which is affiliated with the EWTN...
Venezuelan bishops: government actions aggravate economic crisis
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:36 am The Catholic bishops of Venezuela have issued a complaint that emergency actions taken by the government have deepened the country’s economic crisis.
Vatican official speaks of intolerance of Christianity in Europe’s public life
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:30 am Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, the Vatican’s undersecretary for relations with states, spoke about the intolerance of Christianity in Europe’s public life, in an address to the...
Share your joy—with grandparents—Pope urges young Italians
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:24 am At a December 19 audience with young members of Catholic Action, Pope Francis that that “in the heart of a Christian there is always joy.”
“Dear cardinals...”
Vatican Insider - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:12 am Christian faith is a scandal. God has become weak flesh and has decided that this involvement with the life of each and every man and woman be permanent in history through the...
Blood of St. Januarius does not liquefy; Naples residents see bad omen
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:06 am A miracle that has taken place repeatedly for centuries—the liquefication of the blood of St. Januarius—did not occur as expected last week, causing worries among the faithful.
Pope to young people: 'listen to your grandparents'
News.va - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:02 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday encouraged young Catholics to cultivate their relationships with their grandparents.
Addressing a group of young people who belong to an...
Recent Articles and Book of Interest
The Religion Clause - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Hate and Racist Speech in the United States: A Critique, (Philosophy and Public Issues, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 77-123, 2016).
Niousha Roshani,...
