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CatholicMom.com - Dec 19, 2016 at 6:00 am
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I’m the youngest of nine. My brother Peter Ignatius is the fourth oldest. Built like a longshoreman, with...
Syria and Iraq have been destroyed, says Holy Land’s top Catholic cleric
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 5:56 am In his first pre-Christmas address, the new top Catholic cleric in the Holy Land has decried the destruction in Syria and Iraq.
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa said on Monday...
Vatican court finds three El Salvador priests guilty of child abuse
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 5:41 am El Salvador’s Catholic Church has separated three men from the priesthood after a Vatican court found them guilty of sexually abusing children.
One is Mgr Jesus Delgado, one of...
Bruce Springsteen: ‘My childhood was the church, the church, the church’
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 5:01 am Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has said that his childhood memories revolve around the Catholic Church.
During a conversation with presenter Kirsty Young on the...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 19, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 19, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 1, 5-25
Advent is about waiting. We are waiting in hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we are waiting with a priest named Zechariah and...
Put aside ideology and work to rebuild Aleppo, urge Catholic leaders
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 4:30 am Catholic leaders in the Middle East are urging people to put aside ideology and work to rebuild the city of Aleppo, Syria.
“The world is divided. Each one is accusing the other,”...
Papal tribute to Nomadelfia’s founder
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 3:05 am Pope Francis paid tribute to Father Zeno Saltini (1900-81), founder of Nomadelfia, a community in Grossetto, Italy, whose members take their inspiration from the early Christian...
Pope Francis eats with homeless on 80th birthday
Catholic Herald - Dec 19, 2016 at 3:03 am Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with eight homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals as greetings poured in...
What every journey needs is the right attitude…and maybe a helmet
Aleteia - Dec 19, 2016 at 2:55 am See more photos here.
Two prayers for people with depression
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 19, 2016 at 2:52 am A reader writes: Please pray for me right now. I’m going through a real time of depression and I can’t seem to get out of it. Please pray for me, if you’d be so kind. Meanwhile,...
Malta’s president meets with Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 2:40 am Pope Francis received Malta’s president, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in a December 17 audience.
The Traumatic Foundation of Male Homosexuality
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 19, 2016 at 2:20 am
As a psychologist treating homosexually oriented men, I’ve watched with dismay as the LGBT movement has convinced the world that “gay” requires a revised understanding of the...
On the Relative Unimportance of Our Leaders
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 19, 2016 at 2:16 am
To most Americans, the election of Donald Trump to the presidency was a surprise, but for a certain segment of the population, the suddenly live prospect of “President Donald J....
Pope to make pilgrimage to Fátima
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:51 am Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal on May 12 and 13, the Holy See Press Office announced on December 17.
I want a hypothalamus for Christmas!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:49 am Only a hypothalamus will do!
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Pope emphasizes mercy to the poor in message to benefit concert
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:30 am In a video message to a concert benefiting a children’s hospital in the Central African Republic and earthquake victims in Italy, Pope Francis spoke of the importance of...
O Antiphon of the Day: Reflections on “O Adonai”
Aleteia - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:17 am The following is part of an 8-day series, bringing to life the texts of the O Antiphons with the music of JJ Wright and a few words from Wright about the composition of the piece...
Well, it’s December 19
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:09 am Perhaps if I confidently predict there is no *way* the Electoral College will actually vote to reflect what the majority of Americans actually voted for, my talent for jinxing...
Tom Hoopes Gets Francis
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:08 am A perceptive take. This whole pontificate can only be understood in light of the words “He has preached good news to the poor.” If you don’t get that and really look at the world...
UPenn Students Rip Down Shakespeare Portrait
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 19, 2016 at 1:00 am …because tolerance and diversity and stuff. Perhaps they will think of a nice book burning next because uber super duper tolerance and diversity and stuff.
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