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Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Regina Magazine - Dec 18, 2016 at 3:26 pm December 18 Today is the Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. December 18 begins the last week of Advent, which the Church calls the Week of Expectation. We are...
Benedict XVI: Mother Angelica was 'a great woman'
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 18, 2016 at 2:09 pm Vatican City, Dec 18, 2016 / 01:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope emeritus Benedict XVI praised the founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network on Thursday.
“Mother Angelica was a...
Why St. Thérèse's 'Little Way' is an Immense Insight
Big C Catholics - Dec 18, 2016 at 2:06 pm When a cause of sainthood is opened to determine whether a person is worthy of the approbation "Saint", an exhaustive examination of their lives ensues. Should they be found to...
Words to think about: Al Mohler asks who has the power to define 'truth' in this media age
GetReligion - Dec 18, 2016 at 12:50 pm
During the days since The Washington Post published religion-beat pro Sarah Pulliam Bailey's much discussed essay, "Evangelicals, your attacks on ‘the media’ are getting...
The Trump doesn't trust U.S. intelligence, BUT....
Commonweal - Dec 18, 2016 at 11:44 am ....when Netanyahu sent Mossad he sat down to be briefed.
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Homily for the Nativity of The Lord, (Christmas) December 25, 2016, Year A
Big C Catholics - Dec 18, 2016 at 11:30 am Fr. Charles IrvinSenior PriestDiocese of Lansing(Click here for today’s readings)My dear brothers and sisters, all of our ideals, all of our dreams of what we want to be, and of...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Dec 18, 2016 at 9:37 am In Brooks v. Williams, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171453 (SD IL, Dec. 12, 2016), an Illinois federal district court allowed an inmate to move ahead with this complaint that he was...
WDTPRS – 4th Sunday of Advent (TLM): Mass is a glimpse of heaven
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 18, 2016 at 9:19 am We are drawing close, though because Christmas falls on Sunday we still have a week to go.
COLLECT (1962MR):
Excita, quaesumus, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni: et magna nobis...
Pope Francis: Angelus appeal for peace in DRC
News.va - Dec 18, 2016 at 9:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appealed for peace and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.
The central African nation has been experiencing another period...
Pope Francis at Angelus: look to the crèche
News.va - Dec 18, 2016 at 9:14 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, exactly a week before Christmas Day, 2016.
In the reflection...
Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 3
Big C Catholics - Dec 18, 2016 at 8:38 am December 18, 2016Today we pray for all those who work to uphold the dignity of life. Many of them do this work with little or no thanks or recognition. They are selfless foot...
Repost: Why Isn’t Jesus Named Emmanuel?
Big C Catholics - Dec 18, 2016 at 7:59 am The following is reposted from December of last year. We present it here for your consideration:In Matthew’s Gospel, an angel appears to Joseph in a dream and tells him, "Joseph,...
Amid Christmas rush, don't forget to make time for silence, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 18, 2016 at 7:24 am Vatican City, Dec 18, 2016 / 07:24 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Sunday Pope Francis said that with Christmas just around the corner, it's important to stop and make time for silent...
Join a Benedictine Pilgrimage from France to Scotland, Summer 2017
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 18, 2016 at 7:00 am Here is a chance to join monks from the US and UK on a pilgrimage from Burgundy to Elgin in Scotland.I just received an email from Fr Dunstan who is one of the monks at St Mary’s...
"Christmas is about embracing those whom the world spurns"
Vatican Insider - Dec 18, 2016 at 6:48 am "God loves the small who are spurned by the world. By accepting we cooperate with Jesus' plan for salvation." At the Angelus, the Pope reminded the faithful and pilgrims that...
Amid Christmas rush, don't forget to make time for silence, Pope says
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 18, 2016 at 6:24 am Vatican City, Dec 18, 2016 / 05:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis said that with Christmas just around the corner, it’s important to stop and make time for silent...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 18, 2016 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
CatholicMom.com - Dec 18, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 1, 18-24
Who doesn’t love a good birth story? Moms and dads love to delve into the details of how their little ones were born. Their stories are dramatic...
Amoris Laetitia, Becciu: "The unity of the Church comes before one's own ideas"
Vatican Insider - Dec 18, 2016 at 4:25 am "As the Pope's humble collaborator, I feel I have a duty to loyally tell him what I think when a decision is being taken- Once it is taken, I obey the Holy Father fully." In an...
Benedict XVI: Mother Angelica was 'a great woman'
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 18, 2016 at 3:09 am Vatican City, Dec 18, 2016 / 03:09 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI praised the founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network on Thursday.
ADVENTCAzT 22: Those who feel they cannot have faith anymore
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 18, 2016 at 12:01 am Here is ADVENTCAzT 22, for Saturday of the 3rd Week of Advent.
Those who love God do not protest, whatever He may ask of them.
These 5 minute offerings, to help you prepare for...
