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Major religious freedom law might get a Christmas upgrade
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 14, 2016 at 5:03 pm Washington D.C., Dec 14, 2016 / 04:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After almost 20 years, a landmark religious freedom bill may finally be getting a big upgrade.
And it wouldn’t come too...
The ambiguities of Amoris Laetitia cannot overrule the unambiguous teaching of the Church
LifeSiteNews - Dec 14, 2016 at 5:00 pm The Catholic answer to the four Cardinals is clear. The pope has a pastoral duty to respond.
What Became of the Magi After Visiting Jesus? Their Amazing Forgotten Story
ChurchPOP - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:56 pm The magi have a short but memorable place in the Gospel story. After Jesus was born, magi from the east follow a
The post What Became of the Magi After Visiting Jesus? Their...
Open your heart to that small splendor born in Bethlehem, pope says
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:55 pm Christmas is a time to open your heart to the little and wondrous things found in baby Jesus -- born poor and defenseless so he could be near and bring hope to everyone, Pope...
Bishop Javier Echevarria dies at 84
Communio - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:52 pm One key religious leaders of the Church died in Rome on December 12, 2016: Bishop Javier Echevarría (1932 – 2016). He was 22 years the leader of Opus Dei and was 84 years old. He...
Blog Changes
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:39 pm When I first started this blog, on Christmas Day 2007, I had no idea that I would continue to be blogging nearly a decade later. I started to write because (at the time) there...
Our Lady of Guadalupe asked to touch Trump's 'hardened heart'
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:37 pm Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 14, 2016 / 03:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City commended to Our Lady of Guadalupe the millions of migrants who have left...
Ohio governor signs 20-week abortion ban, vetoes ‘heartbeat’ measure
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:31 pm Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill that bans abortion in the state after 20 weeks of pregnancy, but also vetoed a bill that would have made abortion illegal when a fetal...
ASK FATHER: The 100th anniversary of Fatima
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:15 pm From a priest…
QUAERITUR:
The 100th anniversary of Fatima: I don’t really know anything about the apparition or the message. I am careful with what I read. Especially on this...
Will Trump's America lead to a legal bloodbath for gays? CNN all but predicts it will
GetReligion - Dec 14, 2016 at 4:00 pm
I am not sure why CNN’s Money page recently offered a piece on gay clergy, but in this era of media belt-tightening one is glad for religion news anywhere one can get it. Still a...
Justice Breyer calls death penalty arbitrary, urges review
Franciscan Media - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:52 pm A guard escorts a hearing-impaired inmate down a corridor during a media tour of death row at San Quentin State Prison in California. (CNS photo/Stephen Lam, Reuters)
WASHINGTON...
Why Christmas Should Bother Everybody
CatholicMom.com - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:30 pm
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Just a few weeks ago, at a ceremony for the lighting of the national Christmas tree, President Obama remarked on the meaning of the season. Here...
Actress Ali Wentworth: When Trump Won My 14-Year-Old Daughter Complained There’d be “No Abortions!”
LifeNews.com - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:24 pm Nothing could make a liberal power couple’s hearts swell up with pride more than the sweet sounds of their young daughter throwing a pro-abortion hissy fit.
That’s exactly what...
St. Mary Di Rosa: Saint of the Day for Thursday, December 15, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:01 pm Saint Mary (Paula) Di Rosa December 15 The pounding on the barricaded door of the military hospital sent every heart thudding in terror. In the ...
Daily Readings for Thursday, December 15, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:01 pm Reading 1: Isaiah 54:1-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:2, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:4-6, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:11-13, Gospel: Luke 7:24-30
Prayer of Praise and Thanks: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, December 15, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:01 pm Blessed are you, Lord God:
Blessed are you for ever.
Holy is your name:
Blessed are you for ever.
Great is your mercy for your people:
Blessed ...
Doctor warns legalising euthanasia will undermine support for people in palliative care
The Catholic Leader - Dec 14, 2016 at 3:00 pm A CONTROVERSIAL bill to legalise euthanasia will be introduced into Victorian Parliament in the second half of next year, despite doctors’ warnings that expanded palliative care...
St. John of the Cross HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm Saint John of the Cross was born in Spain in 1542. He was a Spanish mystic, a Carmelite friar, an influential poet, and a major figure of the ...
Nativity statues stolen from Little Sisters of the Poor elder care facility
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 14, 2016 at 2:58 pm Here is something truly vile.
Pray to their Guardian Angels.
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Matt's Catholic College Report Card
Creative Minority Report - Dec 14, 2016 at 2:58 pm Alumni group: Notre Dame should reconsider who it honors, stop choosing ‘prestige over truth’ The Sycamore Trust, an organization committed to preserving the University of Notre...
