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How to Marry the Right Person
CatholicMom.com - Dec 9, 2016 at 11:00 am
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If you’re a take-your-vows-seriously type of person and believe in “til death do us part,” your life will be much simpler if you marry the...
Belarus denies permission for foreign-born Catholic priest’s appointment
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:54 am The government of Belarus has denied permission for a Catholic priest from Russia to serve in a parish in Vitebsk, the Forum 18 news service reports.
Daily Reading for Sunday, December 11th, 2016 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:52 am Reading 1, Isaiah 35:1-6, 10
1 Let the desert and the dry lands be glad, let the wasteland rejoice and bloom; like the asphodel,
2 let it burst into ...
Beijing shows no willingness to accept papal authority, says Cardinal Zen
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:49 am The participation of an excommunicated bishop in the ordination of a new bishop last week was “a slap in the face of the Holy Father,” says Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop...
Kossuth church to close
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:43 am ALLOUEZ — On Dec. 10, there will be a final Mass at 4 p.m. at the church of St. Augustine in Kossuth in Manitowoc County. Bishop David Ricken will be the main celebrant, joined by...
Swiss bishop: no last rites for people planning assisted suicide
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:40 am A Swiss bishop has told his priests that they should not provide the last rites for people who are planning to end their lives by assisted suicide.
The Christmas Novena Begins December 16th
Big C Catholics - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:40 am The Christmas Novena begins on December 16th, and concludes on Christmas day. This devotion honors the Incarnation of Christ, and is prayed especially for an end to abortion. The...
Pro-life teacher fired for opposing abortion – it only took one student complaint
LifeSiteNews - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:35 am The unnamed instructor was castigated, grilled with questions from administrators, and criticized in front of his law class before being dismissed.
I Was Conceived in Rape But That Doesn’t Define My Value or Humanity
LifeNews.com - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:25 am Hi everyone, my name is Bethany, from Ecuador, and I’m 19 years old.
When I was about 8-10 years old I learned that I was conceived in rape. At that tender age, I did not...
Be mediators, not rigid ‘middlemen,’ Pope exhorts priests
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:16 am Priests should offer their lives in service to their people, not pursue their own interests, Pope Francis said in his homily at a morning Mass on December 9.
Abortion Activists Will March on Washington in January to Declare Abortion a “Human Right”
LifeNews.com - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:14 am The Women’s March on Washington, sponsored by the pro-abortion National Organization of Women, will be held on January 21, 2017 to bring together abortion activists from around...
A Practical Tip for Family Traditions
CatholicMom.com - Dec 9, 2016 at 10:00 am
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The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I was walking the kids to school in the morning. It was the last day of school before...
Hart and Riches
Commonweal - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:51 am David Bentley Hart is a brilliant Christian thinker whose intellectual ability far outstrips mine. He has written some of the best general books of Christian theological...
Castro’s death spurs memories for Twin Cities Cubans
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:40 am Under Castro’s leadership, the Cuban revolution began in 1953, finally ousting sitting president Fulgencio Batista in 1959. It upended Piedra’s world; his mother spent 40 to 50...
Boris Johnson was only telling the truth about Saudi Arabia
Catholic Herald - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:37 am The real problem with Boris Johnson’s supposed gaffe, in which he spoke of Saudi Arabia and Iran being involved in “puppeteering” and proxy wars, is that it happens to be...
20,000 Taiwanese protesters make their feelings known about same-sex “marriage” bill
LifeSiteNews - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:33 am As a result of the demonstration, legislators will conduct public hearings before voting on whether or not to legalize homosexual unions.
HTL005: A Quiet Life
SQPN - Podcast Network - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:29 am
There is a stark contrast between the calm, peaceful atmosphere of the Shire and Rivendell, and the grim, noisy world of Saruman's war industry. If you want to live like a Hobbit...
Vatican establishes diplomatic relations with Mauritania
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:04 am The Vatican has established diplomatic relations with Mauritania.
Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent, December 11, 2016, Year A (Gaudete Sunday)
Big C Catholics - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:01 am Fr. René J. Butler, M.S.Director, La Salette ShrineEnfield, NH(Click here for today’s readings)We are in Cycle A of the Sunday readings, in which the majority of the Gospel...
Papal preacher delivers second Advent Sermon to Pope, Curia
News.va - Dec 9, 2016 at 9:01 am (Vatican Radio) The Papal preacher, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, delivered his second Advent Sermon on Friday to Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia.
As preacher to the...
