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Daily Reflection — These Great Blessings
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:05 pm Today we recall the Immaculate Conception of Mary in her mother’s womb and ponder the grace that has become available to us all. From the first moment of her existence, God filled...
On Smiling Angels and Joy Filled Hearts
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm It is difficult to be a parent today, especially if you have a child or children with special needs. The days are emotional roller coaster rides often filled with frustration and...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Blessed Paul VI
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:02 pm “But note what is taking place here this morning. While we close the ecumenical council, we are honoring Mary Most Holy, the mother of Christ, and consequently, as we declared on...
Encountering the Word — Luke 7:22
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and...
7 “Sparks of beauty” Pope Francis says can change the world
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY — Beauty has the power to heal hearts and souls, Pope Francis said this week, as he called on artists to “make beauty shine, especially where drabness dominates daily...
5 Ways to make downtime when you’re completely swamped
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm “I don’t have a minute!” That’s a complaint on just about everyone’s lips, especially at this time of year. We know, from years of studies, that downtime is critically important...
On dealing with difficult things, teenage edition
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm There used to be a form of devotion—perhaps less practiced today but quite widespread not long ago—that included the idea of “offering up” the minor daily hardships that...
But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again
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“Are you Christian or Muslim?” was the question. The answer came like a thunderbolt: I am…
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm Sometimes we don’t think things through — particularly things touching on peoples and religions — until we are really forced to by circumstances. We take pride in believing that...
Why did a Catholic priest and a Hollywood actor make a religious retreat together?
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm As we wrote last week, actors Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield went retreat to prepare for the upcoming Scorsese film, “Silence.” The movie focuses on the efforts of Jesuit...
“Arrival” and the unique manner of God’s speech
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm Like E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman, Independence Day, and a host of similar films over the past thirty years, Arrival explores the theme of an alien visitation...
WATCH: Fr. David Pivonka explains why #JesusIS weak
Aleteia - Dec 7, 2016 at 11:00 pm “Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.” – Pope Francis You are not alone — Jesus is always with you, and He gets it;...
Brisbane Archbishop encourages Neocatechumenal Way community
The Catholic Leader - Dec 7, 2016 at 10:00 pm BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has delivered a strong message of hope and repentance in an Advent homily to Brisbane’s Neocatechumenal Way communities. Speaking to the...
8 Christmas Songs That Have Nothing To Do With Christmas
Creative Minority Report - Dec 7, 2016 at 9:14 pm My kids wanted to hear nothing but Christmas music since the day after Halloween. They didn't have to wait long before the mellifluous warblings of Burl Ives and Karen Carpenter...
“Modern Day Eugenics”: Celeb Nick Cannon Doubles Down on Planned Parenthood Attacks
ChurchPOP - Dec 7, 2016 at 9:09 pm Celebrity host of America’s Got Talent Nick Cannon doubled down on his attacks on Planned Parenthood, saying that the organization is engaged
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The Weekly Francis – Volume 162 – 7 December 2016
The Curt Jester - Dec 7, 2016 at 8:49 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 October to 6 December 2016.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings...
The Weekly Francis – 7 December 2016
Jimmy Akin.org - Dec 7, 2016 at 8:46 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 October to 6 December 2016.
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Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
27 October...
Divider or Uniter? Inside the Mind of the Controversial Cardinal Burke
ChurchPOP - Dec 7, 2016 at 8:14 pm Sponsored content from Ignatius Press. Cardinal Raymond Burke has been one of the most outspoken leaders of the Catholic Church in recent
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New education executive in Cairns helped establish education initiative on Nauru
The Catholic Leader - Dec 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm CAIRNS diocese’s Catholic Education Services new deputy executive director was involved in helping Australian Border Force with education needs on Nauru. CES has appointed Ian...
Assyrian Christian hostage thriller: The Associated Press gets this persecution story right
GetReligion - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:33 pm
Anyone who has the slightest familiarity with northern Iraq knows there’s several ancient people groups who’ve been there for millennia.
The Kurds descend from the ancient Medes...
