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Advent Prayers from Catholic Relief Services
CatholicMom.com - Dec 7, 2016 at 7:00 am
Advent Resources
View all Advent resources (including a personal 10-minute digital Advent retreat!) from Catholic Relief services, and engage more deeply and globally in this...
Art Commentaries and Essays on the Blessed Virgin: A New Book by Fr Michael Morris
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 7, 2016 at 7:00 am I am delighted to hear that a book containing essays and art commentaries by the late Fr Michael Morris will be released on December 8th. It is published by Magnificat, for whom...
Francis: Optimism can lead to disappointment, hope never does
Vatican Insider - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:55 am “Optimism disappoints, hope does not! Got it?” Pope Francis began a new series of catecheses on “Christian hope” at today’s General Audience, after the ones on mercy, which marked...
Pope grants interview to Belgian Catholic newspaper
News.va - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:54 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has granted an interview to Tertio, a Catholic weekly newspaper in Belgium, on themes ranging from the fruits of the Jubilee of Mercy to his hopes...
St Ambrose
Communio - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:53 am We come today to the feast of the greatest Archbishop of Milan, Saint Ambrose. He served at a time when Milan was the center of the Empire. We know historically that Ambrose was...
Congolese president accepts bishops’ offer to mediate crisis
Catholic Herald - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:45 am Congolese President Joseph Kabila has expressed support for Catholic bishops’ efforts to mediate a constitutional crisis after he extended his term in office.
On December 5,...
Pope Francis: appeal for good governance, human rights
News.va - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:40 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday drew attention during his General Audience to two commemorations being promoted by the United Nations in the coming days. The...
Ohio lawmakers revive 'heartbeat abortion' ban
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:33 am Columbus, Ohio, Dec 7, 2016 / 06:33 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Citing the prospect of a more favorable Supreme Court, Ohio legislators
have passed a ban on abortions once an unborn...
Bishop criticises Sturgeon for suggesting Scotland could offer abortions to Northern Irish women
Catholic Herald - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:15 am Bishop John Keenan of Paisley has voiced his objections to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to offer Northern Irish women NHS abortions.
Northern Ireland is the...
Wedding Videographers Sue To Refuse Same-Sex Couples
The Religion Clause - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:15 am The owners of a St. Cloud, Minnesota film and media production company filed suit yesterday in federal district court claiming that the Minnesota Human Rights Act violates their...
Catholic Principal's Suit Dismissed On Ministerial Exception Ground
The Religion Clause - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:10 am In Ginalski v. Diocese of Gary, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168014 (ND IN, Dec. 5, 2016), an Indiana federal magistrate judge dismissed employment discrimination claims brought by a...
Probation Requirement To Stay Away From Church Is Too Broad
The Religion Clause - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:05 am In People v. Saltekoff, (CA App., Nov. 30, 2016), a California appellate court reversed and remanded to the trial court a condition of probation imposed on Jonathan Saltekoff who...
Pope Francis: Never for get to smile, even when life is hard
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:01 am Vatican City, Dec 7, 2016 / 06:13 am (EWTN News/CNA).- For Pope Francis, one of most needed virtues of modern time is hope,
which is something he said must never be abandoned no...
Merkel Calls For Burqa Ban In Germany
The Religion Clause - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:00 am The Los Angeles Times reports that yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban in Germany on the burqa and niqab that fully cover the face of Muslim women who wear...
An Open Book: December 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 7, 2016 at 6:00 am
Welcome to the December 2016 edition of An Open Book, now hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND Catholicmom.com!
An Open Book is all about what my family is reading this month...
Pope Francis: Never for get to smile, even when life is hard
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 7, 2016 at 5:13 am Vatican City, Dec 7, 2016 / 04:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For Pope Francis, one of most needed virtues of modern time is hope, which is something he said must never be abandoned no...
The inspirational Christian who defied Russia’s communists
Catholic Herald - Dec 7, 2016 at 4:47 am Last week I happened to turn on to Radio 4 soon after midday. A voice in deeply accented English was talking about poetry and life in communist Russia, and even before I learnt...
Pope begins new series of catecheses on Christian Hope
News.va - Dec 7, 2016 at 4:45 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis at his General Audience on Wednesday, focusing on the theme of “Christian hope.” It is especially important to...
Pope Francis: Through beauty, artists make the world better
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 7, 2016 at 4:36 am Vatican City, Dec 7, 2016 / 04:36 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Beauty, under the care of artists, has the ability to transform even the
everyday lives of men and women, Pope Francis said...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 7, 2016 - St. Ambrose
CatholicMom.com - Dec 7, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 11, 28-30
There are two “givens” in these verses. The first, the fact that in the world we live in everyone is either weary, has a burden or sometimes...
