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Blasphemous 'Santa vs. Jesus' board game featuring Virgin Mary and racy pictures sparks controversy
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am Two actors joined forces to create a stunningly inappropriate board game in the name of fun - but many have hailed the game as "blasphemous" and ...
An example of grace, power and courage - Young woman with Down syndrome opens BOOMING business in face of discriminating workforce
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am Collette Divitto is a beautiful 26-year-old woman who was forced to fight an uphill battle just to find employment.
Homeland Security releases frightening report - Is the U.S. REALLY safe?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report claims the United States has moved from "a world of terrorist-directed attacks to, a world that ...
St. Ambrose and the Art of Public Witness
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am Today, the Church celebrates the feast of one of her great doctors, St. Ambrose of Milan, who offers us a model of public Christian witness. Albert Dempsey, O.P., unpacks some of...
Seven bishops, one abbot, and a psychiatrist dialogue with peace activists
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am During the recent U.S. Catholic bishops' fall assembly in Baltimore, several bishops and one abbot, gathered with about 25 peace activists - myself ...
Join hands for murdered babies with a powerful '21 Days of Prayer'
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am On January 22, 1973, a Supreme Court decision changed the fates of families in the United States forever.
'Let us also smile' - Pope Francis passionately encourages us all to smile through the hard times
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am For Pope Francis, one of most needed virtues of modern time is hope, which is something he said must never be abandoned no matter how hard life gets, ...
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? What lessons can we learn from that fateful day?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am December 7 is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As flags fly at half-staff, it is important to remember what happened and why. ...
St. Ambrose: Hold fast to God, the one true good
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am Let us live in Christ, let us ascend in Christ, so that the serpent may not have the power here below to wound us in the heel.
What is 'coprophilia' and why is Pope Francis talking about it?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am Pope Francis has issued a statement against the media's obsession with fake news and gossip. Except, the term he used to describe the obsession is ...
'We know what we trust in' - The AMAZING and POWERFUL story of how ONE MAN led 300 people to God
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am A distant part of Ethiopia last week celebrated the baptisms of 300 adult catechumens, youth, and infants.
The freezing cold has arrived! Is global warming to blame?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 7, 2016 at 12:00 am A freezing airmass is dipping into the lower 48 states, causing temperatures to plunge as much as 35 below average. Snow and ice are making life ...
Jewish leader decries genocide of Christians in Middle East
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:43 pm At a December 5 interfaith forum in New York, the president of the World Jewish Congress pleaded for concerted action to stop the genocide of Christians.
Bishop helped broker ransom of 226 hostages from ISIS
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:27 pm In February 2015, the Islamic State attacked Christian villages in northern Syria, seizing over 200 hostages.
Daily Reflection — Be Refreshed by the Lord
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:05 pm “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for...
Practical Ideas for a Better Advent
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:04 pm We are well into the Second Week of Advent. Already! Don’t worry, if you have not begun your watchful preparation, it is not too late… One of my strongest, most enduring memories...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Ambrose of Milan
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:02 pm “Let your door stand open to receive him, unlock your soul to him, offer him a welcome in your mind, and then you will see the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the...
Encountering the Word — Romans 15:12-13
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture And again Isaiah says: “The root of Jesse shall come, raised up to rule the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope.” (Romans 15:12-13) Print...
Pope Benedict’s last great lesson: The reality of mercy
Aleteia - Dec 6, 2016 at 11:00 pm I had thought, and you probably did too, that along with the pains of age came some advancement in the more important things. Your knee may hurt for mysterious reasons, and you...
