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Advent and Refugees: Maranatha
CatholicMom.com - Dec 5, 2016 at 6:00 am
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Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus.
I was introduced indirectly to a family in my own city who have fled their home country in the Middle East. They came...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Dec 5, 2016 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Bruce Ledewitz, The Role of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools in the Renewal of American Democracy, (University of Massachusetts Law Review, Forthcoming).
Mario Ricca...
Indonesians rally for tolerance after blasphemy protests
Catholic Herald - Dec 5, 2016 at 5:59 am Tens of thousands of Indonesians rallied in the centre of the capital Jakarta on Sunday, calling for tolerance and unity after massive protests by conservative Muslims against the...
Habemus +Adam – With Pope's Birdland Picks, Alegria Para Todos
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 5, 2016 at 5:40 am BALTIMORE – Good morning from the Premier See… and at long last, How. Sweet. It. Is.Two years of fevered local expectation finally reached their close at Roman Noon this Monday,...
Orthodox patriarch says Amoris Laetitia is about God’s mercy
Catholic Herald - Dec 5, 2016 at 5:33 am Knowing the debate surrounding Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on the family, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said the document “first and...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 5, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 5, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 5, 17-26
In the story of the healing of the paralytic, I have always been struck by the faith of his friends. They were great friends. Not only did they...
Russian patriarch blesses new Paris church
Catholic Herald - Dec 5, 2016 at 4:01 am The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated a prominent new church on Sunday near the Eiffel Tower.
Patriarch Kirill, a close ally of President Putin, led the...
Canada’s Boldest Professor Defies the Gender Police
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 5, 2016 at 3:45 am
Professor Jordan B. Peterson has made headlines all over Canada for the past couple months. He is in a dogfight for freedom of speech against what he calls the unreasonable...
“Warrior Monk” Mattis on Knowing Our Enemy
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 5, 2016 at 3:40 am
The choice of retired Marine General James Mattis as defense secretary in the incoming Trump Administration deepens the debate of how we should define and understand our enemies...
A Story of the Soul: On George MacDonald’s Lilith
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 5, 2016 at 3:30 am
The soul is a dangerous place, it is the most dangerous place, and in the perspective of eternity, it is the only dangerous place. As Our Lord said, “There is nothing from...
Syriac Catholic patriarch ‘horrified’ after seeing Iraqi ‘ghost towns’
Catholic Herald - Dec 5, 2016 at 3:20 am The Syriac Catholic patriarch said he was horrified to see widespread devastation and what he called “ghost towns” during a recent visit to northern Iraq.
Patriarch Ignace Joseph...
Pope Francis lauds Middle East effort to save local art and culture
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 5, 2016 at 1:52 am Vatican City, Dec 5, 2016 / 01:52 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis endorsed a recent conference dedicated to the conservation and restoration of art and heritage within the...
New translation of St. Robert Bellarmine autobiography (and more reader discounts!)
Rorate Coeli - Dec 5, 2016 at 1:00 am We have enjoyed a strong relationship with Catholic author and publisher Ryan Grant of Mediatrix Press for a few years. And we are pleased to bring to you his latest work, the...
Talmud scholar, Weigel meet with Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:22 am Pope Francis received Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz and George Weigel in separate private audiences on December 5.
US Jesuit discusses influence on Silence
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:08 am Father James Martin, SJ, the editor of America magazine, has discussed his role as consultant to Martin Scorsese’s film Silence, which portrays the work of Jesuit missionaries in...
ADVENTCAzT 09: Everything can be sanctified
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:01 am Here is ADVENTCAzT 09, for Monday of the 2nd Week of Advent.
There is a quote within a quote today, from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, II, i.
These 5 minute offerings, to help you...
How St. John Paul II saved Christmas - New tell-all interview reveals how the Pope moved dictator's heart
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:00 am After Fidel Castro gained power in Cuba in 1959, he spent the next decade slowly imposing socialism on the country, including state atheism.
Timeless Christmas songs are recreated by wonderfully talented Benedictine nuns
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:00 am As the Christmas season approaches, the hit-making community of Benedictine nuns based in Missouri have released an album full of carols with which ...
Italy's Prime Minister makes shocking announcement - Italy's economic failures may deeply affect U.S. trade
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:00 am Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced he would resign Monday, leading many citizens questioning the fate of their country.
Pope Francis makes surprising appearance at beautiful young cancer patient's funeral with heartbreaking personal letter
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 5, 2016 at 12:00 am Pope Francis has again captured the hearts of the world, with a
tear-jerking letter to a young Italian girl dying from cancer, which was
read ...
