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Beyond expectations: Pope sees God of surprises at work in 2016
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:09 am Pope Francis described 2016 as a "packed year," one full of initiatives that helped Catholics "see and touch with their hands the fruits of the mercy of God."
Vianney’s comeback season results in 1st football title
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:06 am By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
St. John Vianney's football season, which culminated in a Missouri Class 5 high...
Our Lady of the Lake spearheads rebuilt community food shelf and thrift store
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:06 am “We wanted it to be like they’re stepping into a real store,” said Father Tony O’Neill, OLL’s pastor, of the new Grace Family Center. “Everything about the building, the fact that...
1960s issues of war, civil rights spilled onto news pages
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:02 am By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
Two issues prominent in the secular world in the 1960s and beyond have been...
WATCH: Pope Francis pleas for an end to the scandal of child-soldiers
Aleteia - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:01 am The Pope Video has released its 12th edition, completing its first full year of monthly videos on the challenges facing humanity. This month the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network...
Book Notes: "Fearless" by Sonja Corbitt
CatholicMom.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 11:00 am
Sonja Corbitt’s Fearless puts fear and anxiety into a different perspective, framing them as spiritual attacks and providing tools with which to vanquish them. In short, Fearless...
Gerard V. Bradley: Common Core Catastrophe
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:59 am Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by University of Notre Dame Law Professor Gerard V. Bradley was originally published on November 15, 2016, at Public Discourse, an online...
Planned Parenthood cites Texas case in suit to rescind abortion restrictions in Missouri
LifeSiteNews - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:54 am The abortion giant wants rules waived on admitting privileges and health standards in order to reopen at least one facility in the state.
Raymundus Magnus
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:51 am Can I please get an Amen for the ongoing witness and leadership of Raymond Cardinal Burke?His Eminence is the Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis. He chose that title, and not...
Late-Term Abortion Clinic in Ohio Loses Its Medical License After Breaking State Law
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:49 am Today, the Associated Press reported that the Ohio Department of Health revoked the license of a Dayton-area abortion facility, Women’s Med Center, for failure to meet the...
Pope: Resistance to God is normal, but you must be honest about it
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:49 am Struggling against God is normal because following his way toward redemption always comes with some kind of cross to bear, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
Blessed Charles Eugène de Foucauld
Communio - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:46 am From a biographic note:
Born to an aristocratic family; orphaned by age six, he and his sister Mary were raised by their grandfather. Studied at Jesuit schools in Nancy and Paris...
Bill Forcing Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Pushed at Pro-Abortion Georgetown Event
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:41 am Among the many morally objectionable presentations made at a recent abortion advocacy symposium that took place at Georgetown University was the final address of the day, which...
Archbishop appeals to Francois Hollande over Bill to ban pro-life websites
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:39 am The president of the French bishops’ conference has written to President Francois Hollande to express his worries about fast-tracked legislation that would extend illegal...
American Medical Association Backs Pro-Life Rep. Tom Price for HHS Secretary
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:35 am The American Medical Association and the pro-life movement have sometimes been at odds with each other. But when it comes to the nomination of pro-life physican and Congressman...
Pope meets Martin Scorsese after director screens ‘Silence’ for Jesuits
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:31 am VATICAN CITY — The morning after screening his film, “Silence,” for about 300 Jesuits, the U.S. director Martin Scorsese had a private audience with Pope Francis.
Pope Francis...
Women’s group is a ‘fiat’ to spiritual formation
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:30 am By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker
Just like Mary's "yes," all it took was an affirming nudge from within...
Tennessee bishop asks for prayers, relief help for victims of wildfires
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 am Catholic parishioners in the Diocese of Knoxville are among those who have lost homes and businesses in the wildfires that ravaged tourist areas in the Great Smoky Mountains...
Planned Parenthood CEO Says Fighting for Abortion is Similar to “the Civil Rights Movement”
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:22 am Planned Parenthood enjoyed eight years of unquestioning support from President Barack Obama and his administration, but the abortion chain knows its good days won’t last much...
MPs call for Parliament to congratulate Pope Francis on his 80th birthday
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 10:15 am A cross-party group of MPs has tabled a motion calling for the House of Commons to congratulate Pope Francis on his 80th birthday.
The motion was tabled by Labour MP Robert Flello...
