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Catholic Gospel Coloring & Worksheets for Sunday Mass - December 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:19 am Enjoy Catholic coloring pages, lesson plans, Mass worksheets, crossword and word search puzzles and more to help you prepare for Sunday Mass. These activities, prepared by our...
Christmastime in New Orleans: a holiday celebration unlike any other
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:06 am New Orleans, La., Dec 1, 2016 / 07:06 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
When most people think of New Orleans, they think of Mardi Gras. The raucous parades, elaborate masks, and colorful...
Society needs priests 'enamored' with the Gospel, Pope Francis says
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:01 am Vatican City, Dec 1, 2016 / 07:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In his message for the 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope
Francis focused on the need to be "missionary disciples...
Hide and Seek
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On gloomy winter days I often drive country lanes. This time of year several farms have Christmas decorations up and some even decorate the...
Tennessee bishop asks for prayers, relief help for victims of wildfires
Franciscan Media - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:00 am Motorists stop to view wildfires Nov. 29 along the Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Raging wildfires fueled by high winds claimed the lives of at least three...
Solemn High Mass with Monks of Norcia at Wyoming Catholic College for the Feast of St. Andrew
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:00 am On November 30, the students, faculty, and staff of Wyoming Catholic College enjoyed the privilege of hosting a visit from two of the monks of the monastery of Norcia, Fr....
Immaculate Conception Novena 2016 | Day 3
Big C Catholics - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:59 am December 1, 2016Today we pray in thanksgiving to God for the gift of His mother, Mary. She is a perfect example for us in living a life that is fully devoted to Christ. To thee, O...
Nicaraguan bishops protest government violence against citizens
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:28 am The Catholic bishops of Nicaragua have raised their voices to denounce violence by the government against private citizens, pointing in particular to police attacks on farmers who...
Bankruptcy costs for Minnesota archdiocese near $12 million
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:23 am The legal costs associated with the bankruptcy filing of the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese are approaching $12 million, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Iraqi military using militia groups to secure territory recaptured from Islamic State
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:18 am The Iraqi military is relying on militia groups—some of them organized along religious lines—to secure the territory that has been recaptured from the Islamic State, the Fides...
Meeting Georgian delegation, Pope recalls September visit
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 am Pope Francis met on December 1 with a delegation of Catholics from Georgia, and told that that it was a “great joy” for him to visit their country in September.
"In God We Trust" On Currency Does Not Substantially Burden Atheists
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:10 am In New Doe Child #1 v. Congress of the United States, (ND OH, Nov. 30, 2016), an Ohio federal district court rejected several challenges to the United States' use of the motto "In...
Charity without the guilt trip
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:06 am Last week I stepped out of my comfort zone and into a dilapidated church hall in Brighton where I played table tennis with a group of young adults with learning disabilities.
I...
Liability of B&B Upheld For Refusing To Host Same-Sex Ceremony
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:05 am A 3-member panel of the Illinois Human Rights Commission has adopted a hearing examiner's recommendations (see prior posting) and ruled against a bed-and-breakfast that refused to...
Society needs priests 'enamored' with the Gospel, Pope Francis says
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:02 am Vatican City, Dec 1, 2016 / 05:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his message for the 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis focused on the need to be “missionary disciples...
Australian Judge Says Muslim Plaintiff Cannot Testify Without Removing Veil
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:00 am Australia's Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that a trial court judge in the Australian state of New South Wales has ruled that a Muslim woman who is plaintiff in a civil case...
Tech Talk: GoodThinkInc.
CatholicMom.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 6:00 am
Earlier this year, I wrote about my love of TED Talks. Not only do I assign them regularly to my students to deepen their knowledge of the topics we’re covering, but I also enjoy...
Texas to Implement Rules Requiring Burial or Cremation of Fetal Remains
Creative Minority Report - Dec 1, 2016 at 5:54 am This is one of the most counter-cultural state laws to occur in recent memory. No, it's not a law restricting abortion but it is a law which recognizes the humanity of the unborn....
Australian bishops plan national council for 2020
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 5:42 am Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane has been elected by the Australian bishops to chair a commission preparing for a national council in 2020.
Study abroad should promote diversity, tolerance, Pope tells international students
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 5:36 am In a December 1 address to international students gathered in Rome, Pope Francis contrasted “the modern concept of the intellectual, engaged in the realisation of the self and in...
