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San Diego bishop tells outspoken priest to use parish bulletin only for calendar events
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 5:29 am Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has instructed a pastor to use his parish bulletin only for announcing calendar events, rather than his personal views.
Clashes in China at new bishop’s ordination
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 5:16 am The ordination of a new bishop in Chengdu, China, saw a clash between loyal Catholics and police officials, provoked by the attendance of a bishop who has been excommunicated by...
Islamist mob destroys Christian homes in Egypt
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:58 am The homes and properties of Coptic Christians in Egypt have been attacked by radical Islamists after reports surfaced that a new church was going to be built.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe gave Aztec culture what it desperately lacked
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:45 am Today it is commonplace to criticise imperialism and to defend native peoples from the barbarisms inflicted on them by their European invaders and conquerors. There is much truth...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 1, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 7: 21, 24-27
My heart’s desire is to enter the kingdom of heaven and spend eternity with God, so my ears always perk up whenever Jesus speaks about...
What depression has taught me: praying for others is a very practical work of mercy
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:05 am As regular readers may remember, I have been suffering with depression since the summer. My last blog on the topic, I’m told, came across more “worryingly bleak” than “winningly...
Terrorist threats may suspend Masses in Philippines capital
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:02 am Manila, Philippines, Dec 1, 2016 / 04:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- An uptick in terrorist activity may cause Masses and other liturgical
celebrations to be suspended in the capital...
Metal coil birth control gets strictest possible warning
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:02 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Angela Desa was 28 years-old when she got Essure, a form of permanent birth control made of flexible metal and polyester...
Metal coil birth control gets strictest possible warning
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2016 at 4:02 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2016 / 04:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Angela
Desa was 28 years-old when she got Essure, a form of permanent birth
control made of flexible metal and polyester...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/12/16
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 3:40 am Archbishop Mark Coleridge has been elected chairman of a commission overseeing a plenary council of the Australian Church in 2020.
Pope Francis called for “responsible behaviour”...
On the Meaning of the Election and Its Aftermath
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 1, 2016 at 2:10 am
Much ink has already been spilled about what are the implications, big and small, of the 2016 presidential election. I offer a few thoughts as to its meaning and what we can...
Is Europe doing enough to protect persecuted Christians?
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 1, 2016 at 2:02 am Vienna, Austria, Dec 1, 2016 / 02:08 am (EWTN News/CNA).- European leaders gathered this week at a conference in Vienna to discuss Christian persecution and its resounding effect...
A New Ars Moriendi to Address Physician-Assisted Suicide
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 1, 2016 at 2:00 am
If you live in a state that has not taken up legislation on physician-assisted suicide (PAS), beware. It is coming. PAS has become a volatile issue in state legislatures and the...
Pro-life Dems disappointed by Pelosi's re-election as House minority leader
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2016 at 1:34 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2016 / 01:34 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pro-life leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction as House Democrats re-elected pro-abortion Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-...
Is Europe doing enough to protect persecuted Christians?
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2016 at 1:08 am Vienna, Austria, Dec 1, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- European leaders gathered this week at a conference in Vienna to discuss Christian persecution and its resounding effect...
Ukrainian bishops recall Holodomor
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:44 am Ukraine’s Latin-rite and Eastern-rite bishops recently recalled the Holodomor, the 1932-33 famine and genocide in which millions of Ukrainians perished under Stalin’s rule.
ADVENTCAzT 05: Waiting… Hoping…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:01 am ALL: I am grateful for the feedback I’ve been getting on these podcasts. Thanks!
Here is ADVENTCAzT 05, for Thursday in the 1st Week of Advent.
These 5 minute offerings, to help...
What is the Catholic Church doing in Australia?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am The Catholic Church in Australia has been hard at work to establish a permanent form of change in the community and, if successful, possibly the world.
Your Daily Inspirational Meme: Love What You Have and Be Grateful For It
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am
