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CHRISTIANS ATTACKED - Extremists destroy buildings and send Christians to hospital in Egypt
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am A Christian charity and watchdog group reported Coptic Christians in Egypt have become the latest victims of radical Islamists.
Shocking surprise for Russian bomb squad - Suspicious boxes reported at bus stop
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am Russia's bomb squad responded to calls of two suspicious cardboard boxes left on a bus stop bench in Ulan-Ude.
The 'O' Antiphons - O Emmanuel
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am LATIN: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster.
Void of Sentimentality: A Review of Alanna Boudreau’s “Champion”
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am Fr. Damian Ference celebrates “Champion”, the new album by Alanna Boudreau, which delivers a unique sound void of sentimentality or the typical pop-music formulas.
COLDPOCALYPSE - Record-shattering cold to freeze most of U.S., severe storms probable
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am The United States is about to be hammered with record-shattering cold. A super-frigid airmass has developed over Alaska and will drop down into the ...
Homeless but never without a home - Man honored by hundreds of mourners at funeral
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am Hundreds came together at a San Francisco church to honor the passing of a beloved parishioner.
'We pray with Christian hope' - Pope Francis reminds us to pray for the living AND the dead
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am In his last set of catechesis on mercy, Pope Francis focused on the works of praying for the living and the dead, as well as burying the dead, ...
The 100th Fatima anniversary brings with it three ways to obtain an indulgence
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a plenary indulgence opportunity ...
Good riddance Obamacare! Coercive, expensive law is about to die
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am Obamacare isn't going to survive the Obama administration, but what will replace it? As speculation grows, Americans are becoming nervous of how they ...
What happens when an atheist encounters Christ? This poet found out for herself
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 1, 2016 at 12:00 am "Until two years ago, I was a really committed atheist and I really hated the Catholic Church," said poet Sally Read, as she explained how all that ...
Prelate lists mandates, executive orders that Trump should rescind to protect religious freedom
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:51 pm Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has called upon President-elect Donald Trump to take several actions that would reverse mandates and executive orders issued by President...
USCCB: bishops call for renewed emphasis on ministering to youth
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:30 pm Archbishop Charles Chaput, the chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, has called upon his brother bishops to “reaffirm our commitment to...
French bishops decry bill that would squelch pro-life websites
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:15 pm Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of France, has criticized President François Hollande for his support of a bill that would...
Daily Reflection — The One Who Cares for You
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:05 pm “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1) For generations, the people of Judah and...
For Advent, Let’s Focus on Simplicity
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:04 pm Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all of the stress, responsibilities and challenges in your daily life? If I am honest with myself, the times I feel most anxious or stressed are...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. John Chrysostom
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:02 pm “The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together.” (St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) The Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 23:5
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” (...
JJ Heller’s Christmas album is “a warm mug of hot chocolate for your ears”
Aleteia - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:00 pm If you’re looking for something new to add to your Christmas music repertoire this season, we recommend indie country-folk artist JJ Heller’s latest album Unto Us. Heller aptly...
This is what preserving and reviving Catholic tradition in art looks like
Aleteia - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:00 pm As an artist dedicated to the survival and revival of Catholic tradition, my guiding principle has long been the instruction of the Second Nicene Council: The composition of...
Why Advent? The Bridegroom is coming, and this is forever
Aleteia - Nov 30, 2016 at 11:00 pm “Advent” does not mean “expectation” as some may think. It is a translation of the Greek word parousia, which means “presence” or, more accurately, “arrival” — that is, the...
