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Why you really need to watch “An American Tail” again
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm It was Jessica Maria MacFarlane who, in her recently published post on Nerdist, brought our eyes back to the 1986 animated film “An American Tail,” in which Fievel Mousekewitz is...
Astrophysicist has consoling message for humanity: You’re more important than you might think
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm Oscar Wilde once said, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” The political season lately ended in the United States has left many with a “gutter”...
After 51 years at Padua College, former student and rector Bob Out is finally saying goodbye
The Catholic Leader - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm STAYING at school for 51 years has been Robert Out’s idea of a successful life. At 59, Robert, better known as Bob to everyone except his mother, has spent 51 years at Padua...
Simone Biles highlights Catholic faith in new autobiography
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm Simone Biles, four-time Olympic gold medalist and fan favorite of the Rio Olympics, recently completed a 36-city tour promoting her new autobiography, Courage to Soar. In it she...
Abraham’s plea in our day: “I am a sojourner; give me land to bury my dead…”
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Contemplating the stump of Jesse, an Advent tradition
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm Jesse was out in the barn checking on the draft animals when the king’s messenger arrived. He announced that King Saul wanted Jesse’s son David to come and play the harp for him....
Why we hired a therapist before we tied the knot
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm My husband and I were engaged during the month of February and set our wedding date for June. That gave us three and half months to plan a wedding for 150 guests, as well as do...
Kierkegaard and the secret weapon against fear
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm I was working in San Francisco for a successful startup company when the housing bubble burst and the United States entered a severe recession. I don’t know if those days of fear...
Want to know what God wants from you? Try total immersion!
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm Today’s “Dear Katrina” column comes directly from my always inquisitive 13-year-old son. Last week my son hit me with a barrage of questions, like how does he know what God...
Ontario court: parent not allowed to exempt elementary school children from objectionable classes
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 28, 2016 at 10:35 pm An Ontario court has ruled that a Greek Orthodox father who sends his children to a public elementary school cannot exempt them from classes related to homosexuality and abortion.
USCCB grants $9.2M to US mission dioceses
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm A subcommittee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has granted $9.2 million to 84 US “home mission” dioceses, most of them in rural areas.
When You're Forced to Slow Down
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Nov 28, 2016 at 8:50 pm Dear God,Message received, loud and clear. I needed to slow down and take care of myself. I can still (unintentionally) get back on the "must work, work, work" train of thought...
Ex-Marist student from Emerald named NT Young Australian of the Year
The Catholic Leader - Nov 28, 2016 at 7:27 pm A PASSION for healthy living and a desire to share that with others particularly those who live with mental illness, has seen a former student from Marist College, Emerald,...
Saint James of the Marches
Regina Magazine - Nov 28, 2016 at 6:44 pm November 28 Today is the feast day of Saint James of the Marches. Ora pro nobis. Saint James of the Marches (Giacomo della Marca, 1391-1476), Franciscan friar, missionary,...
Saint Catherine Labouré
Regina Magazine - Nov 28, 2016 at 6:38 pm November 28 Today is the feast day of Saint Catherine Laboure. Ora pro nobis. Mother and Child The sound of the evening Angelus bells floated across the fields and vineyards of...
Mexican archdiocese closes missing persons registry
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2016 at 6:35 pm Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov 28, 2016 / 05:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archbishop of Guadalajara has announced that his diocese is calling off its distribution of a list of missing...
No Violent Act in U.S History Has Claimed More Lives Than Abortion, 59 Million
LifeNews.com - Nov 28, 2016 at 5:47 pm The fragility of life once again became apparent to me last week, when I received a call from a dear friend, who was letting me know that she was in the hospital.
A week before we...
The Nightmare before Christmas
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 28, 2016 at 5:26 pm Fr. Brian Harrison has written a piece for The Remnant Newspaper taking on Francis' comments labeling "proselytism among Christians" as a grave sin. Yes, he said that. Anyway,...
Professor Warns IVF is Producing a Generation of Infertile Children Prone to Cancer
LifeNews.com - Nov 28, 2016 at 5:22 pm The controversial infertility procedure in vitro fertilization may lead to a greater risk of infertility and cancer in children conceived through the procedure, an Australian...
Fr. Z’s Annual Rant On Blue Vestments
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 28, 2016 at 5:16 pm The use of blue vestments during Advent has been dying out for several years as the aging hippies drop. However, inspired by Pope Francis, perhaps we shouldn’t be so rigid and...
