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Prayer for Hope in the Midst of Destruction: Prayer of the Day for Monday, November 14, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 14, 2016 at 12:00 am God of mercy,
you know the secrets of all human hearts,
for you know who is just and you forgive the repentant sinner.
Hear my prayer in the midst ...
The Philosophical Landscape of “Westworld”
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Nov 14, 2016 at 12:00 am Matthew Becklo offers his take on the profound philosophical questions suggested by HBO's hit show, “Westworld”.
Oldest crucifix in St. Peter’s Basilica restored
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:42 pm A fourteenth-century wooden crucifix, the oldest in St. Peter’s Basilica, has been restored.Moved from a place of prominence to make room for Michelangelo’s Pietà, the crucifix...
Pope Francis: amid history’s trials, the Father does not abandon us
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:24 pm Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading (Lk. 21:5-19), Pope Francis told the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his November 13 Angelus address that they should not seek...
Words with a Friend
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:04 pm Small Things Series: Little Things Can Make a Big Difference “Words with a Friend” by T. Thomas One night a few years ago, I was laying by my little daughter on her bed as she...
Do not be indifferent to the poor, Pope preaches at jubilee of the excluded
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:03 pm As the extraordinary jubilee year of mercy draws to a close, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on November 13 for the homeless and other socially excluded...
Daily Catholic Quote — from G. K. Chesterton
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:02 pm “It is hard to make government representative when it is also remote.” (G.K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News, August 17, 1918) Print this entry
Encountering the Word — Matthew 5:7
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Print this entry
Trump’s positions and Catholic social doctrine: What we should look for
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm On November 8, 60% of voters identifying themselves as Catholic cast their votes for the now president-elect, Donald J. Trump. White born-again or Evangelical Christians supported...
What the 99 sheep should expect from Francis
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm What is Pope Francis up to and why are Catholics so mad about it? That wasn’t the stated topic of the Pope Francis Symposium last week at Franciscan University in Steubenville,...
What happened when I asked a stranger if I could pray for her
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm 49) Offer to pray with someone, even someone you encounter on the street or public transport, who looks like they could use it. She was a full-bodied woman and reminded me of...
The holy and necessary work of gravediggers
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm November is a month dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory and a common practice in the Catholic Church is to visit the graves of loved ones and to pray for the repose of their...
What if liturgical music was as moving and powerful as the mass deserves?
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm This is the David Initiative’s aspiration: equip the parish music ministers and together, we can disciple the youth and help bring the body of the Church into a more powerful...
One mean election: Lessons I learned from Atticus Finch
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm She knew him. Well, at least she thought she did. After all, it was late at night and the glaring light Atticus had dangled from the jail’s outside wall cast shadows that made...
Kathleen Eaton Bravo is on a mission to change the pro-life movement
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm If her tire hadn’t been flat when she walked out the back door of an abortion clinic 36 years ago, Kathleen Eaton Bravo may not have become the pro-woman, pro-life force she is...
“Breaking Silence”: New Zealand Carmelite nuns talk about their lives
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm Enjoy this informative and lovely video about these Kiwi Carmelites, which is well done, right down to their charming accents.
Pope Francis: those with rare diseases deserve equal access to effective healthcare
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2016 at 10:01 pm Pope Francis reflected on the care of those who suffer from rare diseases in a November 12 message to participants in a conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health...
Pope Saint Nicholas the Great
Regina Magazine - Nov 13, 2016 at 9:56 pm November 13 Today is the feast day of Pope Saint Nicholas the Great. Ora pro nobis. Quote from Pope Nicholas the Great: “From the time the Christian religion began to be spread...
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Confessor
Regina Magazine - Nov 13, 2016 at 9:50 pm November 13 Today is the feast day of Saint Stanislaus Kostka. Ora pro nobis. by Fr. Francis Xavier Weninger, 1876 St. Stanislaus Kostka, who, when still very young, was raised...
Pope recalls St. Martin of Tours, urges prayers for Iraq’s Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2016 at 9:42 pm At the conclusion of his November 12 jubilee audience, Pope Francis called upon pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Christians in Iraq and throughout the Middle...
