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Famous Brazilian Catholic singer made headlines with this shocking announcement
Aleteia - Oct 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm Felipe Alcântara, of the Brazilian band Os Gonzagas, had already made a name for himself and his music after his group’s appearance on the TV show Superstar. He couldn’t have...
Police arrest 102-year-old woman, help fulfill her “bucket list”
Aleteia - Oct 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm The St. Louis police have not had an easy time of it, of late, but one recent cuffing-and-arrest came without difficulty, and brought a great deal of satisfaction to both the...
The secret of holy joy: You don’t need to “get the joke” to laugh
Aleteia - Oct 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm I was scrolling aimlessly through Facebook when I came across a joke that hit me just right, and I burst out into surprised giggles. I looked over to see my toddler, who had...
Golden Gate Bridge offers a new way for suicidal young people to get help: texting
Aleteia - Oct 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm Could a text message save someone from committing suicide? That’s what officials at the Golden Gate Bridge are hoping. They say the number of people under 25 who come to the San...
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Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:49 pm If someone believes that an unborn baby is “not a human being” or “not a person,” he or she is gravely mistaken, but his or her advocacy of legal abortion and its public funding...
Shorter Veep Debate
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:47 pm Kaine pledged to stand by and do nothing while people stab babies in the brain with scissors and Pence, while telling a bald-faced lie that Trump was pro-life, shifted to what he...
Three Points about the Vice-Presidential Debate
Commonweal - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:31 pm 1. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Mike Pence is not a stupid man. Whatever happens in November, he helped his political career tonight.
2. Tim Kaine won the night on debater's...
Pope Francis: ‘Today there is a global war on marriage’
The Catholic Leader - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:27 pm POPE Francis said a global war against marriage was underway and Catholics must respond by helping couples stay strong and by providing pastoral care to those experiencing...
Tim Kaine: Hillary Clinton’s a Good Methodist and I’m a Good Catholic Even Though We Support Abortion
LifeNews.com - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:17 pm During tonight’s vice presidential debate, pro-abortion Governor Tim Kaine sought to put a good face on his pro-abortion position and that of Hillary Clinton.
Kaine said Hillary...
Supreme Court Term Opens With Action On Cert. Petitions and More
The Religion Clause - Oct 4, 2016 at 10:00 pm The U.S. Supreme Court opened its October 2016 Term on Monday, with the first oral arguments this morning. Here is a round-up of a number of developments leading up to, and...
Mike Pence Takes Solid Pro-Life Stance in VP Debate: “Society Judged by How it Defends It’s Vulnerable”
LifeNews.com - Oct 4, 2016 at 9:55 pm During tonight’s vice presidential debate, pro-life Indiana Governor Mike Pence took a solid pro-life view articulating the case that society will be judged by how it defends its...
Please pray for Haiti and everybody else in the path of Hurricane Matthew
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 4, 2016 at 9:00 pm A reader writes: Please remember Haiti in your prayers tonight as they continue with Hurricane Matthew. They have been pounded all day and it continues. Father, hear our prayer...
Mental Health Month: Queensland has highest rate of suicide in Australia
The Catholic Leader - Oct 4, 2016 at 9:00 pm EIGHT Australians are taking their own life each day – a deeply disturbing statistic.The annual suicide rate climbed to more than 3000 deaths for the first time in 2015 – and...
Vocations Weekend for Men at Benedictine Monastery in Massachussetts
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 4, 2016 at 8:55 pm November 4-6, Petersham, Mass.
I have just been sent information about this 'vocations weekend' for men. The monastery chants the liturgy in Latin - seven Offices a day and daily...
Quote of the Day
Whispers in the Loggia - Oct 4, 2016 at 7:50 pm “I thought long and hard in the first days of these many pains that my visit, perhaps, would be more of a hindrance than a help, a greeting. I didn’t want to be a bother so I let...
Vandal martyrs several statues in Roman churches
The Busy Catholic - Oct 4, 2016 at 6:33 pm Ghanaian man destroys saint statues in four churches
Italian police have arrested a 39-year-old man for destroying several historic statues and causing panic among tourists and...
Was the Bible’s Abraham a real person or only a fictional character?
GetReligion - Oct 4, 2016 at 6:33 pm
MARK’S QUESTION:
Liberal biblical scholars say Abraham never lived and was a literary invention of “priestly” writers in exile in Babylon. Since we have no archaeological data on...
Movie night with Archbishop Miller
The Busy Catholic - Oct 4, 2016 at 6:20 pm Film viewing alongside archdiocesan prelate
Movie poster for The Vessel, featuring Martin Sheen. (Photo Credit: The Vessel)
Does your ideal evening involve movies, Martin Sheen,...
The contrast between the two VP candidates on life and family couldn’t be more stark
LifeSiteNews - Oct 4, 2016 at 6:14 pm While the GOP’s Mike Pence supported legislation banning all abortions, Democrat Tim Kaine is an ardent pro-abortion advocate.
