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Justice, mercy are twin virtues for the law, Archbishop Hebda says in Red Mass homily
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:42 am Those involved in the administration of law should seek justice and mercy in their work, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Oct. 2.
First Aid
The Reason for Our Hope - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:24 am Many homes and businesses keep on hand a first aid kit. We want to be ready to help anyone who gets injured, and that sometimes means healing wounds with bandages, gauze, ointment...
Jesuits encouraged to be bold in choosing new leader
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:18 am As representatives of the world’s Jesuit communities prepared to elect a new worldwide leader, the head of the Dominican order encouraged them to make bold choices.
Exploring the excessive anger at St. John Paul II
LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:17 am The Vatican seems to be at odds with the teachings of JPII on sexuality and the family.
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Regina Magazine - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:16 am October 3 Today is the feast day of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus. Ora pro nobis. Marie Françoise Thérèse Martin, known as the Little Flower of Jesus, was born January 2, 1873...
Irish archbishop: fetal defects never justifies abortion
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:06 am Abortion is never justified, even in so-called “extreme cases,” Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh insisted in a statement released for the Day for Life in Ireland.
Young jazz crooners from local school swing their way into fame
The Busy Catholic - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:06 am Archbishop Carney alumni perform together at restaurants
Jamie De Guia (left), Kalen Dofher, Steven Pringle, and Anthony Maljevac
combine their instrumental strengths as...
Canadian cardinal will not deny anointing, funeral in assisted-suicide cases
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:01 am A Canadian cardinal has announced that he will not the last rites or church funerals to Catholics who plan a physician-assisted suicide.
Sharing the Word for October 4, 2016 – Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Franciscan Media - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:00 am Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi
October 04, 2016
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 10:38-42
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Color and Pray: At Play in God's Creation Coloring Book
CatholicMom.com - Oct 3, 2016 at 11:00 am
Image via Pixabay (2012), CC0 Public Domain. Text and logo added in PicMonkey.
One of the newest offerings in the world of coloring books for grownups is At Play in God’s...
Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, pope says
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:59 am ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN — Catholics who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or convinced they were born in the wrong body deserve the same attentive...
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Remarks on Transsexuals during inflight press conference
Aleteia - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:58 am [Papal in-flight press conferences under Pope Francis are generally wide-ranging and off-the-cuff, and therefore sometimes controversial, and the presser held as the pontiff...
Feast of St. Therese
Saint Louis Catholic - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:56 am Today marks the feast of the Little Flower, also the patron saint of one of my wonderful children. St. Therese is everything I'm not, but wish to be, virtue-wise. I think that...
Ecumenical setback as Orthodox boycott papal Mass in Georgia
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:51 am Georgian Orthodox clerics refused to attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Tbilisi on Saturday, October 1.
Catholics warn against new rules on religion in China
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:46 am WARSAW, Poland — Catholic experts warned that new rules on religion in China could severely hamper the church’s work by curbing its foreign contacts and imposing heavy penalties...
Archbishop Chaput tells pro-lifers to ‘keep hope alive’
LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:46 am 'If we really believe that abortion is an intimate act of violence, then we can’t aim at anything less than ending abortion.'
Vandal targets statues in Roman basilicas
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:46 am An immigrant from Ghana damaged statues in four different churches of Rome during a destructive spree that began on Friday evening, October 1, and ended only with his arrest on...
Did timing of World Cup influence Pope Benedict’s resignation
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:35 am Pope Benedict XVI might have remained in office for another year, if the World Cup had not been scheduled to be hosted by Rio de Janeiro in 2014, according to Archbishop Georg...
When political choice is tough, pray and vote your conscience, pope says
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:31 am ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN — Catholics facing difficult political choices must study the issues, pray about the election and then vote according to their consciences...
Gay YouTube star charged with felony vandalism, filing false claim of hate crime
LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:28 am Police found no evidence that Calum McSwiggan was harmed by another person but said he later harmed himself in a holding cell.
