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Francis and gay people: Distinguishing sin from sinner is Christian 

Vatican Insider - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:21 am
The firm words Pope Francis pronounced in Tbilisi on 1 October, regarding the “indoctrination” of gender, made their way all around the globe. He was responding off the cuff to...

Christian businessman receives felony conviction for helping girl escape lesbian ‘mother’

LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:09 am
Philip Zodhiates could face up to eight years in prison and a $500,000 fine for assisting Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella.

How can Tim Kaine set aside his faith to govern? HD

Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:07 am
How can Tim Kaine set aside his faith to govern?http://www.catholic.org/news/politics/story.php?id=71175 By Marshall Connolly (CALIFORNIA ...

WISCONSIN: Bishops to perform Act of Entrustment of the Faithful of Wisconsin to Mary, Mother of Mercy

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:06 am
The Year of Mercy is drawing to a close.  In the Litany of Loreto, we invoke Mary under the title of Mother of Mercy… Mater misericordiae. On the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary,...

‘Boko Haram will soon fizzle out’, says Nigerian bishop fighting terrorism with the rosary

Catholic Herald - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:01 am
The Nigerian bishop who launched a rosary campaign to defend his people against Boko Haram says the terrorist group ‘will soon fizzle out’. Speaking to the Catholic Herald, Bishop...

When Prayer Turns to Desert

CatholicMom.com - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:00 am
The desert is an odd place. In life there is often a preparation to enter it – water, food, layered clothes, etc. There is often no preparation in the spiritual life for the...

How can we elevate the level of public debate?

Catholic Herald - Oct 3, 2016 at 10:00 am
Why is political debate conducted at such a low level these days? In Enough Said: What’s Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics, former director-general of the BBC, Mark...

Pope Francis urges US Catholics to pray before voting HD

Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:58 am
Pope Francis urges US Catholics to pray before votinghttp://www.catholic.org/news/politics/story.php?id=71177 By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA ...

Critics fear censorship as Obama hands control of the internet to multi-national body

LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:48 am
The U.S. gave away jurisdiction of the Internet, opening the door for other countries to gain more control.

Thanks to readers and upcoming Mass for benefactors

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:47 am
Thanks to all you readers who are also monthly and occasional donors.  I am grateful for your help, without which this is not possible.  Thanks also to those of you who have sent...

OSV's top reads – October 3

OSV Daily Take - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:44 am
1. We deserve better (Taking note, Oct. 9) 2. Awaiting vote, Church readies for pastoral work (News Analysis, Oct. 2) 3. Lost in translation (God Lives, Oct. 2) 4. A 'Catholic'...

‘No war of religions’? Fr Hamel’s canonisation would contradict the Pope’s narrative

Catholic Herald - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:27 am
The Pope has intervened in the case of Fr Hamel and waived the five-year waiting period that must follow the death of a potential saint and the opening of their cause. This is...

The Tim & Mike Show

Commonweal - Oct 3, 2016 at 9:05 am
Do you think maybe the two presidential candidates and their parties used the same algorithm when it came to choosing running mates this year? Because look what they came up with...

Canadian cardinal won’t refuse funerals for those choosing assisted suicide

Catholic Herald - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:43 am
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec said he has no intention to follow in the steps of his fellow Canadian bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories in refusing funerals for...

How to Love a Seminarian Today: Three Quick Ways

CatholicMom.com - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:30 am
Courtesy of Catholic News Herald. Used with permission. All rights reserved. We pray for vocations. We pray and we pray and we pray; and there does come a time when our prayers...

USA Today somehow manages to offer faith-free 'lesser of two evils' White House feature

GetReligion - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:25 am
I have been away from my computer keyboard, for the most part, this past weekend due to (a) what amounted to the major-league baseball playoffs starting early and (b) long...

Chile could vote to legalize abortion this week

LifeSiteNews - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:22 am
A bill to make abortion legal in some cases is backed by President Michelle Bachelet and could be voted upon soon by the Senate.

Reminder: Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society

Rorate Coeli - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:05 am
This is our monthly reminder to please enroll Souls of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. We now stand at 76 priests saying weekly or monthly traditional Latin Masses for the...

Daily Reading for Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 HD

Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 3, 2016 at 8:04 am
Reading 1, Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14 1 It was not until fourteen years had gone by that I travelled up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and I took ...

Religious tolerance is good for society and the soul, says Pope during mosque visit

Catholic Herald - Oct 3, 2016 at 7:24 am
Pope Francis has called on religions to guide people towards the good, during his visit to Azerbaijan. Speaking on Sunday during a meeting with religious leaders hosted by Sheik...
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