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We are at a “precarious moment in our history” when churches must speak truth to power
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 24, 2016 at 12:40 pm Via LifeSite:
Priest: ‘You might not have a church to go to if you don’t vote the right way in November’
NAPLES, Florida, September 23, 2016 (LifeSiteNews)—We are at a “precarious...
Protecting Our Addictions: A Reflection for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
CatholicMom.com - Sep 24, 2016 at 12:30 pm
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Readings for September 25: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reflection on #Sunday #Gospel by @dritaly: what addictions are you protecting?...
The Peelian Principles
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Sep 24, 2016 at 11:28 am A reader send along something worth considering in discussions of how to form our police to Guardian Cops and not Warrior Cops: The Peelian Principles, which Sir Robert Peel (...
Today’s Gun Slaughter Brought to You by the NRA
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Sep 24, 2016 at 11:18 am Five dead up the road from my house. Looked at Ted Cruz’ highly principled endorsement of the man he declared a “serial philanderer,” a “pathological liar,” “utterly amoral,” and...
Sensitivity Training
Commonweal - Sep 24, 2016 at 11:01 am Without burdening it with too many thoughts of my own, let me cue up the controversy surrounding American writer Lionel Shriver, author of the bestselling 2003 novel We Need to...
Praise Moments: King of My Heart by Sarah McMillan
CatholicMom.com - Sep 24, 2016 at 11:00 am
This week’s Praise Moment: King of My Heart by Sarah and John Mark McMillan.
I love this song because it leads me into prayer. It comes around one of the most simple, but true...
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham to members of the Ordinariate
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 24, 2016 at 11:00 am Happy Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham to members of the Ordinariate across the Pond.
I’ll take this occasion to remind you of the image of Our Lady by the Catholic sacred artist...
Man, that's a tough question: Why isn't this football coach working on Sundays?
GetReligion - Sep 24, 2016 at 10:55 am College football Saturdays are back, so let's stop and ponder a journalism mystery linked to the new football coaching regime at the University of Virginia.
The feature at The...
Tulsa teacher’s words on Terence Crutcher shooting are a must-read
Aleteia - Sep 24, 2016 at 10:52 am The Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer who shot and killed the unarmed Terence Crutcher is being charged with manslaughter. At the same time, the city of Charlotte, North Carolina...
Love can be only response to evil, Pope tells attack survivors
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 24, 2016 at 10:49 am Vatican City, Sep 24, 2016 / 09:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the face of the devil's assaults, we must respond as God would, promoting respect for others and extending love and...
The prayers for peace in Assisi 1986-2016
Vatican Insider - Sep 24, 2016 at 10:01 am The world marks this week the 30th anniversary of the first "universal" prayers held in the city of Assisi, south of the Italian peninsula, which Pope John Paul II had called for...
Congo's bishops actively defend national dialogue
Vatican Insider - Sep 24, 2016 at 9:47 am “Congo is on the verge of a new global conflict. If, as it seems, President Kabila does not call an election, renouncing power after completing two mandates, as dictated by the...
Early-Modern Reforms of the Domincian Liturgy
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 24, 2016 at 9:06 am I recently posted the following item at Dominican Liturgy, but it has been suggested that readers here might also find it interesting.The Dominican Rite, both for the Mass and...
Divine Mercy for Moms Book Club: Chapter 2
CatholicMom.com - Sep 24, 2016 at 9:00 am Welcome to the Divine Mercy for Moms Book Club! We’re reading Divine Mercy for Moms: Sharing the Lessons of Saint Faustina, by Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet.
Long before I...
WDTPRS Collect 19th Sunday after Pentecost- “Why did God make you?”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 24, 2016 at 8:56 am The snippers and stitchers of the Consilium allowed this Sunday’s prayer to survive unscathed in the post-Conciliar editions of the Missale Romanum. The Collect still echoes the...
From Swimming Coach to Carmelite Nun
Aleteia - Sep 24, 2016 at 8:48 am Before becoming a surgeon, swimmer Gary O’Toole represented Eire twice in Olympic games, and if you ask him who his toughest coach was, he will tell you without hesitation, “it...
PODCAST: Where will the latest row over Communion lead?
Catholic Herald - Sep 24, 2016 at 8:44 am This week I talked to Fr Mark Drew on the Communion Row that has erupted following a leaked letter from the Pope to the bishops of Buenos Aires.
Meanwhile Fr Lucie-Smith has some...
Pope Francis: “We can only respond to the Devil’s attacks with the works of God…”
Aleteia - Sep 24, 2016 at 8:30 am “I am deeply moved to be meeting you, who are going through physical or mental suffering as a result of the blind violence unleashed against you or one of your loved ones on an...
Pope and Patriarch will not pray together in Georgia
Vatican Insider - Sep 24, 2016 at 8:05 am They will exchange a cordial greeting and address affectionate and polite speeches to one another. On October 1st they will light candles together in the patriarchal cathedral of...
Pope offers comfort to friends and relatives of Nice attack victims
News.va - Sep 24, 2016 at 7:30 am Pope Francis on Saturday sought to comfort relatives and close friends of the more than 80 victims of the attack in Nice in July, who were run down by a man driving a truck as...
