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The scourge of loneliness: Who’s at risk and what you can do
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Some personality types are more susceptible to suffering from it.Loneliness affects all of us at some point in our life. It’s a subjective perception of disparity between the...
What if we got Advent right, this time?
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm If we miss the point of Advent, we'll miss the point of Christmas.In Advent, do we prepare for a birth, a death, or something else? The short answer is: “Yes.” And I fear that in...
This Filipino cardinal could one day be pope; for now, he tells us how he nearly missed being a priest
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Aleteia sits down with Cardinal Tagle, a leader of the Church on the world stage, to talk vocational discernment and finding God's will for our lives.Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle...
In His hand
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 29, 2017The moon is seen over the Christ the Redeemer statue before the statue is lit up with orange lights on the International Day for the Elimination...
Is shame holding you captive? Here’s how to free yourself
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Feeling ashamed of things we've done is natural, and it can help us change our lives for the better.Brene Brown is a researcher at the University of Houston and the author of...
Charles Manson, Norman Mailer, and our inauthentic, but hip, society
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm We shouldn’t conform ourselves to society. There’s something wrong with it. “Manson was able to get as far as he did in Hollywood, mingling with rock stars and celebrity producers...
How money stresses your brain — and what to do about it
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm Our brains haven't adapted to managing money, so we have to make an effort to learn how. I hate everything about money — counting it, budgeting it, spending it. In fact, the only...
Archaeologists discover how old the Holy Sepulchre really is
Aleteia - Nov 28, 2017 at 11:00 pm The dates align with historical records regarding Constantine's efforts to claim the site.The Tomb of the Holy Spulchre, also called the Edicule, was opened for the first time in...
“In this country the Church is helping many, regardless of ethnic or religious background”
Vatican Insider - Nov 28, 2017 at 9:28 pm In a country where there are still so many "visible and invisible" open wounds, and where hate and violence with ethnic motivations are still alive, we must remember that "the way...
Revenge can't heal wounds, Pope Francis tells Burma's Catholics
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2017 at 9:03 pm Yangon, Burma, Nov 28, 2017 / 08:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Encouraging Burma's minority Catholic community on Wednesday, Pope Francis preached the forgiveness and compassion of...
Analysis: Cardinal Rai begins strategic call for Saudi religious freedom
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2017 at 9:00 pm Vatican City, Nov 28, 2017 / 08:00 pm (CNA).- The first cardinal to be officially invited to visit Saudi Arabia, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, has...
Memorial Mass held in US for victims of Islamic State
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2017 at 8:26 pm Washington D.C., Nov 28, 2017 / 07:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In observance of a week promoting awareness of Christians persecuted internationally, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil...
Syrian refugee artist who paints icons ordained sub-deacon for Melkite Church in Brisbane
The Catholic Leader - Nov 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm A LITTLE over a year after arriving in Brisbane as a refugee, Murhaf Obeid has become a sub-deacon of the Melkite Catholic Church. Eparch of the Melkite Eparchy of Australia and...
Catholic priest based in Melbourne reflects on euthanasia bill: “Please pray for us in Victoria”
The Catholic Leader - Nov 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm VICTORIA is set to become the first state to legalise voluntary euthanasia after an assisted dying bill passed through the state’s Upper House. The bill will allow terminally ill...
Scenic Rim’s first Catholic secondary school officially open
The Catholic Leader - Nov 28, 2017 at 7:55 pm FOUNDATION staff and students welcomed special guests to McAuley College for the blessing and official opening of the Scenic Rim’s first Catholic secondary school. Situated within...
The Rohingya and the others
Vatican Insider - Nov 28, 2017 at 6:38 pm In the international media system there is discussion (and controversy) about the lack of mention of the word "Rohingya" in the speech made by Pope Francis in front of the Myanmar...
An Irish virtual calendar for an authentic advent
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2017 at 6:00 pm Armagh, Northern Ireland, Nov 28, 2017 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, and Primate of All Ireland, has launched a 2017 virtual Advent...
What are banned from DC buses? Catholic Christmas ads.
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 28, 2017 at 6:00 pm Washington D.C., Nov 28, 2017 / 05:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Christmas-themed ads about the “perfect gift” of the Advent season have been wrongly barred from District of Columbia...
Magnificat Advent 2017 Companion App Giveaway!
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Nov 28, 2017 at 5:41 pm It's that time of the year again, folks. The current liturgical year is winding down and I start thinking to myself, "How on earth will I be able to celebrate/observe Advent this...
A Better Place Awaits Us: Family Reflection Video
CatholicMom.com - Nov 28, 2017 at 5:30 pm Image via Istockphoto.com. Licensed by Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved.
My sister, Winnie, remembered my mother’s impromptu childhood lesson about giving to God...
