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A Thanksgiving Paradox
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 24, 2017 at 1:15 am Here’s an excerpt from a bit of whimsy I wrote a few years back on one of the ironies of the American Founding and our Puritan heritage: As an example of what I mean, consider the...
Bees
Dominicana - Nov 24, 2017 at 1:00 am I have a plan for surviving an attack of Africanized honey bees. I developed it after reading Psalm 118. At the midpoint, the psalmist describes being attacked on all sides by...
The Pope to trade unions, “Defend the environment and the work of all”
Vatican Insider - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:55 am “Today there is at stake not only the dignity of the employed, but also the dignity of the labour of all people, and the home of all people, our mother earth.” So the Pope wrote...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/11/17
Catholic Herald - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:53 am Pope Francis held a prayer vigil for peace in South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo yesterday. Hardliners have threatened to protest if the Pope does anything “...
Vietnamese Catholics have the faith of the martyrs in their DNA, Archbishop Coleridge says
The Catholic Leader - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:25 am This is Archbishop Mark Coleridge’s homily from the celebration of the Vietnamese Martyrs at the Vietnamese Catholic Centre, Inala, on November 19. THE Gospel we have just heard...
Sharing the Word for November 24, 2017
Franciscan Media - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:00 am Memorial of Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
November 24, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59
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Over 200 worshipers killed during Friday prayer in BRUTAL terrorist attack in Egypt
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:00 am Up to 235 people have been killed during Friday prayers at a mosque in Egypt. The death toll, including many children, may continue to rise as more ...
The Eucharistic “Tiramisu”
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:00 am While Americans are coming out of their food coma from yesterday's feasting, Br. John Mark Solitario, O.P. offers a reflection on the Holy Eucharist as a layered, sacred banquet.
Hope and Peace: Persecuted Christians are asked to look to the Sign of the Cross for hope
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:00 am Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, ...
'A Sad Decision': Vatican officials criticize President Trump's Haitian decision
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 24, 2017 at 12:00 am One of the Vatican's top diplomatic voices has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's recent decision to end the Temporary Protected Status of ...
Capitulation, Complacency, and the Courage of the Maccabees
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:04 pm This week in the first readings at Mass, we have been hearing the story of the Maccabean revolt against Antiochus Epiphanes. If you haven’t had the chance to hear the readings at...
Encountering the Word — Luke 22:19
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:01 pm “And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” (Luke 22:19)...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 24, 2017 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions
CatholicMom.com - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Luke 19:45-48 – St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions
When I walk into a cathedral, I can feel the presence of God. The images displayed throughout the church, the...
The oldest Christian prayer outside of the Bible
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm The prayer was written near the end of the first century.Scripture is full of prayers from front to cover, but after the final page of Revelation, how did the early Christians...
The Hill of Crosses
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 24, 2017A local man prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by crosses on the “Hill of Crosses” (Krizu Kalnas), in Northern...
If you’ve been betrayed by a family member, these two saints are for you
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Daughters of families of mixed religion, they were friends who suffered the same fate.Many people have suffered the heartache and pain of being betrayed by someone close to them,...
Why some women are marrying themselves
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm The rise in "sologamy" is a symbolic demonstration of women's growing self-love and acceptance.When we picture our “big day,” we’re usually thinking of a white dress, flowers, a...
“Weird” Americans: Black Friday vs. Thanksgiving
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm People who live in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich Democracies are very different from most of the world.Q: Why Do We Prefer Black Friday to Thanksgiving? A: Because we...
Does ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ need a lesson on faith?
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm The holiday classic is as cozy and warm as a cup of cocoa, but there is that one troubling line...Every year I wait eagerly for Thanksgiving to come and go so that the Christmas...
How motherhood helped me overcome my addiction to validation
Aleteia - Nov 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Today, I find my self-worth from within, rather than without.I’ve always loved school, even as a kid. This was particularly true of college, where choosing what classes I wanted...
