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Living a Life of Mystery
CatholicMom.com - Nov 20, 2017 at 7:30 am Copyright 2017 Janele Hoerner. All rights reserved.
My husband lives a day-shift life very different from my own. He manages a small group of guys during his working hours, though...
If you’re lonely this holiday, find solace in this prayer
Aleteia - Nov 20, 2017 at 7:00 am It’s exactly the time of year when we can turn to God’s Word, especially the Psalms for relief and restoration.Thanksgiving is time of joyful reunion with our families, but it can...
Confronting the Heresy of Activism with the Primacy of Prayer
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 20, 2017 at 7:00 am In Henri de Lubac’s Vatican Council Notebooks — a resource already put to good use here at New Liturgical Movement in discussions of splendor and Latin — we find the following...
Scottish bishops ask government for ‘dialogue’ on abortion
Catholic Herald - Nov 20, 2017 at 6:40 am Scotland’s bishops have asked First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for “renewed discussions” on abortion following the announcement of plans to allow women to take an abortion pill at...
The prayer of Jesus
Communio - Nov 20, 2017 at 6:02 am The prayer of Jesus, like any exercise deserving the name of prayer, is first and foremost an act of thanksgiving. The elements in his prayer which, in this particular instance,...
Making Peace Between Faith And Science
The Catholic Astronomer - Nov 20, 2017 at 6:00 am
Is there a way to make peace between faith and science? A week ago Monday, I had the privilege of offering a presentation on making peace between faith and science at the Xavier...
A New Chapter and Second Chance
CatholicMom.com - Nov 20, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Marya Hayes. All rights reserved.
I was usually the only person in her 20s at daily morning Mass, or any daily Mass for that matter. Since around 1993, every...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Nov 20, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Preyanun Steannopkao, Phramaha Boonsri Yanavuddho, Suchao Ploychum & Chamnong Kanthik, An Integration of Buddhadharma in Performing Duties of Thai Lawyers, (PSAKU...
Care for the poor, says Pope Francis – they are your passport to paradise
Catholic Herald - Nov 20, 2017 at 5:33 am People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis has said. “What we invest...
“Here is the deviation in which Amoris Laetitia’s critics fall”
Vatican Insider - Nov 20, 2017 at 4:55 am “There are some cases in which the remarried divorcees can be considered in God’s grace. It seems a shocking novelty but it is a rock-hard traditional doctrine. The critics have...
Mass for Fr Magin Catala in Santa Clara, California, Nov. 22
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 20, 2017 at 3:28 am On Wednesday, November 22, the ninth annual traditional Latin Mass will be held at the tomb of the Servant of God Father Magin Catala O.F.M., known as “The Holy Man of Santa Clara...
Balancing Humility and Ambition for the Inner Ring
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:35 am
In his new book How to Think, Alan Jacobs brings up a 1944 lecture by the British writer C.S. Lewis that summarizes well the state of politics three-quarters of a century later...
The Root Cause: Everyone’s Other Favorite Fallacy
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:30 am
In a previous essay, I identified the ad lapidem fallacy as the one most commonly used in social media “debates” (I use that term very loosely). This is the tactic of responding...
Trump administration faith-based partnership director resigns over past comments on Muslims, blacks (Washington Post)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:11 am Rev. Jamie Johnson of the Anglican Church in North America resigned as director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.
US bishops approve canonical step for sainthood cause for Lakota catechist (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:11 am Nicholas W. Black Elk, Sr. (1863-1950)—also known simply as Black Elk—was baptized in 1904 and later became a catechist who helped lead hundreds of others to the faith.
Vatican Secretary of State: set aside portion of military expenditures for the poor (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:11 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s remarks appear on page 6.
The Pope creates the third section of the Secretariat of State: it deals with nuncios
Vatican Insider - Nov 20, 2017 at 2:10 am Francis takes another step forward in his journey of reform of the Roman Curia. The establishment of a third section of the Vatican Secretariat of State, totally dedicated to the...
Love is So Poignant and Beautiful in Grief
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 20, 2017 at 1:35 am David Alexander writes a beautiful tribute to his mother, who entered eternal life on November 6, 2016: Our mother taught us the redemptive value of suffering. You never know how...
David Bentley Hart Takes Apart By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 20, 2017 at 1:15 am He does an extremely thorough job and shows his work. Here’s some samples, but read the whole thing. If there is any book the world does not need, it is a Catholic defense of the...
