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7 Surefire strategies for keeping peace at Thanksgiving
Aleteia - Nov 18, 2017 at 11:00 pm Peace and diplomacy is possible, no matter how many different worldviews are seated at the table. Just a few days from now, family members with different beliefs and worldviews...
A strategy to use when you don’t get you the credit you deserve
Aleteia - Nov 18, 2017 at 11:00 pm Practical lessons from a historical figure who was actually happier the more "under-valued" he felt. Have you ever held it against someone because they forgot to thank you? I know...
In the arms of a aaint
Aleteia - Nov 18, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 19, 2017In this historic photo, Pope St. John Paul the Great blesses an infant from Ars during his visit to the Lyons area of France on October 6, 1986...
7 Saintly quotes about being thankful
Aleteia - Nov 18, 2017 at 11:00 pm "Thank God ahead of time."One of the easiest (and also most difficult) aspects of life is being thankful; not only for the good, but also for the bad, seeing God’s providential...
Simcha Fisher on Sick Pilgrim, Part 2
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 18, 2017 at 10:23 pm I believe Donna Provencher. The one really great thing about #metoo is that it has broken a dam (and a damn) that needed broken. When a bunch of women say, “That guy preyed on us...
Sacristan's Suit Dismissed On Ministerial Exception Grounds
The Religion Clause - Nov 18, 2017 at 6:21 pm In Vosney v. Archdiocese of Hartford, 2017 Conn. Super. LEXIS 4633 (CT Super., Oct. 13, 2017), a Connecticut trial court dismissed on "ministerial exception" grounds a suit by a...
Humble disciple, tireless servant: Solanus Casey beatified in Detroit
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 18, 2017 at 5:35 pm Detroit, Mich., Nov 18, 2017 / 04:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Detroit’s beloved Father Solanus Casey has been beatified, with Pope Francis calling him “a humble and faithful disciple...
ASK FATHER: Can the priest receive Precious Blood by intinction?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 18, 2017 at 5:11 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Is it permissible for the celebrating priest to receive communion via intinction? Or must they physically eat the host and drink from the chalice?
Thank...
WDTPRS – 33rd Ordinary Sunday: the “sign of peace” – Wherein Fr. Z rants.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 18, 2017 at 3:32 pm
Since the day I was ordained, I have celebrated both forms of the Roman Rite, the Novus Ordo and the TLM.
When I am called upon to say the Novus Ordo, I jump up and help out. I...
Daily Readings for Sunday, November 19, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 18, 2017 at 2:50 pm Reading 1: The Proverbs 31:30-31, Reading 1: The Proverbs 31:10-13, Reading 1: The Proverbs 31:19-20, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 128:1-5, Gospel: ...
Prayer to the Holy Spirit #2 - Prayer of St. Augustine: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, November 19, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 18, 2017 at 2:50 pm Breathe into me, Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.
Move in me, Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.
Attract my ...
Live From Friar Field: A Blessed for Detroit
Whispers in the Loggia - Nov 18, 2017 at 2:22 pm It's like deja vu – this time, just bigger. Much bigger.Less than two months since the first-ever beatification of a priest on US soil, today in Detroit brings an even more...
Robert Mickens – Scaredy Cat
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 18, 2017 at 1:39 pm The analogy has been offered before. Once upon a time there were only a few news outlets which had a strangle hold on news, which was pitched from only one, liberal, view. Then...
Return on Investment: Reflection for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Readings for November 19, 2017: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
I’ve seen it time and time again. Someone decides to seek a better paying job,...
ASK FATHER: Must I confess mortal sins which I honestly forgot in previous confession?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 18, 2017 at 1:26 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
After a valid confession, if we later remember a forgotten mortal sin, are we strictly obligated to mention it in our next confession, or is it optional...
Friendship and from-scratch food served up at Fr. Solanus’ soup kitchen
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 18, 2017 at 1:17 pm Detroit, Mich., Nov 18, 2017 / 12:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- It’s a Franciscan custom to give food - even if that’s just a simple sandwich - to anyone who comes to the door hungry....
FIUV Position Paper: The EF and the New Age
Rorate Coeli - Nov 18, 2017 at 12:24 pm Today I am publishing, after a bit of a break, another in the series of Position Papers which have been produced by the FIUV (Una Voce International...
Can teens study the Bible on non-sectarian terms? This project says ... yes they can
GetReligion - Nov 18, 2017 at 12:10 pm Few if any U.S. media noted that Nov. 12–18 was National Bible Week, but the origin of the observance has feature potential for this time next year.
That’s because in 1941 the NBC...
The Vatican opens a new inquiry concerning possible sexual abuse
Aleteia - Nov 18, 2017 at 12:04 pm Previous inquiries had not been able to establish the true facts of the alleged abuse.A new inquest has been opened concerning any possible sexual abuse committed within the pre-...
10 Reasons This Priest Thinks You Should Take Your Family to “The Star” This Christmas
ChurchPOP - Nov 18, 2017 at 11:44 am There’s a new movie in theaters, and you have to take the little people in your life to go and see it!
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