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Dear Cecilia: The Story of a Catholic Hip-Hop Artist
Aleteia - May 22, 2016 at 11:00 pm My childhood wounds were magnified and reflected in the lyrics I listened to day in and day out. To mark six months of Cecilia, we bring you our very first “Dear Cecilia,” a way...
What Does a Saint Say When He Writes You a Letter?
Aleteia - May 22, 2016 at 11:00 pm In a modern culture that is adrift, it is good to be reminded of the True, the Good & the Beautiful. Each week it is my humble privilege to offer one selection from an...
Micromanaging Your Family’s Prayer Life Before Tending to Your Own
Aleteia - May 22, 2016 at 11:00 pm I had convinced my mother to watch all six kids for the weekend and my husband, John, finagled a day off of work. I fixed my dyed red hair and purchased a new outfit, a darling...
Transfiguration’s altars dedicated
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - May 22, 2016 at 7:34 pm Bishop Andrew Cozzens blessed both a new rear altar and the renewed altar of worship at Transfiguration Church in Oakdale, Minnesota.
Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, May 29, 2016, Year C
Big C Catholics - May 22, 2016 at 6:11 pm Fr. Thomas J. Lane S.T.D.
Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture
Mt. St. Mary's Seminary
Emmitsburg, MD
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Is Jesus in the Eucharist the center of...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/05/16
Catholic Herald - May 22, 2016 at 6:01 pm The feast of the Most Holy Trinity should inspire Catholics to “be the leaven of communion, of consolation and of mercy”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full...
My View For Awhile: Silver Edition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 22, 2016 at 6:00 pm I’m off! It is nice to have visual verification that your bag is going with you.
I was in a bit of a hurry at the end of packing. I had carefully put out everything that had to...
A woman’s most vulnerable moment is in the bathroom with a pregnancy test
The Catholic Leader - May 22, 2016 at 5:30 pm THE bathroom, an empty box and the phone.The image of a woman alone, in a bathroom, with a pregnancy test box and a phone in her hand is not always the joy-filled experience that...
Could this save Catholic marriage prep?
Catholic News Agency - General - May 22, 2016 at 5:02 pm Washington D.C., May 22, 2016 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With high divorce rates among Catholic couples – and marriage rates plummeting among millennials – Church leaders are...
Follow Me: What Our Families Can Learn from Jesus's Teaching to the Rich Man
CatholicMom.com - May 22, 2016 at 4:21 pm
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The gospel passage for tomorrow from Mark 10:17-27 is one of those sections of scripture that always gives me pause. Jesus is...
Beware of scams and fraud
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 22, 2016 at 4:05 pm This morning I had several calls from someone (clearly from India) purporting to be from “technical support”, who started asked stupidly invasive questions.
Friends, legitimate...
ASK FATHER: Is divorce never an option?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 22, 2016 at 3:58 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I hope you are doing well! First, I want to thank you for your blog. Your writings have been very educational and inspirational. I’m hoping you might...
Sermon for Trinity Sunday 2016
Rorate Coeli - May 22, 2016 at 3:04 pm Sermon for the Feast of the Most Holy TrinityFather Richard G. CipollaColijn de CoterThe Throne of Grace (c. 1510)Musée du LouvreI have always loved those diagrams of the Holy...
That getting religion thing: 'Religion and the Media' group launched in British parliament
GetReligion - May 22, 2016 at 1:30 pm
If you have followed GetReligion very long then you are probably aware that questions are also be asked on the other side of the Atlantic about the fact that a high percentage of...
ASK FATHER: Q&A instead of homily
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 22, 2016 at 12:04 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Father, Is it permissible for a priest to instead of giving a homily at a Sunday Mass, “Open up that time to the congregation for a Q&A on any topics...
Pentecost Photopost 2016 - Part 2
New Liturgical Movement - May 22, 2016 at 11:45 am Here is the second part of our Pentecost photopost, as always, with our thanks to the readers who sent them in. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary - Legnano, ItalyMass in...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - May 22, 2016 at 11:12 am In Davila v. Marshall, (11th Cir., May 20, 2016), the 11th Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint by an inmate that he was denied delivery of a Spanish language Santeria...
Sunday Brunch Specials for May 22: Great Reads from This Week
CatholicMom.com - May 22, 2016 at 11:00 am
Welcome to the CatholicMom.com Sunday Brunch! We’re serving up a buffet of articles from the past week. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and settle in to enjoy some great reads....
Bad Analogy Sunday
The Curt Jester - May 22, 2016 at 10:31 am You never know what kind of homily you will get on Trinity Sunday or as I call it Bad Analogy Sunday. Still this time around my pessimism was not rewarded and I was treated to a...
A healthy sign as a conservative finally takes some bleedin’ responsibility
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 22, 2016 at 10:24 am … acknowledges that the Party of Personal Responsibility and it alone is to blame for the catastrophe who is Trump. Sadly, this remains a rare phenomenon.
