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Holy SCOBY, A Lesson in Kombucha Brewing
CatholicMom.com - May 19, 2016 at 6:00 am Copyright 2016 Michele Faehnle. All rights reserved
Last fall, we were visiting my brother, Joe, who is a novice in the Franciscan Friars T.O.R. As he was preparing us dinner one...
Cardinal: Mercy is Catholic-Lutheran common ground
Franciscan Media - May 19, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The ecumenical commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017 can be a time to celebrate the fact that Christians are no longer...
Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi in SE Massachusetts
New Liturgical Movement - May 19, 2016 at 6:00 am The Catholic faithful in southeastern Massachusetts will have two opportunities of celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi in the older, traditional Roman Rite. Solemn Mass will...
Survey of Mideast Muslims: Religion less central to those in Israel
Franciscan Media - May 19, 2016 at 6:00 am JERUSALEM (CNS) -- While a majority of Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa say religion is "very important," religion tends to be less central in the lives of those living...
German Christian leaders renew call for openness to migrants
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 5:33 am Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, has joined with German Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox leaders in urging Germany to be open to migrants.
In a...
Christ, Under Construction
Dominicana - May 19, 2016 at 5:30 am Across the street from the Dominican House of Studies, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, one of the largest Catholic churches in the entire world,...
Pope Francis to new Ambassadors: creative work for peace
News.va - May 19, 2016 at 5:25 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday received Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors to the Holy See from Estonia, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Thailand and Zambia.
In...
Pope: the rich who exploit the poor are bloodsuckers
News.va - May 19, 2016 at 5:25 am
(Vatican Radio) Exploiting the working people to enrich oneself is like sucking blood; it’s a mortal sin. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa...
Give voice to the plight of refugees, Pope tells ambassadors
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 5:16 am Pope Francis received new ambassadors from six nations on May 19 and called upon them to give voice to the needs of refugees.
“Your presence here today is a poignant reminder ...
Exploiting workers is a form of trafficking, Pope Francis says
EWTN - Vatican News - May 19, 2016 at 5:07 am Vatican City, May 19, 2016 / 05:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- During his Mass on Thursday, Pope Francis preached a warning to the rich who oppress the poor, focusing on employers who...
In the midst of secularisation, Christians are called to martyrdom, says Cardinal Burke
Catholic Herald - May 19, 2016 at 5:04 am Cardinal Raymond Burke has said that the secularisation of society has entered the Church, and that in the face of persecution Catholics are called to martyrdom.
Speaking at a pro...
Sistine Chapel Choir director: �strong continuity' in music between Popes Benedict, Francis
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 5:03 am In a tour described by the Vatican newspaper as a “clear ecumenical signal,” the Sistine Chapel Choir, directed by Father Massimo Palombella, is visiting Germany.
The choir ...
Beware the populist leader promising a new dawn. Disaster will follow
Catholic Herald - May 19, 2016 at 4:54 am Latin America is not quite like other continents, politically speaking. Currently both Venezuela and Brazil are in the news, the first convulsed by economic meltdown, the second...
Cardinal Kasper writes book on Luther
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 4:36 am An Italian publishing house, Editrice Queriniana, has published a 75-page book on Martin Luther by Cardinal Walter Kasper.
In Martin Lutero: Una prospettiva ecumenica, the retired...
Daily Gospel Reflection for May 19, 2016
CatholicMom.com - May 19, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 9, 41-50
“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” Wow! That’s a little harsh. Maybe if we updated it just a bit.
“If your TV causes you to sin, throw it...
Pope Francis receives Ambassadors from Estonia, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Thailand and Zambia
News.va - May 19, 2016 at 4:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received Ambassadors from Estonia, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Thailand and Zambia, who together presented their Letters of Credence on Thursday...
That time Jesus appeared in the sky of Mexico
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 19, 2016 at 4:15 am Lima, Peru, May 19, 2016 / 04:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Sunday, Oct. 3, 1847, more than 2,000 people in Ocotlán, Mexico saw a perfect image of Jesus Christ crucified that...
Are we less free than a 1950s housewife? A look at contraception
Catholic News Agency - General - May 19, 2016 at 4:02 am Rome, Italy, May 19, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA).- What started as a means to liberate women seems to have taken an ironic twist.
The past century has witnessed the widespread...
End economic sanctions against Syria, bishops urge EU
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 3:57 am Stating that “the situation in Syria is desperate,” Syrian bishops and religious communities have launched an online petition urging the European Union to lift economic ...
Pope recalls St. John Paul, prays for peace in Ukraine
Catholic Culture - World News - May 19, 2016 at 3:19 am Following his May 18 general audience, Pope Francis recalled the figure of St. John Paul II, who was born on that day in 1920, and greeted Ukrainian orphans and refugee children...
