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Daily Gospel Reflection for April 13, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: John 6, 35-40
Bread is defined as “the food that one needs in order to live.”
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” I am. You wanted to know who I am. Well, I...
Little Sisters lay out alternatives to HHS mandate before Supreme Court
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:26 am Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2016 / 04:26 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Asked whether there are ways for the government to provide contraceptive
coverage that do not require them to violate...
Scottish bishops issue election statement
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:08 am Scotland’s eight bishops have issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics to vote in the May 5 Scottish Parliament election.
“Keep in mind that the Scottish Parliament now has ...
Secular experts to advise French Church on handling of abuse cases
Catholic Herald - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:04 am The French Catholic Church has decided to set up a new independent commission made up of secular experts in charge of advising bishops and helping them handle the sensitive cases...
'Astounding' – Cardinal Dolan talks about his trip to Iraq
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:01 am Erbil, Iraq, Apr 13, 2016 / 04:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
As he leaves Iraqi Kurdistan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said what struck him most during the visit were the people's faith and...
'Astounding' – Cardinal Dolan talks about his trip to Iraq
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:01 am Erbil, Iraq, Apr 13, 2016 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As he leaves Iraqi Kurdistan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said what struck him most during the visit were the people’s faith and...
Russian bishops recall St. John Paul's restoration of hierarchy
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:55 am The Catholic bishops of Russia have issued a letter commemorating the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s appointment of Latin-rite bishops in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan...
Pray the Rosary weekly for priestly vocations, says Bishop of Plymouth
Catholic Herald - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:48 am The Bishop of Plymouth has asked members of his diocese to pray the Rosary once a week for priestly vocations.
In a pastoral letter, which is due to be read out in all parishes...
The Curate’s Egg: A Reflection on Amoris Laetitia
Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:45 am
There was a Victorian member of the Royal Academy who boasted that his paintings were the best because they were the biggest. More perceptively, Cicero and Pascal and Madame...
Separating Opinion from Doctrine in Amoris Laetitia
Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:30 am
Last Friday, April 8, 2016, Pope Francis released his much-awaited Magna Carta on the family, Amoris Laetitia (AL), the exhortation following the 2014 and 2015 synods on the...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/04/16
Catholic Herald - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:13 am The French bishops have asked secular experts to advise them on handling abuse cases.
King Abdullah II of Jordan has donated money for the restoration of the Church of the Holy...
High profile Missouri businesses oppose religious objections law
Catholic Herald - Apr 13, 2016 at 3:03 am More than 60 businesses including some of Missouri’s biggest corporate names joined a coalition opposed to state legislation that would protect businesses objecting on religious...
Why one bishop thinks religious freedom laws matter
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 13, 2016 at 1:19 am Jackson, Miss., Apr 13, 2016 / 12:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Mississippi’s new religious freedom law helps protect Catholic education and social services like adoption, said the...
Why one bishop thinks religious freedom laws matter
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 13, 2016 at 1:19 am Jackson, Miss., Apr 13, 2016 / 01:19 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Mississippi's new religious freedom law helps protect Catholic education and social services like adoption, said the...
Why Brisbane’s Lord Mayor is planning to sleep under the Story Bridge in June
The Catholic Leader - Apr 13, 2016 at 1:00 am LORD Mayor Graham Quirk’s first orders as the returning leader for Brisbane city included a call for all bosses to sleep under the Story Bridge in June.Mr Quirk will “fight...
Brisbane Oratory turns one in May
The Catholic Leader - Apr 12, 2016 at 11:11 pm MAY 26 this year marks the first anniversary of the formal beginning of the Brisbane Oratory in Formation. On that day last year the decree of Archbishop Mark Coleridge came into...
Parties Respond To Supreme Court's Proposed Contraceptive Compromise In Zubik Case
The Religion Clause - Apr 12, 2016 at 11:10 pm As previously reported, last month the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v. Burwell issued an unusual order seeking the parties' reactions to a Court drafted compromise on provision of...
The Four Keys to Everlasting Love
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 12, 2016 at 11:04 pm Most of us didn’t receive an instruction manual when we became engaged. We likely participated in the required pre-Cana classes at our parish and completed the FOCUS test. But...
Encountering the Word — Luke 6:27-28
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 12, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke...
