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April 13th: Optional Memorial of Pope Saint Martin I
Big C Catholics - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:47 pm St. Martin was born in Todi, Italy. He was elected pope in 649 during the period of the last christological controversy. Pope Martin refused to be silent in the face of heresy....
Open Window Theatre postpones productions until building meets code
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:46 pm Performances postponed until building meets code
Sex-Selection Abortions a Problem in Canada as Abortion Targets Girl Babies
LifeNews.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:41 pm Two papers published this week again drew attention to the ongoing practice of sex-selective abortion in Canada. With a focus on Indian communities, the researchers found a skewed...
Banning dismemberment abortions would be ‘a huge step backward’: Pennsylvania governor
LifeSiteNews - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:37 pm Gov. Tom Wolf believes abortion should be legal later in pregnancy than Kermit Gosnell's attorney.
Canadian study finds evidence of sex-selective abortion among Indian immigrants
LifeSiteNews - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:35 pm Women with more than three children gave birth to 166 boys to every 100 girls.
"Miracles from Heaven" and the Problem of Theodicy
CatholicMom.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:30 pm As any apologist worth his/her salt will tell you, the great objection to the proposition that God exists is the fact of innocent suffering. If you want a particularly vivid...
Palestinian Christians: Why so little coverage outside of Easter and Christmas?
GetReligion - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Mainstream news coverage of the persecution of Middle East Christians -- including the lack of such coverage -- receives lots of attention here at GetReligion. Here's a sample in...
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Easter - "The True Mercy of the Good Shepherd"
Rorate Coeli - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:21 pm by Fr. Richard G. Cipolla“I am the Good Shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me.” (John 10:11)The gospel today is part of the famous Good Shepherd discourse in the gospel of...
Papal encouragement for Vatican conference questioning just-war theory
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to participants in a Vatican conference on non-violence, co-sponsored by Pax Christi and the Pontifical Council for Justice and ...
Prosecutor seeks maximum sentence for priest who conspired with Mafia killer
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:03 pm In a bizarre criminal case with the earmarks of a Hollywood thriller, a prosecutor in Illinois is recommending the maximum 5-year prison sentence for a Catholic priest who has ...
LifeTeen CEO: Love, examples help teens’ faith
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:01 pm Catholic youth are experiencing their own “climate change” as they face moral challenges at a younger age and lead busier lives that don’t allow time to consider their faith...
“It Is Right and Just” - A New Book on the Responses of the Mass
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm Newman House Press has just publish a work by Fr John Cunningham, a Dominican priest from Ireland, called “It Is Right and Just - Responses of the Roman Missal”, an analysis of...
Jesuit editor says Pope has removed restrictions on divorced/remarried access to sacraments
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:54 pm Father Antono Spadaro, the Italian Jesuit who was an influential figure in the meetings of the Synod on the Family, now writes that Pope Francis has removed all restrictions on...
Pope Saint Martin I: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:50 pm Martin I lay too sick to fight on a couch in front of the altar when the soldiers burst into the Lateran basilica. He had come to the church when he ...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:50 pm Reading 1: Acts of Apostles 8:1-8, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 66:1-7, Gospel: John 6:35-40
Prayer to be Faithful of Serving God: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:50 pm Father in Heaven,
ever-living source of all that is good,
keep me faithful in serving You.
Help me to drink of Christ's Truth,
and fill my ...
Beaten down. Demoralized. Confused. Frustrated. Let us now get up off the ground.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:49 pm I’ve had a tough few days. How ’bout you?
Conversations with friends and priests suggest that the Devil is working really hard right now to demoralize the Team.
And there is ...
Dozens of parishes prepare for lawsuits
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:44 pm A number of parishes implicated in child sex abuse claims should prepare for lawsuits related to those allegations to be filed before mid-May, according to the Archdiocese of St....
Jesus, the Good Shepherd: The Lectionary Readings Explained (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
The Sacred Page - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:22 pm My latest video explaining this Sunday's Lectionary Readings is now available to watch. I hope it helps you, in some way, to better prepare for Mass. And, be sure to check out...
Teen Abortion and Pregnancy Rates Reach Historic Lows as More Babies Saved From Abortions
LifeNews.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:21 pm The number of teen abortions in the U.S. fell to a historic low in 2011, following a national trend, according to a new report.
The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, a former...
