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Card. Parolin to S.C.: timeless truth speaks to world today
News.va - Apr 10, 2016 at 3:06 pm
(Vatican Radio) The Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has sent a letter to Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan and President of the Giuseppe...
DOUTHAT: “a distinctive late-Marxist odor”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 10, 2016 at 3:05 pm At the NYT (aka Hell’s Bible) Ross Douthat has a reaction to Pope Francis at the new Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia.
In the first part, Douthat sets up that...
Mona Lisa Smile and Feminism
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Apr 10, 2016 at 3:02 pm I know, I know... the movie Mona Lisa Smile is considered "old" by most people who are used to only seeking out the latest and greatest but it's only 13 years old. I've been...
'More Catholic than the pope'
Rorate Coeli - Apr 10, 2016 at 2:34 pm We beseech Thee, O Lord, mercifully to receive the prayers of Thy Church, that, all adversity and error being destroyed, she may serve Thee in security and freedom. Through our...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Apr 10, 2016 at 12:17 pm In Woodward v. Afify, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42738 (WD NY, March 29, 2016) a New York federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing a complaint by a Muslim inmate that he was...
2 Particularly Interesting Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Apr 10, 2016 at 12:17 pm As regular readers of Religion Clause blog know, at least weekly I present a summary of recent prisoner free exercise cases. This week, two of the recent cases deserve more...
Surprise! Catholic League spotted other flaws in New York Times abuse story
GetReligion - Apr 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm
I will admit right up front that much of the following information is not shocking. The Catholic League upset at The New York Times? Never!
So here is the background. The other...
Sunday Brunch Specials for April 10, 2016: Great Reads from This Week
CatholicMom.com - Apr 10, 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....
Emmanuel Community Hosts Retreat in Armenia for 25-30 Year-Olds
Aleteia - Apr 10, 2016 at 11:00 am If you are feeling spiritually adventurous, speak French and are physically fit, consider making this unique retreat, from July 5 to July 16, 2016. Under a beautiful summer night...
The Catholic view of "sex education"
Rorate Coeli - Apr 10, 2016 at 10:55 am Let us never forget the words of the great, late Dietrich von Hildebrand, who rightly called sex education an "abomination":"If representatives of the Church, who should be the...
ACTION ALERT | Women Speak For Themselves
Big C Catholics - Apr 10, 2016 at 10:48 am For your information...
Women Speak For Themselves is a grassroots organization with more than 41,000 women from all 50 states and various political and religious backgrounds. Our...
Canonist Ed Peters notes on some juridical issues in #AmorisLaetitia
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 10, 2016 at 9:52 am The great canonist Ed Peters has some first thoughts about the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia. HERE
He doesn’t have a combox, so let’s him borrow this one....
Pope sends condolences after deadly fire in India
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 10, 2016 at 9:05 am Vatican City, Apr 10, 2016 / 09:05 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope sends condolences after deadly fire in India
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 10, 2016 at 9:05 am Vatican City, Apr 10, 2016 / 08:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the victims and relatives of a fireworks accident on Sunday that killed at least...
Pope Francis at Regina coeli: let Paschal joy renew us
News.va - Apr 10, 2016 at 8:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis prayed the Regina coeli with pilgrims and tourists gathered in a sun-drenched St. Peter’s Square at noon on Sunday. In his remarks ahead of the...
The Heroic Minute Challenge: Day 7: St. Josemarie Escriva and Rest
Saints 365 - Apr 10, 2016 at 7:17 am I have to admit that today's Heroic Minute was challenging for me. After all, it is Sunday morning - probably my favorite time of the week. Even God himself rested on Sunday....
Pope prays for India fire victims, grieves with families
News.va - Apr 10, 2016 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message expressing condolences and promising prayers for the victims of a deadly fire at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala...
Pope Francis calls for release of kidnapped priest
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 10, 2016 at 6:55 am Vatican City, Apr 10, 2016 / 05:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Sunday issued an appeal for the release of kidnapped Salesian priest, Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, and all persons...
Pope Francis calls for release of kidnapped priest
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 10, 2016 at 6:46 am Vatican City, Apr 10, 2016 / 06:46 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis on Sunday issued an appeal for the release of kidnapped Salesian priest, Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, and all abducted...
Francis: Christians called to communicate resurrection’s joy to all
Vatican Insider - Apr 10, 2016 at 6:40 am Pope Francis has renewed his appeal for the liberation of people around the world trapped in conflict zones, asking on Sunday especially for the release of a Salesian priest who...
