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What to expect from Francis’ 2018 Peru visit
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm A university professor from Lima shares his analysis.Peru is a nation of devout people struggling with many challenges, including the ramifications of El Niño. This is the country...
The respectful fertility method that helped me conceive my baby
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm I discovered that NaProTechnology is less invasive and more effective than IVF.It had been seven years since my husband and I got married, and during all that time, we had been...
A Millennial guy’s guide to holding the door open
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm It's not always appreciated, but in the name of humanity I persevere.I take a small measure of pride in holding the door for other people before I go through myself. If you’re...
Audrey Assad’s “Wounded Healer” promises a great album in 2018
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Assad has ended her writer's block in grand fashion.Audrey Assad just dropped a new single called “Wounded Healer” — the latest release from her upcoming album, Evergreen, which...
4 Common factors that are probably responsible for your bad mood
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Before you take your emotions too seriously, consider this ...We’ve all heard the joke that justice has as much to do with what the judge ate for breakfast as it does with the law...
The Apostle’s Creed: An antiseptic for our toxic times
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Creed became my go-to prayer, one to help build up my spiritual immune system.Some years ago, while chatting with a friend who had come to Catholicism largely through her...
Praying to end the violence
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 14, 2017Thousands of people participate in a prayer vigil in Manila on November 5, 2017. Catholic bishops led thousands of Philippine faithful in...
Please help a little girl who needs surgery!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 13, 2017 at 10:44 pm Reader Jeff Anderson writes: My good friends Matias and Ines Sicardi from Argentina have a daughter who needs a very expensive surgery Could you pray for her? They’re also doing a...
Cardinal Marx Encourages Viri Probati Debate; Priest Predicts Pope Will Permit Married Priests
OnePeterFive - Nov 13, 2017 at 8:17 pm Over the past week, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has once again fueled discussion of the possibility of ordaining to the priesthood those who are called “viri probati”, i.e.,...
Lebanese cardinal’s visit to Saudi Arabia will include focus on embattled prime minister
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 7:44 pm First trip of a Catholic leader to the Kingdom comes during political crisisA previously planned visit of Lebanon’s Catholic leader to Saudi Arabia has taken on added significance...
There But For the Grace of God Go We
OnePeterFive - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:54 pm Over the weekend, as I browsed my social media timelines, I found myself scrolling past what appeared to be a proliferation of sexual misconduct stories in the worlds of both...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/11/17
Catholic Herald - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:01 pm Christians must respond to today’s challenges with “civility and love”, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo has said in a keynote address to US bishops. A newly merged Catholic parish in...
Whitney Houston’s personal favorite Gospel song
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:00 pm “I Love the Lord” from the soundtrack of 'The Preacher's Wife'Whitney Houston sings “I Love the Lord” live at the DAR Constitution Hall, in Washington DC. The concert series,...
On Second Thought
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:21 pm That autobiography will likely never be written, alas. My attempts at sustained prose, always frangible in the best of times, now produce only lucubrations.
Bring your Bible to church? Check. Bring your gun? Yes, say some leaders after Sutherland Springs
GetReligion - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 pm A week ago, I highlighted the first wave of church security stories that followed the Sutherland Springs massacre. Our own Terry Mattingly tackled the issue again later in the...
The Hannitized “Mind”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 pm Proving again that sin makes you stupid: Conservative Christian supporters of pedophiles for Jesus, angry that Keurig will no longer advertise with professional liar Sean Hannity...
Why “you’re perfect” is never a compliment
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:00 pm Saying something like "It was nice of you to make me coffee" has so much more meaning.Pope Francis, who has his share of both enemies and die-hard fans, isn’t flattered by people...
Amazon announces new television series based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:57 pm The one TV show to rule them all.After rumors began circulating earlier this month, Amazon today made a groundbreaking announcement about future adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s...
US bishops: Fighting racism is a long-term battle – but a critical one
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:39 pm Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2017 / 03:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Dialogue to foster conversion of hearts is the goal of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, said the group’...
Washington state is the place for all your bead needs
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:37 pm We’ve got your sacred beads (click the link for the whole story): Travelers who happen upon a regional museum in Washington state are frequently surprised to find there the...