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Holy Desire
CatholicMom.com - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:00 am By Mykola Swarnyk (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
I don’t desire death. I’m not talking about the kind that comes from depression but the sort written about in...
How Does The Fact That God Has Met His People Change Everything?
The Catholic Astronomer - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:00 am
What does it mean to say that, in Jesus Christ, God has met his people? One of the more delightfully awkward moments in a priest's ministry is when children mistake us for God....
Recent Articles and Books of Interest
The Religion Clause - Nov 13, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Catherine E. Smith, et. al., Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars of The Constitutional Rights and Interests Of Children in Support of Respondents in Masterpiece Cakeshop LTD...
US bishops: Fighting racism is a long-term battle – but a critical one
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:39 am Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2017 / 05:39 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Dialogue to foster conversion of hearts is the goal of the U.S. bishops'
Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, said the group...
Emphasizing ecology, Pope addresses 11 Pacific leaders (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am The Pope spoke to leaders from Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of...
Sierra Leone's president meets with Pope (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am The African nation of 6.0 million, one of the world’s poorest, is 60% Muslim and 10% Christian, with 30% retaining indigenous beliefs. The Pope and the president discussed...
Papal audiences (11/11) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am In separate audiences, the Pontiff received the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, the president of Sierra Leone, a leading Vatican diplomat, Iran’s ambassador, and Pacific...
Pope Francis: Angelus address on parable of the 10 virgins (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am “The lamp is the symbol of the faith that illuminates our life, while the oil is the symbol of the charity that nourishes, that makes fruitful and credible the light of faith,”...
Pope distinguishes conscience from 'egolatry' (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am Reflecting on Amoris Laetitia, the Pope said that “the contemporary world risks confusing the primacy of conscience, which is always to be respected, with the exclusive autonomy...
Resignations and appointments (11/11) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:11 am Pope Francis appointed a Polish bishop. In addition, he named Archbishop Filippo Iannone, 59, whom Pope Benedict appointed as viceregent of Rome, as the new adjunct secretary of...
Lyricist Kate Bluett wants us singing new songs unto the Lord
Aleteia - Nov 13, 2017 at 5:00 am And she wants us to sing them everywhere, but especially at Mass!Kate Bluett is a part of a new generation of Catholic lyricists, one who strives to create new hymns that are...
US bishops to issue statement on need for immigration reform
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:30 am Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2017 / 04:30 pm (EWTN News).- As the conclusion of a lengthy discussion on migration, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops decided Monday to draft a...
Sutherland Springs church holds 1st service since mass shooting (UPI)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 amVatican newspaper article criticizes 'dissenters' from Amoris Laetitia (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am Criticizing “dissenters” from Amoris Laetitia who “fail to understand a subtle but important distinction between law and mercy,” Father Gerald Bednar of Saint Mary Seminary (...
Vatican conference on health care (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am “Addressing Global Health Inequalities” is the theme of the conference, organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Resignations and appointments (11/10) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am Pope Francis appointed a new bishop in Argentina.
Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal mark 30th anniversary (National Catholic Register)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am The community, founded in New York, now has 35 members who evangelize and serve the poor in the US, England, and Ireland. “Even though many of the people we encounter have never...
Pope Francis reflects on education in a 'liquid' culture (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am The Pope addressed members of the Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists).
Papal audiences (11/10) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 13, 2017 at 4:11 am In 7 separate audiences, the Pontiff received 2 Vatican prefects, 2 apostolic nuncios, the president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, members of the Piarist order, and...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 13, 2017 - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
CatholicMom.com - Nov 13, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 17:1-6 – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Jesus doesn’t mince any words in today’s Gospel passage. He talks about sin being an inevitable part of life, with its...
