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An Interview with "Mary": Meet Sara Lazzaro of THE YOUNG MESSIAH
CatholicMom.com - Mar 26, 2016 at 12:30 pm As we celebrate the Triduum and anticipate the glory of Easter, we’re pleased today to share a recent conversation with the talented actress Sara Lazzaro. Sara plays Mary in the...
True story behind 'Miracles From Heaven'
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 26, 2016 at 12:10 pm Annabel Beam was only 9-years-old when she fell down a hollowed-out tree and landed on her skull. Despite other horror stories in which spines were ...
Why aren’t feminists angry at Francis for his foot washing changes?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 26, 2016 at 11:57 am Today I muse about why catholic feminists (an oxymoron – emphasis on moron – I know, but bear with me) are not vexed by Pope Francis and his dramatically public choice to wash...
Mirror image question: No American coverage of the murder of Muslim merchant in Glascow?
GetReligion - Mar 26, 2016 at 11:11 am It's time, once again, to look at the mirror image of a story that is in the news. We are, of course, in the final days of Holy Week for Western churches.
Let's change the context...
Reflection for Easter: the Father's extravagant answer to the problem of death
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Readings for March 27: The Resurrection of the Lord (Easter Day)
The serpent’s bite was a deadly one...
Divine Mercy Novena | Day 2
Big C Catholics - Mar 26, 2016 at 10:46 am The Divine Mercy Image.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Today is the second day of the Divine Mercy Novena. We pray that these Divine Mercy prayers will strengthen us as we fast and do...
The Rolling Stones defy the Pope
The Curt Jester - Mar 26, 2016 at 10:03 am So I noticed this series of headlines:
Pope tries to stop Rolling Stones from playing in Cuba
Pope Francis tried to ban the Rolling Stones from playing
The Rolling Stones defy the...
POPEMOJI Updated with “Easter Pack”
Aleteia - Mar 26, 2016 at 9:46 am The immensely popular POPEMOJI keyboard app has been updated with an all-new “Easter Pack.” Customers who update their app will be greeted with a joyful set of stickers and gifs...
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” - The Holy Saturday Hymn for the Great Entrance
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 26, 2016 at 9:32 am This ancient hymn was borrowed by the Byzantine Rite from the Liturgy of St James, and is sung at the Great Entrance in place of the Cherubic Hymn, when the Divine Liturgy of St...
A Tenebrae excerpt: “O my people! lament, like a virgin”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 26, 2016 at 9:27 am The Lamentations of Fr. Z include verses on the loss of the singing of Tenebrae, whole and entire in its proper language.
The ordering of the psalms is not particularly profound,...
Catholic Catalogue Book Club: Part Two: Seasons of the Church Year (#24-31)
CatholicMom.com - Mar 26, 2016 at 9:00 am Welcome to the Catholic Catalogue Book Club! We’re reading The Catholic Catalogue, by Melissa Musick and Anna Keating.
I grew up Catholic but haven’t always been sure what it...
Germany, Eurabia and the End of Europe
Commonweal - Mar 26, 2016 at 6:17 am Bear with me as I shift our gaze from the drama of our politics to the even more fractious realities of Europe. Looking over there these days, you wonder if we’re seeing not just...
Pope to refugees: Despite differences, all people are God's children
Franciscan Media - Mar 26, 2016 at 6:00 am ROME (CNS) -- In a moving gesture of brotherhood and peace, Pope Francis washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts.
Gestures, like Jesus washing the...
Let yourselves be moved by hope, Pope says at Easter vigil
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 26, 2016 at 4:38 am Vatican City, Mar 26, 2016 / 04:38 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
During the Easter Vigil, Pope Francis told attendees not to be overcome by sadness in the face of life's difficulties, but...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 26, 2016 - Holy Saturday
CatholicMom.com - Mar 26, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 24, 1-12
When I think of Christ’s resurrection, I’m drawn into wondering what the women who went to the tomb must have experienced in the dark, early hours of...
Pope decries terrorist acts that profane God’s name on Good Friday
Catholic Herald - Mar 26, 2016 at 3:09 am Pope Francis has denounced those committing terrorist acts while profaning God’s name and lamented what he called “anaesthetised” consciences over refugees flooding Europe.
At the...
Pope Francis at the Via Crucis at the Coliseum
News.va - Mar 26, 2016 at 2:00 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday evening presided over the Stations of the Cross in the Coliseum. During his prayer at the end of the service, the Holy Father lamented the...
WATCH: What Does the Word “Disability” Really Mean?
Aleteia - Mar 26, 2016 at 12:40 am Raffaella Monterossa is a community member of L’Arche in Bologne, Italy. She believes in God, and she loves to help people. She also loves her father deeply, and he is now growing...
LENTCAzT 46 – Holy Saturday: the activity of bees
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 26, 2016 at 12:01 am
It is Holy Saturday in the Sacred Triduum.
We are dead with Christ in the tomb awaiting the spark in the darkness.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost...
HOLY SATURDAY: The Whole Earth Keeps Silence
Catholic Online - Featured News - Mar 26, 2016 at 12:00 am Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth
today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence
because ...
