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3 lessons from Martha and Mary on how to host a great party
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm From Rachel Ray to Mother Teresa, I need lots of help to be a hostess.“So who are you,” a good friend asked me recently, “Mary or Martha?” We were discussing that morning’s...
The power of saying “I love you”
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm Are any words more heavily charged than these three?We love because He first loved us. – 1 John 4:19 My then 4-year-old came stumbling into my room that morning as I was swinging...
I stopped doing this one little thing every day, and it strengthened my marriage
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm Our spats and quarrels didn't go away, but our home became a calmer place.Imagine the scene: It’s night. I’m writing an article, doing some online shopping, or maybe I’m cooking a...
How to slow down and get the most out of everything you do
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm This wisdom from a 16th-century priest is especially relevant today. Sometimes I look at my calendar and shudder. It’s full of overlapping appointments and double bookings. My...
Spencer: The first Trappist brewery in the “New World”
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm Amid the exploding popularity of artisanal beers, the original masters of the craft are finally able to show America how it's done.A new destination is being added to beer tasters...
“I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit …”
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 12, 2017Edwin Anderson, age 94, a community member at the Little Sisters of the Poor Villa Guadalupe Residence, receives the sacrament of Baptism from...
Break out the Christmas cheer, the 2017 Rockefeller Center tree is here
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm The 75-foot tree arrived at New York City's Rockefeller Center from State College, Pennsylvania on Saturday.The Christmas season has officially begun with the arrival of New York’...
The unusual origins of “God Bless America”
Aleteia - Nov 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm It might have been as forgotten as 'Yip, Yip, Yaphank' had Irving Berlin not been a patient man.Back in 1940 there were no televisions or laptops or iPads. The United States was...
Challenge To FEMA Policy On Disaster Aid To Churches Moves Ahead
The Religion Clause - Nov 11, 2017 at 6:26 pm In Harvest Family Church v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, (SD TX, Nov. 9, 2017), a Texas federal district court refused to grant FEMA a 30-day stay in a suit by three...
Senate Republicans' Version of Tax Bill Retains Johnson Amendment Restrictions
The Religion Clause - Nov 11, 2017 at 5:59 pm As previously reported, the tax cut legislation introduced by Republicans in the House of Representatives eliminates some of the restrictions on political speech by non-profits...
The Danger to the Church of False Reformers
Big C Catholics - Nov 11, 2017 at 4:25 pm Numerous popes have warned of dangers to the Church and to humanity should false reformers enter the Church's hierarchy and sow apostasy. Christ promised that the gates of Hell...
Eight teens injured when bus bound for retreat overturns
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 11, 2017 at 4:18 pm A school bus carrying high-school age students from a Burnsville parish overturned Saturday morning while traveling to a retreat.
Father Janos Brenner: Hungarian priest and martyr
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 11, 2017 at 4:03 pm Szombathely, Hungary, Nov 11, 2017 / 03:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Besides the smiling Pope, John Paul I, several other people’s causes advanced towards sainthood this week. Among...
Wedding Anniversary Prayer: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, November 12, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm (Name) and (Name),
May God bless you and grant you joy.
May He deepen your love for each other.
May He bless you + in your family and ...
Daily Readings for Sunday, November 12, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm Reading 1: Wisdom 6:12-16, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 63:2-8, Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13, Reading 2: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
Foolish and Wise Bridesmaids: A Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Readings for November 12, 2017: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many people don’t have much of a problem with God theoretically. They believe he...
WDTPRS – 32nd Ordinary Sunday: Ideals for the Christian, pilgrim soldier on the march
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 11, 2017 at 1:22 pm
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Let’s look at the Collect for the 32nd Ordinary Sunday, keeping that today, Saturday, is Veterans Day (DONATE to the Archdiocese for Military Services!).
Sunday’s...
Comment on Not a uniform decision: Knights pan regalia update by Krieger
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 11, 2017 at 1:07 pm I wasn’t sure what I disliked so much about the new uniform (once I got past the lack of communication from Supreme, the de-formailization of the dress, the prep school look and...
After New York City terror, once more: How can Islam overcome its violent faction?
GetReligion - Nov 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm The worst church massacre in U.S. history has all but overshadowed the prior New York City murder spree by a Muslim proclaiming "God is greatest."
But as a news theme, the earlier...
Pope Francis: The future of the world depends on the family
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 11, 2017 at 12:16 pm Vatican City, Nov 11, 2017 / 11:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The future of the Church and the world is dependent on the good of the family, said Pope Francis in a video message...
