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Consecrated through Suffering
CatholicMom.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 2:00 pm I’m one of those über-Catholics who digs Mary.
She’s my go-to in times of need, my light in the midst of darkness, and my guide along the journey toward getting right with the...
24 March: Bl. Oscar Romero, martyr
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 23, 2016 at 2:00 pm There is a piece at Vatican Radio that this Holy Thursday, 24 March, will be the “feast day” of Bl. Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran Archbishop who was murdered while celebrating Mass...
Holy Week Staff Picks: 'Plainsong' & 'Eventide'
Commonweal - Mar 23, 2016 at 2:00 pm I knew little of Kent Haruf until hearing him interviewed on publication of his 2004 novel Eventide. It was a sequel to 1999’s National Book Award-winning Plainsong, both written...
Brooklyn Park priest on leave after questions raised about role in alleged abuse cover-up
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:58 pm The pastor of St. Gerard in Brooklyn Park was placed on a temporary leave of absence March 22 by his Franciscan superior because of unresolved questions regarding his role in...
When oils come in threes
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:57 pm Easter is a time of new things: new clothes, new flowers, a new paschal candle in church, new members of the church who are baptized and/or confirmed at the Easter Vigil.
There...
10 things you need to know about Holy Thursday
Jimmy Akin.org - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:54 pm Every single Mass, we hear the words “on the night he was betrayed.”
That night was Holy Thursday, and it is one of the most important nights in all of history.
Here are 10 things...
“If I Could Suffer More for You, I Would”
Aleteia - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:50 pm VATICAN CITY — As Christians around the world enter into the most sacred days of the liturgical year, Pope Francis today invoked one of the Church’s great woman mystics, Julian of...
Archdiocese holds memorial Mass for martyrs
The Busy Catholic - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:46 pm The archbishop will celebrate Mass for the four deceased Missionaries of Charity
Sister Anslem, 59 (left), Sister Reginette, 32, Sister Judith, 41, and Sister Marguerite, 43, were...
Green Bay parish will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday with Mass, Polish feast
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:45 pm GREEN BAY — Bishop David Ricken will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday Mass on April 3, 9 a.m., at St. Mary of the Angels Church. A Polish Easter brunch will follow the Mass and...
Notre Dame’s president accuses Biden award critics of ‘intransigence’
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:42 pm The critics include his own local bishop in Fort Wayne-South Bend.
Creating ‘Blessing Cups’ is tradition for children preparing for first Communion
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:34 pm ANTIGO — The cup runneth over for students in sacramental preparation classes in Antigo.
In early March, students and their parents from St. John and Ss. Mary and Hyacinth...
Holy Week is memorial of God’s infinite mercy, pope says at audience
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:16 pm God's love is limitless and the church's Holy Week services offer Christians a deeper understanding of his infinite mercy, Pope Francis said.
The Easter Vigil and the Resurrection Mass Readings
The Sacred Page - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:14 pm Want to better understand the upcoming Mass readings for Easter?
My new video explaining the Mass Readings for this weekend is now available.
I hope it helps!
ASK FATHER: How long do I have to fulfill my Easter Duty?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:12 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
One of the precepts of the Church states we are to receive Holy Communion at Easter. I always wondered if that meant Easter Mass or during the Easter...
Brussels archbishop thanks Christians for support after attacks
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:05 pm The Brussels archbishop thanked Christians for gestures of support in the wake of bomb attacks in his city and urged Belgians not to react by stoking anti-foreigner feeling.
Reminder: Plenary Indulgence Opportunities During the Easter Triduum
Big C Catholics - Mar 23, 2016 at 1:01 pm There are several plenary indulgences that may be obtained during the Easter Triduum — from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. An indulgence may be...
Doctor Starts GoFundMe Campaign to Pay for This Woman to Abort Her 20-Week-Old Baby
LifeNews.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:58 pm A Wisconsin pro-abortion OBGYN is getting some local news attention for setting up a fundraiser for one of her clients to have a late-term abortion.
Amanda Schmehil-Micklos of...
Man Strangles His Pregnant Girlfriend to Death, Doctors Unable to Save Her Unborn Baby Girl
LifeNews.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:53 pm Attacking pregnant women is exceedingly cruel, and there is always a second potential victim. Unfortunately, in the case of the strangling of Isobel Parker, both of the two...
Iraqi seminarians show spiritual dedication
The Busy Catholic - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:41 pm These seminarians are being ordained - in a refugee camp
The four Iraqi seminarians. (Photo Credit: Remi Monica, second from left)
After their seminary in Qaraqosh was decimated...
Church is holding out in strife-torn Burundi
Vatican Insider - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:35 pm “Despite the efforts of those in power to convince the national and international community that everything is going brilliantly, it’s pretty hard not to notice the division and...
