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Let Down Your Nets
CatholicMom.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm One day, Simon Peter was cleaning his nets, tired after a long night of fishing. He had struck out and was most likely not in the mood to be bothered while he completed his work....
Foa on the attacks and the “mistakes no one speaks of”
Vatican Insider - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm “I realise the question may be uncomfortable and may even seem indecent in light of the bloody attacks in Brussels but I don’t think it’s right to put it off: isn’t today’s...
Gaza: Young Christian males also receive permits to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
Vatican Insider - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:15 pm At the end of the dark tunnel of sad news this Easter, there is a glimmer of hope and it’s coming from Gaza. The Strip’s small Christian community has received an unexpected gift...
Pope Francis Prays for Conversion of Terrorists “Blinded by Cruel Fundamentalism”
Aleteia - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:12 pm VATICAN CITY — At the Wednesday General Audience this morning, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, which left 34 dead and over 180...
Sprouting Green Plants Symbols of Easter and the Resurrection
Catholic Hot Dish - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:09 pm Green Plant Imagery. A sprouting or fresh new green plant is a symbol of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Scriptural Basis for the Spiritual Symbolism. The death of Jesus is...
Outspoken pro-life MP Jim Hillyer dies suddenly in Ottawa office
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:08 pm 'We’ve lost a good man, one with solid faith and pro-life convictions,' says Campaign Life Coalition.
CRS Rice Bowl Stations a Beautiful Holy Week Retreat
Lisa Hendey.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 12:05 pm I was very honored to participate in a special project being shared this week by Catholic Relief Services’ CRS Rice Bowl program. Their Stations of the Cross retreat features one-...
Dilapidated Wichita Planned Parenthood begins selling abortion drugs they cannot pronounce
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:48 am 'There’s no way this ill-maintained dump of a building could be doing any kind of abortion if the laws on the books were properly defended in court and enforced.'
Manny Pacquiao ‘banned’ from trendy Los Angeles mall over pro-family views
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:48 am But the mall has no legal ground to stand on, argues a constitutional expert.
Pro-life composer has a mission to bring beauty to the ugly prisons of America
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:48 am One warden couldn't believe the transformation he saw in his prisoners.
Groundbreaking new documentary exposes ‘lie’ of comprehensive sex-ed programs
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:45 am Think your kids' sex-ed is evidenced-based, age-appropriate, and promotes healthy relationships? You may want to watch this.
Pew study finds women generally more religious than men
Catholic Herald - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:44 am Women, especially among Christians around the world, generally are more devout than men when standard measures of religious commitment are considered, a Pew Research Center study...
Knights of Columbus, Catholics pushed for US recognition of genocide by Islamic State
Vatican Insider - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:37 am The well funded and bishop supported U.S. Catholic group Knights of Columbus have claimed they played a key role in a recent State Department decision to label killings by the so-...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wants to Force Catholic Nuns to Pay for Abortion Drugs: “It Can’t be All My Way”
LifeNews.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:37 am The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case the Little Sisters of the Poor and 37 pro-life groups, universities and companies have filed against the HHS mandate,...
After Brussels attacks, Ted Cruz draws flood of media attention with call to patrol 'Muslim neighborhoods'
GetReligion - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:36 am Once again, Muslims in America are the focus of intense scrutiny — and they're not exactly happy about it.
Even in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's Brussels terror attacks, we...
Wherein Fr. Z reviews and rants on important points about VALID baptism
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:33 am Because Easter is a special time for baptizing, I hereunder assemble some observations from past ASK FATHER Question Box responses about baptism and validity.
INITIAL RANT: ...
NCAA won’t punish Catholic colleges for Title IX ‘gender identity’ exemptions
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:32 am The NCAA declined to involve itself in the protest over Title IX exemptions, pointing out that it does not 'play any role in making waiver decisions.'
For second year, Norbertine Center for Spirituality offers retreats to homeless
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:27 am DE PERE — A couple years ago, the Norbertine Center for Spirituality at St. Norbert Abbey offered a panel discussion on homelessness. Among the panelists was a young woman who was...
Focolare group commemorates founder's death
The Busy Catholic - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:27 am Local pillar of community also honoured for her contributions
Marilu Mayuga stands behind a photo of Focolare founder Chiara Lubich.
Mayuga's mother, Emma Tinio, started the local...
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday with young refugees
Catholic Herald - Mar 23, 2016 at 11:19 am Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper with young refugees in Castelnuovo di Porto, about 15 miles north of Rome.
“Washing the feet of the...
