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Wisconsin Will Defend Pro-Life Law Requiring Admitting Privileges for Abortionists at Supreme Court
LifeNews.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 9:09 am Wisconsin state officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court this spring to protect women’s health by upholding a law requiring that abortionists have hospital admitting privileges...
Holy Week Services highlighted at St. Mary's Norwalk (CT)
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 23, 2016 at 9:09 am The Parish of St. Mary in Norwalk (CT), under the pastor, the Rev. Richard G. Cipolla, has scheduled a full complement of services in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite as...
‘Faith overshadows fear’ amid Boko Haram’s attacks, says bishop
Catholic Herald - Mar 23, 2016 at 9:02 am A Nigerian bishop serving a diocese under threat from Boko Haram has said that faith is more important than fear.
But he said the terrorist group has wreaked terrible damage in...
Spy Wednesday
Communio - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:59 am We call today Spy Wednesday (the Wednesday of Holy Week) because it is the day on which the gospel reading for Mass (Matthew 26:14-25) is the one which speaks of Judas Iscariot...
Smell the lilies and more
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:48 am Imagine the women on that first Easter morning. They entered an empty tomb. It was heavy with the scent of dank subterranean rock. There was just a hint of scent still lingering...
Rituals provide closure and hope
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:45 am As a pastoral minister, I am occasionally called upon to greet the mourners at church prior to a funeral, or assist at a wake or committal service. Often, if I have the...
Pro-Lifers Rally for Little Sisters of the Poor as They Fight Obama’s HHS Mandate at SCOTUS
LifeNews.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:42 am Outside the Supreme Court this morning, pro-life advocates are rallying for the Little Sisters of the Poor, who are challenging Obama’s HHS mandate today at the Supreme Court.
In...
Dominican Catholic school bars US ambassador who brings his ‘husband’ on school visits
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:41 am US Ambassador Wally Brewster has been under fire since his posting for using it to promote same-sex 'marriage.'
April Is Autism Awareness Month
CatholicMom.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:30 am April Fool’s Day is just around the corner. April 1st is an important day in our family as it is the birthday of our firstborn, Brendan.
We look forward to April for another...
Entangled in doctrine? Will journalists even mention a key fact in HHS mandate cases?
GetReligion - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:30 am Once again, it's time for a landmark event linked to America's ongoing conflicts between the First Amendment and the Sexual Revolution. In terms of journalism, the key question is...
Blessed Alvaro del Portillo
Communio - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:19 am “Early in the morning of March 23rd, 1994, God called his good and faithful servant to Himself. Bishop del Portillo had returned only a few hours before from a pilgrimage to the...
Pope Francis observes moment of silence for Belgium attack victims
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:08 am Vatican City, Mar 23, 2016 / 07:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his general audience the day after terrorist attacks in Belgium claimed the lives of at least 30 people and injured 230...
Faith leaders decry Canadian Parliament’s vote to shut down religious freedom office
LifeSiteNews - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:04 am The Liberals dismissed the office's single-issue focus, but that didn't stop them creating a special ministry for women's rights, a critic noted.
Announcing Two New Books on the Liturgy by David Fagerberg
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 23, 2016 at 8:00 am Many NLM readers will already be familiar with the name of David Fagerberg, who has already significantly enriched contemporary discussions of liturgy. I am pleased to be able to...
Father Tom to be Crucified By ISIS on Good Friday?
Creative Minority Report - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:51 am So as of now it seems that the Franciscan sisters are saying that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who is believed to be in the hands of jihadis, may be crucified on Good Friday. But others...
What Mother Teresa did better than anyone else
Catholic Herald - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:29 am The news that Mother Teresa is to be canonised this September has met with mixed reactions in some non-Catholic circles, as any google search will indicate. This is not altogether...
Pope Francis observes moment of silence for Belgium attack victims
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:27 am Vatican City, Mar 23, 2016 / 07:27 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In his general audience the day after terrorist attacks in Belgium
claimed the lives of at least 30 people and injured 230...
Canada's 'commit life' campaign fights suicide with message of hope
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:15 am Edmonton, Canada, Mar 23, 2016 / 06:15 am (CNA).- A new campaign in Canada aims to reach those who are vulnerable to self-harm or suicide by telling the stories of people who have...
One Holy Night
CatholicMom.com - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:00 am The city glowed that Holy Thursday night. The streets, lively and crowded in the daylight, were usually forbidden territory for a young woman walking alone. This night was...
Creating a Courtyard for Contemplation Out of an Urban Alleyway
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 23, 2016 at 7:00 am I was walking through downtown San Francisco yesterday morning on one of the busiest streets in the city center and I noticed this little alleyway to my left.What caught my eye is...
