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Lessons from St. Joseph
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Mar 19, 2016 at 12:26 pm Originally posted on March 19, 2015 with some new thoughts added.I took this picture of the sculpture of St. Joseph and the child Jesus at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels...
Pope Francis launches "Franciscus" Instagram account
News.va - Mar 19, 2016 at 12:10 pm (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis today launched his new INSTAGRAM account with a tweet in which he said: "I am beginning a new journey, on Instagram, to walk with you along the path...
Cardinal Parolin speaks on migrants in visit to Macedonia
News.va - Mar 19, 2016 at 11:00 am (Vatican Radio) The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, stressed the importance of "humane" treatment of migrants during a meeting with Emil Dimitriev, the Prime...
Did a familiar religion-news 'Blind Spot' shape coverage of ISIS genocide declaration?
GetReligion - Mar 19, 2016 at 10:50 am Back in 2008, I was part of the editorial team that produced a book called "Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion" for Oxford University Press. The whole idea was to...
19 March: A beautiful hymn to St. Joseph, a Roman procession, and more
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 19, 2016 at 10:06 am It’s the Feast of the wonderful St. Joseph! In his Litany we invoke him under beautiful titles, including Pillar of families, Solace of the wretched, Hope of the sick, Patron of...
Card. Kasper musings on the forthcoming Apostolic Exhortation
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 19, 2016 at 9:46 am I’ve given a couple talks here in Florida in the last couple days, both during Q&A and after, and also in my email, I’m getting questions about Card. Kasper’s claim, made in a...
SCOTUS Nominee endorsed by Planned Parenthood
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 19, 2016 at 9:20 am From Live Action News:
Obama nominee Garland sided against Priests for Life in contraception mandate case
As Americans attempt to discern the views of Judge Merrick Garland,...
LENTCAzT 39 – Saturday in the 5th Week of Lent, Passiontide: No struggle, no crown
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 19, 2016 at 9:05 am
It is Saturday in the 5th Week of Lent, Passiontide. We are getting close.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost in your discipline during this holy...
Catholic Catalogue Book Club: Part Two: Seasons of the Church Year (#13-23)
CatholicMom.com - Mar 19, 2016 at 9:00 am
Welcome to the Catholic Catalogue Book Club! We’re reading The Catholic Catalogue, by Melissa Musick and Anna Keating.
Here we begin reading Part Two: Seasons of the Church...
Pope ordains two to Episcopate
News.va - Mar 19, 2016 at 8:41 am
(Vatican Radio) At Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday morning, Pope Francis ordained two priests to the episcopate: Bishop Peter Brian Wells, named on February 13th as the new...
Holy Week Photopost Request
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 19, 2016 at 8:32 am Holy Week is upon us! Our next photopost will be for Holy Week liturgies, as we do every year. Specifically, we will be doing individual posts for: Palm Sunday, Tenebrae (...
Ite ad Ioseph
Rorate Coeli - Mar 19, 2016 at 8:15 am ____________________________In festo Sancti Ioseph,Eum deprecemur pro Beatissimo Papa nostro FranciscoAd te beate Ioseph,
in tribulatione nostra confugimus, atque, implorato...
St. Joseph takes center stage in film on Christ's childhood
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 19, 2016 at 7:33 am Los Angeles, Calif., Mar 19, 2016 / 06:33 am (CNA).- In his new film, “The Young Messiah,” Director Cyrus Nowrasteh knew that he needed to break the mold when it came to depicting...
The Second of Virtuous Gardens: 3 Plants for Justice
CatholicMom.com - Mar 19, 2016 at 7:00 am There is so much more to spiritually-uplifting gardens than a statue of a saint or a cross strategically placed in the yard with a few petunias coloring up the base. Catholic...
Liturgy, the Basis of Western Culture; Colloquium at Grand Rapids, MI, April 4th
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 19, 2016 at 7:00 am Any who are within striking distance of Grand Rapids, MI on April 4th should make efforts to see Fr Rob Johansen present one of the series Aquinas College Catholic Studies...
LENTEN CONFERENCE AUDIO: CHRIST THE KING
Dominicana - Mar 19, 2016 at 6:30 am Dominicana is happy to offer this audio recording of “A Kingdom Unlike All the Other Nations: The Son of David’s Reign of Mercy.” It was given by Br. Isaac Morales, O.P. as the...
Saint Joseph
Communio - Mar 19, 2016 at 6:16 am Saint Joseph’s a prime example of what it means to be self-giving and faithful in one’s love. His feast today, is a good opportunity each of us to renew our commitment to the...
Pope may visit Armenia in June, Vatican says
Franciscan Media - Mar 19, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican is studying the possibility of Pope Francis visiting Armenia in late June, the Vatican spokesman said.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the...
Relics and bedtime stories: the tale behind Arroyo's new children's series
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 19, 2016 at 5:37 am Denver, Colo., Mar 19, 2016 / 05:37 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- For over 800 years, the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole was preserved in a
wooden, heart-shaped box inside an iron cage...
Pope's Instagram launches with appeal for prayer
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 19, 2016 at 4:49 am Vatican City, Mar 19, 2016 / 03:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The official Instagram account of Pope Francis launched on Saturday with a simple request for his followers: “Pray for me...
