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Daily Readings for Saturday, November 11, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 10, 2017 at 2:25 pm Reading 1: Romans 16:3-9, Reading 1: Romans 16:22-27, Reading 1: Romans 16:16, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:10-11, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms ...
Mass and lunch: Pope to lead celebration of World Day of the Poor
Franciscan Media - Nov 10, 2017 at 2:06 pm VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will celebrate the Catholic Church’s first World Day of the Poor Nov. 19 by celebrating a morning Mass with people in need and those who assist...
“Chinventures” is bringing humility to Instagram
Aleteia - Nov 10, 2017 at 2:00 pm This Instagrammer has a great way to remind us to laugh at ourselves. Not every photo is “Instaworthy,” as most millennials can tell you. In our culture, the way we present...
Democrat Congressman Called Me “Ignorant” Then Put His Finger in My Face and Demanded an Apology
LifeNews.com - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:55 pm Last week, I testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, on HR 490, also known as the Heartbeat Bill.
The bill, introduced by Iowa...
‘Avalanche’ of opposition forces Canadian gov’t to keep protections for religious services
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:49 pm MPs got an 'avalanche' of emails supporting Canada’s only federal law protecting freedom of worship.
Saint Martin of Tours, the Soldier Who Became a Saint
Big C Catholics - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:34 pm November 11th is the memorial of St. Martin of Tours. Born around the year 316, in present-day Hungary during the reign of Constantine, he was one of the most popular saints of...
The Great Tortilla Chip in the Sky
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:30 pm By Marco Verch (The tortilla chips in bowl) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
I was outside with my boys, aged 3 and 5, on a chilly October day in Minnesota, when a flock of wild...
Progressives have long disdained Christians, but now they’re declaring open war
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:24 pm Conservatives need to get behind those politicians who are truly willing to defend our principles.
Rereading “Lord Of The World” by Robert Hugh Benson – Brrrrr!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:23 pm I am once again – after many years – into the dystopian and prophetic Lord Of The World by Robert Hugh Benson.
A taste:
“Briefly,” [Mr. Templeton] said, “there are three forces–...
Vatican, secular leaders: Global action needed to prevent 'nuclear holocaust'
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:16 pm Vatican City, Nov 10, 2017 / 12:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday, leading Vatican and secular diplomats urged world leaders to freeze investment into nuclear arms production, and...
Pope sends letter to blind Colombian veteran he met
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 10, 2017 at 1:06 pm BOGOTA, Colombia — Pope Francis sent a handwritten letter to a Colombian soldier who lost his sight during the country’s civil war.
The pope met Edwin Restrepo, a retired marine,...
Famine looms in Yemen, and UN warns of millions of deaths
Aleteia - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:59 pm Proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, blockade and cholera add up to potential disasterA famine in Yemen will claim “millions” of lives if a Saudi blockade on the country is...
Cardinal Müller: Amoris Laetitia is not Heretical
OnePeterFive - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:58 pm Yesterday, 9 November, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gave yet another interview, in which he continues to try to...
Religious Leads Bless Staff and Patients at Local Abortion Clinic, Sing “Hallelujah”
LifeNews.com - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:56 pm Texas religious leaders gathered Thursday to bless an abortion clinic and its staff as a judge considers whether to allow the state to ban brutal dismemberment abortions on live...
Bishop offers Mass outside notorious late-term abortion facility
LifeSiteNews - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:31 pm The bishop said he wanted to bring the light of Christ to a place where 'the prince of darkness ... is honored and adored.'
Hondurans in US deserve protection and a permanent solution, bishops say
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:27 pm Washington D.C., Nov 10, 2017 / 11:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Extending Honduran migrants’ protected status is the “right thing to do” because of the dangerous situation in their...
A ‘Star’ is animated: Timothy Reckart puts a new spin on the Nativity story
Aleteia - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:00 pm Sony animation Christmas feature is Oscar-nominated director's first studio film.Growing up in Arizona as the second oldest of six children, Hollywood director Timothy Reckart had...
The Saints Did Not Walk Alone
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2017 at 12:00 pm Copyright 2017 Danielle Heckencamp. All rights reserved.
During the month of November, a special time of year in the Liturgical Calendar dedicated to the Poor Souls in Purgatory...
Nurse Euthanized 100 Patients, Maybe More But He Can’t Remember How Many He Killed
LifeNews.com - Nov 10, 2017 at 11:56 am A Reuters News article is reporting that Niels Högel’s, the German nurse who was convicted of killing 2 patients between 2000 – 2005, is now suspected to have killed at least 102...
More about photos during Mass and Pope Francis’ admonisment
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 10, 2017 at 11:43 am The other day Pope Francis spoke out again taking photos at Mass or other liturgical moments.
Greg DiPippo at NLM has a good piece about this HERE.
He makes the distinction...
