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Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/03/16
Catholic Herald - Mar 4, 2016 at 2:40 am Those who defend human life must also promote virtue, Pope Francis has told members of the Pontifical Academy for Life (full text, video).
The Vatican has sought to downplay...
Is Contraception a Legitimate Response to the Zika Virus?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 4, 2016 at 2:10 am
Pope Francis’ latest press interview on the plane from Mexico created confusion about the Church’s teaching on contraception. The Holy Father said, “Paul VI, a great man, in a...
New Genetic Technology Could Help the Pro-Life Cause
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 4, 2016 at 2:00 am
What if embryonic DNA could be extracted from amniotic fluid and information from that DNA could be used to build a high probability composite of what the embryo will look like...
Majority in Brazil reject abortion for babies with microcephaly
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 4, 2016 at 1:25 am Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mar 4, 2016 / 12:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The majority of Brazilians are opposed to abortion in cases where the baby exhibits microcephaly, a new survey...
LENTCAzT 24 – Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent: Do not hesitate, even for an instant
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 4, 2016 at 12:01 am
It is the Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost in your discipline during this holy season, Lent.
http://www.wdtprs.com/...
The One Thing You Need When Studying God
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Mar 4, 2016 at 12:00 am What is most important to you as a theologian? Dr. Tom Neal was recently asked this question, and while there are innumerable ways he could have come at that question, his...
The Cross: Absurdity or Power?
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:04 pm If your leader was brutally scourged, publicly humiliated and made a sport of, then killed on a hill for all to see, wouldn’t you be tempted to downplay the event? Instead, what...
I Make Music Because That’s How I Connect With God
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm “As I strive to give God my heart more fully, I find that these songs arise and these songs come out, and I love to share these songs with people.” Music has long been a passion...
Why Would God Want People to Be Unequal?
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm One of the phrases that I’ve seen tossed around a lot this election cycle is “personal responsibility.” It’s usually used to mean that people need to be encouraged to take more...
How the Commandant of Auschwitz Found God’s Mercy
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm Those who survived Auschwitz called the man in charge an “animal.” Rudolf Höss presided over the extermination of some 2.5 million prisoners in the three years he was commandant...
“I Am Disgusted With the World,” She Said …
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm I am disgusted with the world. God in his mercy has opened my eyes to the fact of vanitas vanitatis, and as he has made me see the vile emptiness of this earth, I look to him — ...
WATCH: We Are Called to Go Looking for the Prodigal Sons
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm It’s a well-known story: an older brother and a younger brother and a very generous father. The younger son goes off and squanders the early inheritance he’s received, eventually...
Giving What Is Holy to Dogs
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm The Spouse of Christ must pattern her behaviour after the Son of God who went out to everyone without exception.—Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus, par. 12 Sitting in our...
Apocalypse Prep: 7 Things to Do Before the World Ends
Aleteia - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm Some are always buzzing about the end of the world, but lately the buzz has gotten louder. Not only is there talk of apocalyptic events happening during the 100th anniversary of...
Australian cardinal promises victims to support healing, protection
OSV Daily Take - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm ROME (CNS) -- Australian Cardinal George Pell promised to work with a group of abuse survivors to help prevent suicide among victims and support healing and protection programs. "...
Pennsylvania bishop pledges transparency in dealing with abuse reports
OSV Daily Take - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (CNS) -- Bishop Mark L. Bartchak of Altoona-Johnstown committed the Pennsylvania diocese to be transparent in its efforts related to the sexual abuse of minors...
High school for special-needs youth plans to open in August
OSV Daily Take - Mar 3, 2016 at 11:00 pm An online Catholic high school specifically for students with special needs is planning to open a physical school in August — if it can raise the money. Founded in 2011, Veritas...
Marching to protect human life
The Catholic Leader - Mar 3, 2016 at 10:56 pm PRO-LIFE supporters will tell Queensland voters why maintaining the state’s illegal status on abortion is a human right at a public march tomorrow.Cherish Life Queensland state...
Cardinal Pell shares emotional meeting with abuse survivors
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 3, 2016 at 10:01 pm Rome, Italy, Mar 3, 2016 / 09:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal George Pell and a dozen survivors of clerical sex abuse met in Rome on Thursday, where they shared an emotional...
