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“Jesus puts it plainly: ‘He who is not with me is against me’”
Vatican Insider - Mar 3, 2016 at 7:13 am We have a duty, a need, to first and foremost recognise ourselves as sinners. Because this is the only way to embrace the Lord’s mercy. For this to happen, we must open our hearts...
Small Success: Tackling the "Yuck" Stack
CatholicMom.com - Mar 3, 2016 at 7:00 am
I don’t know if anyone else has a “Yuck” stack, but I do. It’s my stack of papers that usually require I spend half an hour to fill out one form, and then another two hours to...
Ordinariate Use Chrism Mass in Washington, D.C., March 17
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 3, 2016 at 7:00 am On March 17 at 7 pm, Bishop Steven J. Lopes, the recently ordained first bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, will come to Washington, D.C. to celebrate a...
Mass at Santa Marta - A history of failed faithfulness
News.va - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:36 am Acknowledging that we are sinners and being
able to ask for forgiveness is the first step in a decisive response to the
question that Jesus asks each of us directly: “are you with...
Cardinal Müller: Can't receive Communion? You can still participate in Church's life
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am Cologne, Germany, Mar 3, 2016 / 06:30 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A focus on the reception of Holy Communion by the divorced-and-remarried misses the larger point of pastoral care:...
The martyr who haunted Elizabeth I
Catholic Herald - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am Edmund Campion by Gerard Kilroy, Ashgate, £80
Of all the Elizabethan martyrs undoubtedly the most illustrious is St Edmund Campion. A deeply holy and internationally respected...
Why Catholics can’t agree on Brexit
Catholic Herald - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am In 1933 a German dissident named Konrad Adenauer was placed under house arrest by the Nazis. A devout Catholic, he took the opportunity to study the Church’s social teaching.
In...
Evangelisation: the next frontier
Catholic Herald - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am Welcome to the future. After decades of hype and expectation, “virtual reality” headsets are about to go from sci-fi gadgets to top of your shopping wishlist. Facebook founder...
We should not be too hasty in condemning the Pharisees
Catholic Herald - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am “The Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man,’ they said, ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’”
The most consistent complaint against Jesus was that he not only welcomed...
Thomas Aquinas College, ‘Antidote’ for the Educational Crises of the ‘60s and ‘70s
Catholic Education Daily - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:30 am When four friends came together in the late 1960s, they had a daring idea: to create a new liberal arts college from scratch that would respond to the growing problems and waning...
Minnesota Federal Judge Creating Innovative Deradicalization Program Aimed At ISIL Recruits
The Religion Clause - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:18 am The Minneapolis Star Tribune and MPR News reported yesterday that Minnesota federal district judge Michael J. Davis is setting up an innovative Terrorism Disengagement and...
Pope Francis: recognize sinfulness to receive God's mercy
News.va - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:15 am (Vatican Radio) Only if our hearts are open and we recognize ourselves as sinners can we receive God’s mercy. That’s the message Pope Francis imparted to the faithful gathered...
Holy See and Prime Minister of Timor ratify key agreement
News.va - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis Thursday met with Timor Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo at the Apostolic Palace. In the meeting the leaders exchanged agreements signed last August...
Suit Challenges Cross Decals On Sheriff's Office Patrol Cars
The Religion Clause - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:10 am The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit yesterday against a Texas sheriff who placed 8-inch tall Latin cross decals on six county law enforcement vehicles. The complaint...
IRS Releases Financial Data On Charities From 2012 Returns
The Religion Clause - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:05 am The Internal Revenue Service in its recently-released Statistics of Income (Winter 2016) discloses extensive financial data regarding Nonprofit Charitable Organizations and Donor-...
Tech Talk: Post-ing Your Way to a Presentation
CatholicMom.com - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:00 am I am not a linear thinker, especially when I am planning. Most especially when I am planning something creative. Like many writers, I have certain pens for certain tasks, and when...
Church Wins In RLUIPA "Equal Terms" Challenge To Redevelopment Zone Limits
The Religion Clause - Mar 3, 2016 at 6:00 am In Summit Church v. Randolph County Development Authority, (ND WV, March 2, 2016), a West Virginia federal district court held that the Randolph County (WV) Development Authority...
Spanish-American Day: 970 Spanish fidei donum priests on mission in Latin America.
News.va - Mar 3, 2016 at 5:57 am Madrid – Next Sunday, 6 March, "Latin-American Day" with this year’s theme "Prophets of Marcy", is promoted by the Missions Commission of the Spanish Catholic Bishops’ Conference...
Pontifical council publishes guide to Confession
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 3, 2016 at 5:52 am The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has published a pastoral guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation as “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative ...
Saint Mary’s College of Calif. Hosts Roundtable of Same-Sex Marriage Activists
Catholic Education Daily - Mar 3, 2016 at 5:43 am Saint Mary’s College of California hosted a roundtable discussion on Monday night “exploring the intersections of LGBT, Religion, Race, Gender and Ethnicity” featuring four...
