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GWK074 Thor: Ragnarok
SQPN - Podcast Network - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:56 am
In this episode: Internet outage; new discoveries at Gizeh; Dinosaurs and sleep; Sci-Fi bargain tips; reviewing Thor Ragnarok; Soundscapes; the iPhone X and more!
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Pope bans sale of cigarettes in Vatican on health grounds
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:52 am Vatican City, Nov 9, 2017 / 06:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a move likely to have some Vatican employees fuming, Pope Francis has decided to ban the sale of cigarettes inside the...
What is it like to be a religious brother?
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:35 am Boston, Mass., Nov 9, 2017 / 07:57 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
When Brother Jim Peterson, OFM Cap., was in middle school and high school, he felt like every time someone prayed for...
Pope Francis bans the sale of cigarettes inside the Vatican
News.va - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:31 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is putting a stop to the sale of cigarettes and tobacco inside Vatican City State.
A statement released on Thursday by Greg Burke, Director of the...
Being THANKFUL vs. Being a Jerk
CatholicMom.com - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:30 am Copyright 2017 Jason Weirich. All rights reserved.
Thanksgiving is this month and everyone is gearing up for gluttony. I am ready to watch football, eat food, and spend time with...
How Cardinal Parolin won the Vatican civil war
Catholic Herald - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:28 am When Cardinal Pietro Parolin was appointed Vatican secretary of state in October 2013, there were rumours that the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia was about to have its wings...
Sebastian Kurz – Europe’s Christian chancellor
Catholic Herald - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:27 am Is Austria rediscovering its Catholic roots? Or is the country moving further away from Christian values under its soon-to-be head of government, Sebastian Kurz? The 31-year-old...
Why would a Catholic flirt with white supremacy?
Catholic Herald - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:25 am Jesus of Nazareth, drawing on Deuteronomy and Leviticus, teaches us the Law of Love. We must love God with our whole heart and our whole being. And we must love our neighbour as...
Daily Reading for Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:17 am Reading 1, Wisdom 2:23--3:9
23 For God created human beings to be immortal, he made them as an image of his own nature;
24 Death came into the world ...
Daily Reading for Monday, November 13th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:17 am Reading 1, Wisdom 1:1-7
1 Love uprightness you who are rulers on earth, be properly disposed towards the Lord and seek him in simplicity of heart;
2 ...
Daily Reading for Sunday, November 12th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:08 am Reading 1, Wisdom 6:12-16
12 Wisdom is brilliant, she never fades. By those who love her, she is readily seen, by those who seek her, she is readily ...
Have you seen the pope’s umbrella in your church?
Aleteia - Nov 9, 2017 at 7:00 am Commonly used in the Church's past, this item now has a symbolic value.Only certain special churches are designated as basilicas, but if you have the chance to visit a basilica,...
What is it like to be a religious brother?
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:57 am Boston, Mass., Nov 9, 2017 / 05:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When Brother Jim Peterson, OFM Cap., was in middle school and high school, he felt like every time someone prayed for...
“A ‘uniform’ Church is no Church”
Vatican Insider - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:53 am “We must build Her and preserve Her. Above all, purify her, starting from oneself. All this must be done to the Church, which, among other things, if she is “uniform”, she is no...
Pope Francis officially declares John Paul I ‘venerable’
Catholic Herald - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:45 am Pope Francis recognized that Pope John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way. The Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision on...
Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:36 am Washington D.C., Nov 9, 2017 / 06:36 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Republican leaders have restored the adoption tax credit to the their federal tax proposal, after a week of criticism...
Tanzanian appointed secretary of Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:29 am Vatican City, Nov 9, 2017 / 06:29 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Archbishop Protase Rugambwa was appointed secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on Thursday. He...
‘Spiritual but not religious’: What does it mean? Survey offers clues
Franciscan Media - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:28 am WASHINGTON (CNS) — It’s almost reached the level of cliche in American society: You ask someone why they don’t go to church, and they reply, “Oh, I’m spiritual but not religious...
Italian Artist Charged With Criminal Blasphemy
The Religion Clause - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:05 am The art blog Hyperallergic this week reports that in Italy, the anonymous artist known as Hogre was arrested and charged with publicly insulting religion in violation of Sec. 403...
Who needs church buildings? A reflection on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
CatholicMom.com - Nov 9, 2017 at 6:00 am By Livioandronico2013 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Readings for November 9, 2017: Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
As a rebellious...