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Daily Gospel Reflection for February 17, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 17, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
Implicit in today’s Gospel, we are given this phrase: “Seek and Find.” When you think of this phrase, what comes to mind? The people who gathered...
Vatican astronomer discusses gravitational-wave discovery
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 17, 2016 at 4:18 am Writing in L’Osservatore Romano, the director of the Vatican Observatory discussed the recent detection of gravitational waves about whose existence Albert Einstein ...
Was Muhammad a False Prophet?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 17, 2016 at 4:10 am
Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves (Mt. 7:15).
Would “false prophets” include Muhammad? It’s an impolitic question to...
Safe water, sanitation are focus of papal message for Brazilian Lenten campaign
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 17, 2016 at 4:01 am In a recent message on behalf of the Campaign of Fraternity, the Brazilian bishops’ annual Lenten campaign, Pope Francis welcomed this year’s focus on safe drinking water and ...
How “Progress” Led to the Dehumanization of Man
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 17, 2016 at 4:00 am
The controversy over a Super Bowl ad for a snack chip that allegedly “humanized,” of all things, a pre-born human being highlights the deliberate rejection of reality of the “...
Lenten Musical Oratories and the St Matthew Passion at the London Oratory
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:57 am Lenten Musical Oratories begin this evening at the London Oratory. These services, held at 6.30pm on Wednesday evenings during Lent, last a little over an hour and combine music...
Student-Led Conference at Franciscan to Address the ‘Vocation of Woman’
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:45 am An upcoming conference at Newman Guide-recommended Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio will shed light on the unique vocation of women in the 21st century, and the...
USCCB president's message for papal visit
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:44 am On the fourth day of the Pope’s apostolic journey to Mexico, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a message to Catholics in the United States and...
Patriarch Kirill: Russia, other nations should work jointly against terrorists in Syria
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:25 am The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said that Russia and other nations should work together to combat terrorism in Syria.
“This is a common problem for the whole humanity, and...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/02/16
Catholic Herald - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:19 am Critics of the joint declaration by Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill should be patient as the text involved “much work and difficulties”, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine has said...
Pope Francis loses temper after almost being pulled over by crowd
Catholic Herald - Feb 17, 2016 at 3:16 am Pope Francis lost his temper yesterday in Mexico after a person pulled him so hard he fell onto a child in a wheelchair.
Video footage shows the Pope stopping to greet children at...
Full text: Pope’s speech to Mexico’s youth
Catholic Herald - Feb 17, 2016 at 2:51 am Dear young friends,
Good afternoon. When I arrived in this country I received a warm welcome. I saw something which I have sensed for a long time: the vitality, the joy, and the...
Pope Francis to Mexico’s youth: ‘Jesus calls us to be disciples, not hitmen’
Catholic Herald - Feb 17, 2016 at 2:36 am Jesus never sends anyone out as a hitman, dealing in death, but calls Christians to be his disciples and friends, Pope Francis told Mexico’s youth.
“Today the Lord continues to...
Pope to visit Ciudad Juarez on Mexican Border
News.va - Feb 17, 2016 at 2:15 am
(Vatican Radio) This evening Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Mass, this time in Ciudad Juarez at the end of his six day stay in Mexico. But in the morning his first appointment...
Congressman: Zika virus should inspire care, not fear
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 17, 2016 at 2:00 am Washington D.C., Feb 17, 2016 / 02:11 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Fears of the Zika virus outbreak's possible effects on the health of
women and unborn children should be a motivation to...
Congressman: Zika virus should inspire care, not fear
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 17, 2016 at 1:11 am Washington D.C., Feb 17, 2016 / 12:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fears of the Zika virus outbreak’s possible effects on the health of women and unborn children should be a motivation to...
A decade as an addict
The Catholic Leader - Feb 17, 2016 at 12:17 am RORY Norris promised to stop using heroin when he turned 30. He never asked to be an addict, but addiction has no social boundaries – a kid from a private school in Brisbane born...
LENTCAzT 08 – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent: Ember Days
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 17, 2016 at 12:01 am
It is Wednesday in the 1st Week of Lent.
We have emerged from Lent’s “narthex” into the greater season.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost in your...
Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost?
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Feb 17, 2016 at 12:00 am A new Facebook app that wipes away any trace of a person from your account poses a question: is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? Chris Hazell...
The Loneliness of Lent
Aleteia - Feb 16, 2016 at 11:04 pm Of all the pains that Jesus suffered in his passion, which pained him the most? I suspect it was the pain in his heart and soul. There are limits to immediate physical pain. One...
