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Understanding the Martins: 19th-Century France
CatholicMom.com - Feb 15, 2016 at 8:30 am With the recent canonization of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin, the Martin family and their correspondence has been in the limelight. Their sizeable collection of letters give us a...
In silence before la Morenita
News.va - Feb 15, 2016 at 8:15 am The Pope’s long silent prayer before the
unique and greatly venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, was
inspiring. The important moment was hoped for...
New York Times (#saywhat) interrupts papal tour for a dash of 'Da Vinci Code'
GetReligion - Feb 15, 2016 at 8:11 am After a shallow and at times confusing dip into church history and the theological clout of Vladimir Putin -- coverage of the summit of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow...
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:50 am Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation?
Let us know.
I spoke about frequent examination of conscience, principle faults,...
If freedom of speech continues to be eroded, the future will be bleak for the Church
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:38 am Spare a thought for Peter Tatchell, the well known campaigner. He’s recently been accused of being a racist and a “transphobe” by a student activist, who has offered no real...
The Pope calls Mexican bishops to face the challenges of migration and drug trafficking - With prophetic courage
News.va - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:37 am
“Only a Church able to shelter the faces of
men and women who knock on her doors will be able to speak to them of God....
We do not need 'princes', but rather a community of the...
You Suggest: help the Fresno Latin Mass Society
Rorate Coeli - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:36 am The Fresno Latin Mass Society asked that we bring this fundraising drive for their new traditional church to our readers' attention:Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,As you may...
Ukrainian Catholic leader: many feel �betrayed' by joint statement of Pope, Russian patriarch
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:27 am In a lengthy interview, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) said that the joint declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill showed two parties operating on...
Those letters between John Paul II and a woman? Not so secret, actually.
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:20 am Vatican City, Feb 15, 2016 / 07:20 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Experts and friends of Pope St. John Paul II responded quickly to a BBC
promotion of a documentary about his friendship...
Union with others
Communio - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:15 am Union with others can only be realized by means of our progress in the spiritual life, and in the measure in which we turn away from all that is external in order to be united...
Learning from a Gentle and Joyful Evangelist
Brandon Vogt - Feb 15, 2016 at 7:00 am
Today we continue our regular series called “Learning from the Saints.” Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...
For Antonin Scalia, faith and work did not conflict
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:54 am Washington D.C., Feb 15, 2016 / 06:54 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of deep Catholic faith who saw his work through the eyes of...
Did a Massachusetts court ruling essentially ban Catholic schools?
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:35 am Boston, Mass., Feb 15, 2016 / 06:45 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A Massachusetts court ruling against a Catholic school may have set a
dangerous precedent that interferes with religious...
BBC to air documentary on St John Paul II’s friendship with a woman
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:26 am The BBC will broadcast a documentary this evening on an alleged close friendship between St John Paul II and a married woman.
The friendship, which appears to have lasted for more...
�We have opted for Jesus and not for the devil,' Pope preaches in Ecatepec
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:21 am On February 14, Pope Francis traveled by helicopter from Mexico City to Ecatepec, a nearby city of 1.7 million.
Preaching at an outdoor Mass, Pope Francis said that Lent is a time...
12-18 February
Vatican Insider - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:11 am Friday 12 February 201612:30 Departure from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport for Mexico CityOfficial ReceptionSaturday 13 February 201609:30 Welcoming ceremony at the National...
Abortion Restrictions In Latin America Remain Despite Zika Virus Spread
The Religion Clause - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:10 am With the Zika virus spreading fast in a number of Latin American countries and the disease's link to microcephaly in newborns, the debate over loosening abortion restrictions is...
Even wounded families are better than isolation, Pope Francis says
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:08 am Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 15, 2016 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Although families today deeply struggle in a society rife with
dysfunction and pain, this fundamental relationship...
Parents Can Move Ahead With Claims Their Daughters Were Lured Into Religious Cult At School
The Religion Clause - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:05 am In Doe v. Mastoloni, (D CT, Feb. 12, 2016), a Connecticut federal district court ruled that parents whose three high-school age daughters were allegedly indoctrinated into a...
Justice Scalia was a fierce opponent of stifling secular group-think
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2016 at 6:03 am The unexpected death of Justice Scalia of the United States Supreme Court, over the weekend, has weaponised still further, if that were possible, the ongoing presidential campaign...
