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Marco Rubio: “Life Begins at Conception and is Worthy of Protection”
LifeNews.com - Feb 14, 2016 at 10:03 am During last night’s Republican presidential debate, pro-life Florida Sen. Marco Rubio laid out his agenda for the kind of nation he wants to see and one he will try to lead the...
Catholic Children's Choirs
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 14, 2016 at 9:53 am Following my recent post about the importance of opportunities for Catholic choristers, a number of readers have been in touch to ask for information about Children's Choirs. I...
Ted Cruz: Judges Matter. Just One Supreme Court Judge Could Strike Down Every Pro-Life Law
LifeNews.com - Feb 14, 2016 at 9:41 am During last night’s Republican presidential debate, Ted Cruz pointed out the importance of the Supreme Court in light of the passing of pro-life Supreme Court Justice Antonin...
Defamation Suit Stemming From Ground Zero Mosque Plans Dismissed
The Religion Clause - Feb 14, 2016 at 9:38 am Forras v. Rauf, (DC Cir., Feb. 12, 2016), is another installment in the battle that began in 2010 over plans to build the so-called "Ground-Zero Mosque" near the site of the 2001...
Pope greets crowds outside Apostolic Nunciature for second consecutive night
News.va - Feb 14, 2016 at 9:10 am
(Vatican Radio) For the second time in two nights, Pope Francis greeted crowds outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Mexico City on Saturday.
After returning to the residence after...
Donald Trump: “Planned Parenthood Does Wonderful Things, But Not When It Comes to Abortion”
LifeNews.com - Feb 14, 2016 at 8:26 am During Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate, businessman Donald Trump, who is running as a pro-life candidate, repeated a line that has had pro-life people concerned...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Feb 14, 2016 at 8:25 am In Gupton v. Wright, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14730 (WD VA, Feb. 6, 2016), a Virginia federal district court dismissed an inmate's complaint that authorities denied publications and...
Ted Cruz: Donald Trump Supports Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood. Trump: He’s a Liar
LifeNews.com - Feb 14, 2016 at 8:12 am Ted Cruz and Donald Trump skirmished over taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood in last night’s Republican presidential debate. Cruz made the claim that Trump was a long-time...
Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, February 21, 2016, Year C
Big C Catholics - Feb 14, 2016 at 7:54 am Fr. Charles Irvin
Senior Priest
Diocese of Lansing
(Click here for today’s readings)
Fr Lombardi on Pope's private prayer to Virgin of Guadalupe
News.va - Feb 14, 2016 at 7:36 am
(Vatican Radio) One highlight of Pope Francis’ first full day in Mexico on Saturday was Holy Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
The shrine of the Virgin of...
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Communio - Feb 14, 2016 at 7:09 am Cyril and Methodius are as it were the connecting links or spiritual bridge between the Eastern and Western traditions, which both come together in the one great Tradition of the...
Pope in Mexico: Mass in Ecatepec shanty town
News.va - Feb 14, 2016 at 6:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis heads to the rough, crime-ridden neighborhood of Ecatepec - part of Mexico City’s suburbs - to celebrate Mass with people “on the periphery” on...
Pope Francis names new Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 14, 2016 at 6:27 am Vatican City, Feb 14, 2016 / 06:27 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Slovenia-born Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic will be the Holy See's next Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, a...
Scourge of human trafficking slowly moving out of the shadows
Franciscan Media - Feb 14, 2016 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Even though slavery has been off the books in the United States for more than 150 years, the practice still exists in this country -- and elsewhere.
Precise...
The Benedictus Residential Summer School 2016
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 14, 2016 at 4:56 am Benedictus, the Catholic Liberal Arts College, is running its third residential Summer School in Kensington, London UK from 31 July to 13 August. Benedictus was founded by Dr...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 14, 2016 - 1st Sunday of Lent
CatholicMom.com - Feb 14, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 4, 1-13 – First Sunday of Lent
As we start Lent, we are being called to enter into the wilderness with Jesus. The Church gives us 40 days to join Jesus in the...
CW302: Lent: Catholic Calisthenics
SQPN - Podcast Network - Feb 14, 2016 at 2:43 am In this episode: Maria Johnson, Jeff Nielsen, Fr. Cory Sticha
Winter snow; Ash Wednesday ashes; Pope Francis, Movie Star? Lenten fasting rules and Lenten spiritual practices;...
Catholic Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia dies aged 79
Catholic Herald - Feb 14, 2016 at 2:38 am Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, has died of apparent natural causes at a resort in West Texas. He was 79.
Scalia, a...
Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Herald - Feb 14, 2016 at 1:07 am On Saturday Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
After celebrating the first Mass of his papal...
LENTCAzT 05: 1st Sunday of Lent: The salvific sense of sin
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 14, 2016 at 12:01 am
It is the 1st Sunday 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 discipline...
