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Marriage According to 10 Couples
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:29 pm This Valentine’s Day I wanted to dive deeper than the box of chocolates. I asked some of my favorite couples, who have been married from a range of less than a year to 30+ years,...
“Love in Action”: Thoughts on Francis and Kirill in Cuba
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:22 pm When I see this picture, I am reminded of something the late Pope Saint John Paul II said; “The Church must breathe with her two lungs!” In another apostolic letter, Orientale...
Five Lessons from Christ’s time in the Wilderness
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:04 pm In the Gospel of Sunday of the First Week of Lent, we are given a lesson of what it takes for us to attain salvation through the saving work of Jesus Christ. “Filled with the Holy...
Daily Lenten Reflection — Come, Blessed of My Father
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:03 pm “Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you...
Daily Lenten Reflection — Into New Life
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:03 pm “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit; in...
Pope Caps First Day in Mexico Visiting With Our Lady of Guadalupe
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:02 pm Exuberant strains of mariachi music, excited shouts of pilgrims and words of politicians, ecclesiastics and even Pope Francis himself all gave way to silence Saturday evening in...
Singles: Don’t Pray Away Your Desire for Love
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:02 pm Valentine’s Day, a holiday that’s approached with fear and trembling by single people everywhere, is impossible to ignore. Flowers and jewelry are all over the internet and...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 8:1
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1) Print this entry
Photos of Pope Francis’ Visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:01 pm On February 13th, 2016, Pope Francis traveled to Our Lady of Guadalupe Basiclica, in which the actual image of the Blessed Mother is housed, to celebrate Mass. Aleteia’s own Marko...
What’s the Point of World Marriage Day?
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm Cynics already mock Valentine’s Day as a marketing-driven campaign that generated $18.9 billion last year. Why do we need spin-off events like World Marriage Day, which also comes...
A Year in the Word: He’s Not Our Friend, He’s Our Father
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 11:00 pm Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord!—Psalm 27:14 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground...
Israel Supreme Court Says Public-Funded Mikvehs Must Be Open To Reform and Conservative Conversions
The Religion Clause - Feb 13, 2016 at 9:30 pm According to Haaretz and Times of Israel, last Thursday a 3-justice panel of Israel's Supreme Court held that state-funded mikvehs (ritual bath facilities) operated by Orthodox-...
Justice Scalia Dies; Author of Smith Decision
The Religion Clause - Feb 13, 2016 at 9:06 pm U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died today at age 79. The New York Times eulogized him as a justice whose "transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize...
The unscripted message of Pope Francis in Mexico
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 13, 2016 at 8:41 pm Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 13, 2016 / 07:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Upon arriving in Mexico the evening of Feb. 12, Pope Francis traveled to the Apostolic Nunciature, where he spent...
WATCH: The Long Silence of the Pope Before the Virgin of Guadalupe
Aleteia - Feb 13, 2016 at 8:10 pm Pope Francis had asked for a few private moments to reverence the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After gifting the image with yellow roses, as is his habit, the...
Coronation of the Most Holy Virgin of Guadalupe
News.va - Feb 13, 2016 at 7:50 pm (Vatican Radio) At the conclusion of Holy Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis led the faithful in the Rite of Coronation of the image of the Most Holy...
It's impossible to praise or attack Justice Scalia without covering his Catholic faith
GetReligion - Feb 13, 2016 at 7:10 pm This is an ironic day in American political life, a day in which lots of labels are being tossed around by journalists -- in some cases, once again, with little thought given to...
Pope at Mass in Mexico city: Mary tells us that those who suffer do not weep in vain
News.va - Feb 13, 2016 at 7:01 pm (Vatican Radio) On the first full day of his visit to Mexico, Pope Francis, celebrated Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.The shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, is...
See Pope Francis pray before Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 13, 2016 at 6:52 pm Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 13, 2016 / 05:52 pm (CNA).- After Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis spent some time in prayer before the image of Our Lady.
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Mitch McConnell: Senate Will Not Vote On Scalia Replacement “Until We Have a New President”
LifeNews.com - Feb 13, 2016 at 6:48 pm In excellent news for the pro-life movement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said tonight that the Senate will not take up a vote on a replacement for deceased pro-life...