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Reminder: Three O’clock on Fridays is the Hour of Great Mercy
Big C Catholics - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:59 am The Divine Mercy Image
At three o'clock on Fridays we solemnly remember Christ's death on the cross. In that moment, the redeeming ministry of our Savior culminated in the...
While Some Push Abortion, This Mom is “Blessed” to Have Two Daughters With Microcephaly
LifeNews.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:57 am A small but growing number of families and disability rights advocates are pushing back against abortion activists calls to legalize abortion for disabled babies in South America...
Bishops release novena for single Catholics ahead of St Valentine’s Day
Catholic Herald - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:45 am This bishops of England and Wales have composed a novena prayer to support single people seeking a spouse ahead of St Valentine’s Day.
The 3rd-century saint’s day is celebrated on...
WDTPRS 1st Sunday of Lent (2002MR): The sacrament of Lent
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:45 am The Roman Station for the 1st Sunday of Lent is St. John Lateran.
COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (2002MR):Concede nobis, omnipotens Deus,
ut, per annua quadragesimalis exercitia sacramenti...
The Condom Crew comes to call
LifeSiteNews - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:41 am If there is one thing pro-life activists should take encouragement from, it is the sorry state of what passes for the pro-choice 'movement' these days.
Shoeshiner-turned-journalist polishes Francis’ shoes on board papal flight to Cuba
Vatican Insider - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:35 am At one point during the papal flight from Rome to Cuba a Mexican journalist suddenly stooped down to polish the Pope’s shoes. Why? “My family was poor and when I was a child,” the...
Cruz Criticizes Trump: He’s Been Pro-Abortion for 60 Years, How Can We Trust Him Now?
LifeNews.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:34 am Put Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in the category of those pro-life advocates who question the sincerity of Donald Trump’s pro-life conversion on abortion. During a...
UN stamps celebrate homosexuality, gay parenting, transexualism
LifeSiteNews - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:15 am The stamps were unveiled in the atrium of the General Assembly Hall before a massive painting of naked figures swaying around a fire and a nude statue of Poseidon with...
How to Be Single
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:12 am NEW YORK — There’s a disconcerting moral snag in “How to Be Single” (Warner Bros.), an otherwise appealing, if slightly raunchy, romantic comedy.
This ethical stumbling block...
Simon & Schuster Drops Successful Author Nick Cole Because His Next Book Might be Pro-Life
LifeNews.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:00 am It is a sad fact that in a culture as liberal as America’s is today, a pro-life message is enough to prevent a major publisher from publishing a book. Author Nick Cole realized...
Post-viability abortion bans fail in New Mexico
LifeSiteNews - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:00 am The committee votes fell along a bipartisan 5-4 vote.
Franklin Graham faces ire after rallying Georgians to fight gender ideology and gay ‘marriage’
LifeSiteNews - Feb 12, 2016 at 9:00 am The renowned evangelist referred to same-sex 'marriage' as 'the great sin' and encouraged Christians to become active in electoral politics.
Find passion in what you believe
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:56 am “Is that all there is?” It’s an old song but an even older question. “Is that all there is?” I saw a commercial on TV the other evening. A well-dressed, 60-ish man was telling the...
‘What color purple will you wear?’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:54 am In 1982, Alice Walker wrote “The Color Purple,” recalling the life of a young black woman. During this time of Lent, the Catholic Church could also write a book; ours would be “...
Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give pope gifts
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:52 am ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO HAVANA — Making his 12th trip abroad, Pope Francis was accustomed to collecting interview requests, notes and gifts from the journalists who travel on...
Pro-Abortion University Staffer Who Called for Raping Pro-Life College Students Won’t Face Discipline
LifeNews.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:51 am Just a few days after Purdue University staffer Jamie Newman allegedly threatened online to rape pro-life women, the university announced that it will not take action against him...
Peter's Denial
CatholicMom.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:30 am Copyright 2016 Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp
But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.61 And the...
Rome meets Russian Orthodoxy: Media bury role of religious persecution in historic summit
GetReligion - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:30 am
Did you hear about the historic meeting that will occur today between the media superstar Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Orthodox Church of Moscow and All...
We are all entitled to our political views: but should the US elections be so angry and so personal?
Catholic Herald - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:23 am I have a confession to make. Well, it’s the beginning of Lent, so that’s appropriate maybe, though this isn’t one for the box: which is why I make it not to a priest but to any of...
Plan for Northern Ireland abortion expansion meets stunning defeat
LifeSiteNews - Feb 12, 2016 at 8:13 am Abortion advocates 'are getting more and more vociferous,' warned a pro-life leader. 'This issue will not go away.'