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Crippling disease brought this priest to the confessional – and then sainthood
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 6, 2016 at 1:00 pm Rome, Italy, Feb 6, 2016 / 12:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Rome is abuzz this week with the arrival of Padre Pio’s body for the Jubilee of Mercy. But many are likely scratching their...
High Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity? A Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2016 at 12:30 pm
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Readings for February 7, 2016: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common...
Weekend think piece: The 'Passion' that looms over the historic Rome-Moscow meeting
GetReligion - Feb 6, 2016 at 11:10 am First things first: Click play on the above YouTube. Now begin reading.
As you would expect, I have received quite a bit of email during the past 24 hours linked to my GetReligion...
Mercy as Revealed in the Cross and Resurrection of Christ
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2016 at 11:00 am
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The problem of suffering has caused many to leave the Faith, but Fr. Josh Johnson uses this Jubilee Year of Mercy to show how...
Promoter of Justice delivers report
News.va - Feb 6, 2016 at 9:00 am (Vatican Radio) The Vatican's Promoter of Justice, Gian Piero Milano, issued a report Saturday to inaugurate the 81st year of the Vatican's judicial tribunal.
In the report Milano...
Saints in 16 Book Club: Chapters 9 and 10
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2016 at 9:00 am Welcome to the Saints in 16 Book Club! We’re reading My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live , by Maria Morera Johnson.
I’m privileged to have...
WDTPRS: 5th Ordinary Sunday – A clear and certain trumpet
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 6, 2016 at 8:38 am This Sunday’s Collect is in the pre-Conciliar Missal for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany. Our prayer presents imagery of a family and, on the other hand, a group of dutiful...
Politico Blasts Kasich as "No Moderate" on Abortion. When Will The Same Hillary Headline Run?
Creative Minority Report - Feb 6, 2016 at 8:33 am Politico ran a headline, screaming that "On Abortion, Kasich is No Moderate." The lede reads:John Kasich is hoping for a candidacy-saving showing in New Hampshire on Tuesday by...
Manila Orientation: #UnboundAdventure Philippines Journal
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2016 at 8:22 am To enjoy all of my Philippines Journal entries and travel with me and Unbound, click here.
Tonight, we had our first real “bonding experience” as a group when all of the members...
Abuse survivor no longer working with Vatican commission
Vatican Insider - Feb 6, 2016 at 7:49 am One of the most outspoken members of the commission advising Pope Francis on issues relating to clergy sexual abuse is no longer actively working with the group, the Vatican has...
How to watch the Super Bowl with a clean conscience
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 6, 2016 at 7:35 am Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2016 / 07:59 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Controversy has erupted in recent weeks over a beloved American pastime
and – considering the risk it poses – whether or...
Cardinal Turkson attends conference in Qom, Iran
News.va - Feb 6, 2016 at 7:33 am (Vatican Radio) The President of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, Cardinal Peter Turkson, is in Iran for a conference on the role of religion in Justice and Peace...
Blue Birds and Belly Flops
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2016 at 7:00 am By NDPettit (2013) via Morguefile.
One of the delights of living a single life in silence is hearing the change in the songs of song birds. I had noticed over the past week that...
What Do Catholics Believe About Icons? Talk in Philadelphia, Saturday, February 13
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 6, 2016 at 7:00 am I have been invited to speak at the International Institute for Culture in Philadelphia next Saturday evening, February 13th. The talk is entitled, What Do Catholic Believe About...
How to watch the Super Bowl with a clean conscience
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 6, 2016 at 6:59 am Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2016 / 05:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Controversy has erupted in recent weeks over a beloved American pastime and – considering the risk it poses – whether or...
Card. Parolin addresses Gregorian conference on celibacy
News.va - Feb 6, 2016 at 6:41 am
(Vatican Radio) The Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, delivered the keynote address on Saturday morning at a conference being hosted by the Pontifical...
Padre Pio was a true 'servant of mercy,' Pope Francis says
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 6, 2016 at 6:41 am Vatican City, Feb 6, 2016 / 06:57 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Saturday Pope Francis said that St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given their entire life in the service...
Is religion good or bad for society? Two experts debate
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 6, 2016 at 6:07 am Boulder, Colo., Feb 6, 2016 / 06:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
An auditorium on the campus of the University of Colorado bustled with hundreds of people as a crowd of students and non-...
Padre Pio was a true 'servant of mercy,' Pope Francis says
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 6, 2016 at 5:57 am Vatican City, Feb 6, 2016 / 04:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Saturday Pope Francis said that St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given their entire life in the service...
On Family Day, the God of Surprises surprised Pope Bergoglio and Prime-Minister Renzi (by Antonio Socci)
Rorate Coeli - Feb 6, 2016 at 5:46 am RENZI AND POPE BERGOGLIO (along with others) TAKEN ABACK BY THE PEOPLE OF FAMILY DAY“The Surprises From The Holy Spirit”Antonio Socci“Libero” January 31, 2016There are those who...
