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Bishop Olmsted Calls Men Into the Breach
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:10 am
A father’s prodigal love and approval fill the space carved into our being by the finger of our Creator. Boy or girl, man or woman, all, and no matter the age, thirst for it. Our...
Former Vatican doctrinal official installed as first ever bishop to lead the ordinariate
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:10 am Envoys of the Vatican along with dozens of US Catholic prelates gathered this week at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston for the historic installation of Bishop...
The Origins of Modern Materialism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:00 am
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia famously describes and praises the quality of mercy. I probably recall this monologue readily because I had to commit it to memory for...
“God does not seek to lean on his own merits or the glories of others”
Vatican Insider - Feb 5, 2016 at 2:00 am The Lord triumphs through humility. “The style of God is not the style of man.” This is illustrated by the death of one of the greatest prophets, John the Baptist, who paved the...
'Justice has been served' – Bishop Conley on why he invited Bishop Finn to Lincoln
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 5, 2016 at 1:29 am Lincoln, Neb., Feb 5, 2016 / 01:29 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln defended his decision to allow Bishop Robert Finn, former bishop of Kansas City, Mo., to...
Journalist with microcephaly slams abortion push in Brazil
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 5, 2016 at 1:08 am Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb 5, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the wake of the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas, one woman born with microcephaly – which is suspected to be...
Vinyl Records and Going To Mass
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Feb 5, 2016 at 12:00 am Over the past number of years the music industry has seen resurgence in its demand for vinyl records. What can this resurgence tell us about the search for authenticity and ritual...
Find out what everyone needs you to do this year
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:04 pm I had known for some time that I needed to make a retreat. I had found plenty of excuses not to go—I don’t have time, I don’t have any major decisions to discern right now,...
The Bishop Who Wants to Bring Great Books to the Midwest
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:04 pm In a recent essay, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., shared with readers how great literature had a profound impact on his life. Now, he is striving to bring the gifts of...
Pope Asks for Time Alone in Mexico Before Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:03 pm Mexico City is one of the most populated—and densely populated—cities in the world. And when Pope Francis visits Mexico next week, his schedule will be packed with Masses,...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Francis
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:02 pm “Today, as the Church seeks to experience a profound missionary renewal, there is a kind of preaching which falls to each of us as a daily responsibility. It has to do with...
10 Things to Fast From This Lent Instead of Chocolate
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:02 pm Chocolate, candy, and sweets are common Lenten sacrifices, but giving up the same thing every year can begin to feel like a routine rather than a sacrifice. Fasting should be a...
Photo of the Day: February 5, 2016
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:01 pm Read more about Manning on Aleteia HERE See more photos here.
Encountering the Word — Revelation 22:4
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “They shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4) Print this entry
The Power of a Beautiful Old Church
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm Like any restless idealist, the host of “Brain Games” Jason Silva has some dubious ideas about mankind, which he sees as hurtling toward a “technologically-mediated” utopia where...
Abortion Advocates Ramping Up Legal Efforts in Age of Zika
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm Someone once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” In Brazil, advocates of legal abortion have apparently been presented with a crisis. Legal scholars in Brasília, the...
“In God We Trust” Isn’t Worth Fighting Over
Aleteia - Feb 4, 2016 at 11:00 pm This time the war isn’t about Christmas. It’s about what’s on your money, the motto―In God We Trust. That’s a line lifted from the national anthem, but I don’t suppose many people...
The Upside of Zika
Creative Minority Report - Feb 4, 2016 at 10:29 pm There are some who seem pretty thrilled with the outbreak of Zika because it's given new life to the anti-life crowd. The somewhat new virus has reinvigorated the tired old...
EU joins voices labeling ISIS actions a 'genocide'
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 4, 2016 at 8:24 pm Strasbourg, France, Feb 4, 2016 / 07:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The European Parliament on Thursday declared that genocide is taking place in the Middle East against Christians,...
Op-Ed: "The Conversation that must be had: a genuine Theological debate about the Church and the World"
Rorate Coeli - Feb 4, 2016 at 7:20 pm by Fr. Richard G. CipollaWhat is so sorely needed in the Church today is genuine theological debate about important issues both within the Church and also within the world. And...
