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Pope warns religious against becoming attached to money because of decline in vocations
Vatican Insider - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:58 am Pope Francis warned the 5,000 men and women religious whom he received in an audience for the conclusion of the Year of Consecrated Life, against becoming forming an attachment to...
After 29 Years of Killing Babies in Abortions, Scott Abortion Clinic in Toronto Will Finally Close
LifeNews.com - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:57 am After 29 years of abortions, the notorious Scott abortion facility in Toronto, Canada has closed. The place that long opposed peaceful pro-life protesters announced the closing on...
D.C. Circuit Revives Holocaust Survivors' Expropriation Claims Against Hungary
The Religion Clause - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:54 am In Simon v. Republic of Hungary, (DC Cir., Jan. 29, 2015), the C.C. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed 14 Holocaust survivors to move ahead with claims against Hungary and the...
Heh. Trump Tries to Put Money on Communion Plate
Creative Minority Report - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:53 am No words. Just no words do this insanity justice.The New York Post:In a show of solidarity with the evangelical Christians who dominate the GOP caucuses, Donald Trump began the...
Candace Cameron Bure: “Unborn Babies Cannot Defend Themselves and I Will Always Defend Them”
LifeNews.com - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:45 am This past year, in the midst of a raging abortion debate, many celebrities have spoken up and offered their support to the abortion business Planned Parenthood. Yet several...
This St. Valentine's Day, we're going to a meeting
CatholicMom.com - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:30 am Courtesy of Heather Anderson Renshaw. All rights reserved.
Barring any unforeseen illnesses, childcare snafus, or general mishaps, my beloved and I will spend the afternoon on St...
Rolling Stone searches for theological cornerstone in X-Files and, alas, drops the ball
GetReligion - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:30 am
I was never addicted to the X-Files back in its classic era, but I was almost always aware of what was going on in the series because of updates from my Milligan College students...
Books blog: Pius XII wanted Hitler gone, but he didn’t plot to have him killed
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:28 am You might have thought that it’s not possible to publish yet another book on the subject of Pius XII and his behaviour, silent or otherwise, during the last war. However, Mark...
Mass at Santa Marta- There is no humility without humiliation
News.va - Feb 1, 2016 at 8:08 am There can be neither humility nor holiness
without taking the path of humiliation. Francis spoke of this truth as he
recalled the story of David during Mass at Santa Marta on...
Don't Turn the Channel
The Reason for Our Hope - Feb 1, 2016 at 7:00 am I love it when young children ask me how old I am. They think I'm ancient to begin with, and it's fun to lend credence to that thought. I usually tell them I was born in the mid-...
Cardinal Nichols mourns Sir Terry Wogan
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:57 am Cardinal Vincent has mourned the death of Sir Terry Wogan, who died on Sunday after a short battle with cancer.
In a tweet, the Archbishop of Westminster said he joined millions...
Why there's a backlash against solitary confinement in US prisons
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:56 am Washington D.C., Feb 1, 2016 / 06:56 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Kalief Browder was 16 years old when he entered the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York, awaiting trial for...
Millions turn out for Mass during Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:42 am Cebu City, Philippines, Feb 1, 2016 / 06:42 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Massive crowds estimated in the millions took part in the Masses and liturgical processions of the eight-day...
“God forgives but the wounds of corruption are difficult to heal”
Vatican Insider - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:18 am There is only one way to sainthood: humility. The path of humility cannot be undertaken without accepting humiliation along the way. The Lord forgives sin but “the wounds of...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:05 am From SSRN:
Imen Gallala-Arndt, The Impact of Religion in Interreligious Custody Disputes: Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian Approaches, (American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol...
Prayer Corner: February 1, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:00 am
Welcome to the CatholicMom.com Prayer Corner!
In this space, readers are invited to share their prayer intentions and give thanks for prayers answered. When requesting prayer,...
Suit Over Chabad House In Historic District Survives Almost All Motions To Dismiss
The Religion Clause - Feb 1, 2016 at 6:00 am Chabad Lubavitch of Litchfield County, Inc. v. Borough of Litchfield, Connecticut, (D CT, Jan. 27, 2016), a decision on remand from the 2nd Circuit, is the latest installment in...
Pope: humility, holiness come with humiliation
News.va - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:35 am
(Vatican Radio) Humility is the way of holiness. That’s what Pope Francis said in his Homily at Monday morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope focused on the story of...
The Blessing of Curses
Dominicana - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:30 am If you are public with your faith in today’s cultural climate, you probably know what it’s like to be cursed. Opportunities for civil debate seem few and far between when making...
Cardinal Nichols: value-free education leaves teens susceptible to terrorist recruitment
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:21 am In a lengthy address to Catholic secondary school leaders, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster warned that a values-free education that emphasizes student choice has been...
