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A Mother Who Comforts the Afflicted
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:04 pm There was no evidence of misery or pain. Her sleeping face was still, the fever invisible and her riotous bowels at rest. Earlier in the day, her small head had leaned against my...
No Matter Where I Am, a Catholic Church Is Always Home
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:04 pm 6) Plan a mini pilgrimage to a local shrine; make an effort along the way to live the corporal work of mercy of “welcoming the stranger” as Christ. —56 Ways to Be Merciful in the...
A Bishop Who Tweets, Podcasts, and Talks to the Flock From His Car
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:03 pm Bishop Christopher J. Coyne became bishop of the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, a little over a year ago, arriving from Indiana where he was Bishop for the Southern Region of the...
Real Catholics Love February
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:02 pm I was lecturing rhapsodically about beauty’s power to pierce the defensive shell of today’s world last week when I noticed that my students were having none of it. I stopped, and...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:02 pm “The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become...
Encountering the Word — Ephesians 1:7-10
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us...
Twisting Jesus’ Last 7 Words
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:00 pm The thing with preaching is to preach from the Scripture text. No more, but certainly no less. Textual engagement can generate surprise, some little bit of awe, and sometimes old...
Lift Your Glass: A Song for the Feast of St. Brigid
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:00 pm Oh when the saints go marching in, they will behold a lake of beer and they all will dive right in. Today is February 1, St. Brigid’s feast day, and to celebrate the occasion we...
In Defense of Screen Time
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:00 pm I have a confession to make: I let my kids have as much screentime as they want. Okay, that’s not completely true. There are a few limits. No screens allowed before school in...
Being Old, Ill and Frail Is a Gift
Aleteia - Jan 31, 2016 at 11:00 pm “Bless you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” I prayed as I made the Sign of the Cross three times on Daddy’s forehead the night before last. He...
Just Fiction, It's Not Real
Saint Louis Catholic - Jan 31, 2016 at 8:09 pm "In the case of the archbishop, there had been no evident moral corruption in his face and manner. There was a softness about him, however, a gentleness that lacked real strength...
Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 7, 2016, Year C
Big C Catholics - Jan 31, 2016 at 8:00 pm Jesus Preaches in a boat [Jésus prèche dans une barque], James Tissot, c. 1890.
Fr. Charles Irvin
Senior Priest
Diocese of Lansing
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Simon Peter...
ASK FATHER: Deny Protestants Communion? Exempt them from the collection!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 31, 2016 at 7:58 pm From a reader…
If Protestants aren’t allowed to receive communion maybe they should not be allowed to put money in the collection plate either. Somehow I think an exception will...
Martyrs of Korea
Communio - Jan 31, 2016 at 6:46 pm The Catholic Church in Korea is atypical because it was established and sustained by the laity. The missionary impulse of Catholicism was not a clergy enterprise but a lay one....
Interview with the only Bishop to take part at Rome's "Family Day" - "It's easy for the other bishops not to be here"
Rorate Coeli - Jan 31, 2016 at 6:14 pm Bishop on the battlefield says: too easy not to expose oneselfSerena SartiniIl GiornaleJanuary 31st 2016The Archbishop of Campobasso scolds his absent colleagues and appeals to...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/02/16
Catholic Herald - Jan 31, 2016 at 6:01 pm God “holds out His hand to draw us back from the abyss”, Pope Francis said at the Angelus on Sunday (full video).
The Eucharist is “a school of humble service”, the Pope said in a...
Weekend think piece: Yes, some evangelicals are ready to smash GOP, but why?
GetReligion - Jan 31, 2016 at 4:30 pm
It's the faith-based question that almost everyone is asking right now about the madness in the culturally conservative wing of the Republican Party.
What are lots of those...
25 Inspiring Quotations From Saint John Bosco
Big C Catholics - Jan 31, 2016 at 1:36 pm In honor of Saint John Bosco's feast day, here are twenty-five quotations from the priest and gifted teacher who was a father to the fatherless.
Without confidence and love, there...
Saint Geminianus of Modena
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 31, 2016 at 1:00 pm Today is the feast day of Saint Geminianus, the patron Saint of the small but lovely city of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Not very much is known about Geminianus...
