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The Parable of the Ten Virgins (The Mass Readings Explained)
The Sacred Page - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:56 am My latest video is now out for this upcoming Sunday's Mass on the wise and foolish virgins.
3 Ways to Prepare for the New Year
CatholicMom.com - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:30 am Pixabay (2016), CC0 Public Domain
It’s almost the new year! While we still have several weeks left of 2017, the current liturgical year will be ending soon. On December 3, 2017,...
Sunday 12 November
Vatican Insider - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:29 am 12 pm: The Pope will recite the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square...
Wednesday 8 November
Vatican Insider - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:27 am 9.50 am: The Pope will hold his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square ...
In this moment of crisis, the Church desperately needs good priests
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:12 am Did you hear the first reading at Mass yesterday, the Thirty-First Sunday of the Year, cycle A? Here it is again, in case you missed it. It comes from the prophet Malachi. I am a...
Pope at Mass: God's gifts are irrevocable
News.va - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:04 am (Vatican Radio) When God gives a gift, it is irrevocable: He does not give something one day, and take it away the next. When God calls us, that call remains our whole life. Pope...
The Overemphasis on “New” and “Renewed”
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 6, 2017 at 7:00 am Liturgiam Authenticam defended the principle that the substantial unity of the Roman Rite must prevail, plainly and evidently, in and through the plurality of expressions of it...
OSV's top reads — November 6
OSV Daily Take - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:58 am 1. All things spooky (In Focus, Oct. 26, 2014) 2. Be a saint (In Focus, Oct. 29-Nov. 4) 3. The worst sinners who became saints (Faith, July 1, 2012) 4. What every Catholic needs...
Jesus shows that death is not the last word, pope says
Franciscan Media - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:37 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hope in the Lord’s promise of everlasting life does not disappoint, Pope Francis said.
“God is faithful and our hope in him is not in vain.” the pope said in...
AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar on the massacre in the US church: all religions forbid to shed innocent blood
News.va - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:35 am Cairo - Violence acts "which desecrate the holiness of places of worship and destroy innocent lives threaten the people's stability and security". And the shedding of innocent...
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Presidential elections on 23 December 2018; the opposition protests: "so Kabila remains in power until January 2019"
News.va - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:23 am Kinshasa - Presidential, legislative, provincial and local elections will be held on December 23, 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "At 6pm, yesterday, Sunday, November 5...
ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch on Hariri's resignation: vigilance over "any sabotage scheme aimed at undermining Lebanon's stability"
News.va - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:00 am Beirut - Following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, "there must be vigilance and full awareness against any sabotage plot or scheme aimed at undermining...
New book reveals details of John Paul I's death
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:00 am Rome, Italy, Nov 6, 2017 / 06:08 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
A new book discloses details and evidence of the death of Pope John Paul I – who died in 1978 after just 33 days in office –...
Why Science Inspires Me To Be A Better Priest.
The Catholic Astronomer - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:00 am
Since I began writing for The Catholic Astronomer, I have had to address many misconceptions about my relationship with the Vatican Observatory. Many times, people presume that...
Recent Articles and Books of Interest
The Religion Clause - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Scott Skinner-Thompson, The First Queer Right, (Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming).
Michael A. Helfand, Implied Consent: A Primer and a Defense, (Connecticut Law Review...
Book Notes: Why I Am Catholic (and You Should Be Too)
CatholicMom.com - Nov 6, 2017 at 6:00 am
I have a great curiosity about conversion stories. Their depth and struggle is one I admire and enjoy hearing about. When Brandon Vogt released his book, Why I Am Catholic (and...
Pope Francis says he urged fellow cardinals to back Benedict XVI in 2005 conclave
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2017 at 5:59 am Pope Francis has revealed that he urged his fellow cardinals to back Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to become Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. He said he had felt that the time was not yet...
At least 10 cathedrals to light up red to remember persecuted Christians
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2017 at 5:44 am More than 30 cathedrals, churches and schools from the west coast of Scotland to the south coast of England have so far pledged to take part in #RedWednesday as the UK prepares to...
How do we help trafficking victims re-enter society? Vatican conference takes a look
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 6, 2017 at 5:21 am Vatican City, Nov 6, 2017 / 05:21 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A Vatican workshop this past weekend drew attention to the vast
challenges faced by victims of human trafficking when...
Victims of Islamic State in focus at UN forum
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 6, 2017 at 5:18 am New York City, N.Y., Nov 6, 2017 / 05:18 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Persecuted religious minorities in Syria and Iraq deserve a better future after suffering at the hands of the Islamic...
