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Brisbane bishop shares brotherly laugh with Pope Francis
The Catholic Leader - Nov 2, 2017 at 1:00 am FORMER Brisbane auxiliary Bishop Joseph Oudeman has finally crossed off meeting Pope Francis from his bucket list just months after retiring from ministry. Despite having been a...
American Catholic Radio for November 6-12, 2017
Franciscan Media - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:30 am American Catholic Radio: Journey With Christ–Faith, Worship, Witness
Week of November 6, 2017 — Program #17-46
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ASK FATHER: Priests don’t say daily Mass in the parish
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:01 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Is it the case that any Masses that a parish priest says, other than on a Sunday, are “private Masses” and, therefore, it is entirely up to him whether...
The Living Dead: Monks, Nuns, and Zombies
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:00 am Today as we celebrate the commemoration of the faithfully departed, Br. Dominic Bouck, O.P reflects on the ways in which our departed faithful were "dead to the world"—not as...
How can I know if my loved one is in heaven?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:00 am How do we know our loved ones are in heaven? For those of us grieving the loss of a loved one, there may be no greater question, and no greater ...
Can those in Purgatory communicate with the living?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:00 am Nestled in Rome just outside the Vatican, a small unassuming museum dedicated to the souls in Purgatory displays simple items such as prayer books ...
No, the saints weren't perfect, but they did this one important thing
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 2, 2017 at 12:00 am Pope Francis marked All Saints' Day Wednesday saying the saints are honored not because they were perfect or did everything right, but because they ...
USCCB official challenges Francis, fired immediately
Rorate Coeli - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:07 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is a house more divided than one could possibly imagine. The pro-life office on the second floor may as well be in the...
London’s tunnel project reveals layers of archaeological finds
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Take an online tour of the historical artifacts unearthed during the city’s big dig.If you were to take out a cross-section beneath London’s streets, you would find an...
This grieving girl witnessed her father travel from purgatory to heaven
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm All because she had three Masses said for the repose of his soul.During the 17th century, a grieving young girl approached Benedictine Abbot Millán de Mirando at the monastery of...
Olympian Shawn Johnson shows the world what it’s like to suffer miscarriage (VIDEO)
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Shawn and husband Andrew East's experience, captured on video, may help other couples who are struggling with the same grief.Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and her husband,...
All Souls Day in Bangladesh
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: November 2, 2017A Sister of the Missionaries of Charity walks in prayer among the tombs in the cemetery of Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the Feast...
Do you want to be counter-cultural? Write a letter
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Writing is profoundly human, and a lost art we need to restore. Almost nobody receives handwritten letters anymore. You pass by your house’s mailbox, and if you’re like most...
How to be Christ to a friend in crisis
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Even Jesus needed help keeping the weight of that cross from crushing Him. Submit all questions to @askkatrina@aleteia.org Dear Katrina, My best friend is like a sister to me and...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s fascinating description of purgatory
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm In "Leaf by Niggle," Tolkien narrates one man's journey into the afterlife. Author J.R.R. Tolkien is well known for describing his Lord of the Rings as, “a fundamentally religious...
Mary Magdalen Bentivoglio: Stubborn enough for saintliness
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Piety doesn’t (and shouldn’t) erase our personalities ...Venerable Mary Magdalen Bentivoglio (1834-1905) was born Annetta, an ordinary little girl—or as ordinary as one can be...
Healing liturgy at Kenmore acknowledges sexual abuse failures of the Church
The Catholic Leader - Nov 1, 2017 at 9:00 pm CATHOLICS from seven parishes in Brisbane’s west have acknowledged the Church’s failing of survivors of sexual abuse during a moving healing liturgy in Kenmore. Parishioners from...
The Russian "Hillary vs. Jesus" Ad Finally Revealed. Wait, Really? This is It?
Creative Minority Report - Nov 1, 2017 at 8:55 pm Well, this is the ad from the Russians that swung the entire election, according to Democrats. For me, I think Jesus has the reach but Hillary has been known to fight dirty.I mean...
Pope denounces “homicidal madness that abuses the name of God”
Aleteia - Nov 1, 2017 at 7:07 pm After Angelus, he prays that the Lord will convert the hearts of terrorists and free the world from hatredToday, on the occasion of All Saints’ Day, Pope Francis led the praying...
The Weekly Francis – Volume 199 – 01 November 2017
The Curt Jester - Nov 1, 2017 at 6:51 pm
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 October 2017 to 1 November 2017.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s...
