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Daily Gospel Reflection for October 25, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 12:39-48
In this passage Jesus discusses with His disciples the importance of being spiritually ready, with the wonderful example of the home owner who would...
Pope's weekday Mass homily: meditate on Christ's Passion to enter into His mystery (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am Pope Francis began his 10/24 homily by reflecting on the first reading at Mass (Romans 5:12-21).
Vatican diplomat discusses appreciation for Holy See's role at United Nations (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, a Slovenian, represents the Holy See at the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Boko Haram unleashes suicide bombers on Maiduguri, kills 16 (This Day)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am Maiduguri is a predominantly Muslim city in northeastern Nigeria.
1/3 of American young adults don't believe in God (Catholic World Report)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am Bishop Robert Barron discusses this statistic (and other statistics) in a review of a recent book on American youth.
Saudi prince vows to 'eradicate' Islamic extremism (BBC)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 amSyria: shocking images of starving baby reveal impact of food crisis (The Guardian)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am L’Osservatore Romano (10/25 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Nuclear bombers poised to return to 24-hour alert after Trump recalls retired pilots (Newsweek)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am L’Osservatore Romano (10/25 Italian edition) devoted its most prominent front-page coverage to this story.
Pope Francis devotes Wednesday general audience to hope's fulfilment in heaven (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am Click here for a Vatican video of the audience.
263 million children worldwide not in school (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am L’Osservatore Romano (10/25 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Catalans plan human shield to block Madrid takeover (Bloomberg)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:10 am The Archdiocese of Barcelona has not weighed in on the recent developments.
I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.
Aleteia - Oct 25, 2017 at 3:00 am Michel de Montaigne
FAQs: What is an exorcism?
Catholic Herald - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:51 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved the English translation of “Exorcisms and Related Supplications” in 2014. The Vatican approved the translation in spring 2017....
US bishops publish English-language translation of exorcism ritual
Catholic Herald - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:30 am The first official English-language translation of the ritual book “Exorcisms and Related Supplications” is available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Distribution of...
Resignations and appointments (10/25) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:10 am Pope Francis appointed an apostolic administrator for a Zimbabwe diocese (its bishop died on 10/15) and named a nuncio as the Holy See’s permanent observer at the Economic...
Talk to Your Father
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:10 am
In a recent article for Crisis, I took to task Fr. James Martin, S.J., for calling it a cause for celebration, when a teenage boy declared to his father, on Thanksgiving, that he...
Vatican Secretary of State: need for water is among 'most serious challenges to the international community' (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:10 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered his remarks at an international summit devoted to “Water and Climate: Meeting of the Great Rivers of the World.” Cardinal Parolin also read out...
Expert canonist Ed Peters explains the sit to Matthew Boudway (Nihil habens) re: Fr. Murray
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:04 am This is something that every parish priest and seminarian should read and commit to memory.
It is at the heart of many controversies (not excluding the mendacity of the Left...
Why Nothing is Sacred Anymore
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 25, 2017 at 2:00 am
Recently, the word sacred was in the news, when White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly lamented the fact that nothing is sacred anymore, especially in light of the brouhaha...
The tradition of sacred choral music needs to be 'revived'
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 25, 2017 at 1:08 am Vatican City, Oct 25, 2017 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For one member of “the Pope's Choir,” the Catholic Church, while appreciating sacred music, has in some respects lost the...
