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Encountering the Word — Matthew 16:26
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:01 pm “For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?” (Matthew 16:26) Please share on social media. Print this entry
After Harvey Weinstein: 6 Ways to handle sexual aggression
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Savvy women talk about what to do before, during, and after harassment and assault.Harvey Weinstein’s meteoric fall from grace and the testimonies of dozens of actresses have...
The story behind “The Mass of Saint Basil” painting
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Pierre Subleyras’ work can be read as a brief treatise on 18th-century politics. Pierre Subleyras, although born in France, spent most of his professional life in Italy, as he...
This family gave their dad the gift of seeing in color! (VIDEO)
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm See his emotional reaction when he experiences color for the first time.Bodybuilder William Reed has always rocked the tough guy persona, but even he couldn’t help but cry upon...
A classical music playlist for Halloween
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Spooky and dramatic music to help you get in the mood.Halloween is a holiday with a mixed reputation among Catholics, and Christians in general, and if you’re wary of it, Simcha...
‘LoveEd’: The parents’ guide to ‘The Talk’ that we’ve been waiting for
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm This rich program is so much more than mere "sex-ed" and a very helpful tool for parents, parishes, and schools.As the father of nine, I am by now a veteran giver of “the talk”...
Archaeologists discover kids have been playing with miniature vehicles for 5,000 years
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Some new findings in Turkey confirm our ancestors’ childhoods included playing with Bronze Age toy chariots made of clay. Sogmatar, also referred to as “Sumatar,” is one of the...
St. Leonhard: Patron of farmers, horses and livestock
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: October 23, 2017Bavarians in traditional costumes attend the horse-parade “Leonhardifahrt.” The annual pilgrimage honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of the...
The spiritual meaning behind creepy crawlies
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 11:00 pm Christian artists over the centuries have frequently used insects in their paintings. Here's why.The spiritual symbolism of nature, while most often expressed in popular animals...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Oct 22, 2017 at 6:02 pm In Davis v. Heyns, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 20377 (6th Cir, Oct 16, 2017), the 6th Circuit affirmed dismissal of an Muslim inmate's complaint that the only religious diet he could...
This is a prayer John Paul II prayed every day
Aleteia - Oct 22, 2017 at 6:02 pm It became a habit when he was 11 years old and struggling with his math class.In January of 1980, John Paul II told a group from the Charismatic Renewal: From the time I was...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/10/17
Catholic Herald - Oct 22, 2017 at 6:01 pm At yesterday’s Angelus, Pope Francis announced an Extraordinary Missionary Month devoted to evangelisation (full text, full video). The Pope has asked Cardinal Robert Sarah to...
Aileen wants to spread the Word of God
The Catholic Leader - Oct 22, 2017 at 6:00 pm AILEEN Nasalio is a young Catholic who has “re-connected” with the Church; now she wants to head for prison. The 20-year-old Brisbane woman is so fired with renewed faith that she...
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Regina Magazine - Oct 22, 2017 at 5:54 pm Today is the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. by Fr. Francis...
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St. John of Capistrano on the Priesthood
Big C Catholics - Oct 22, 2017 at 5:45 pm Saint John of Capistrano, the 14th century priest Franciscan priest and reformer was a brilliant homilist and staunch defender of the Church. He labored to restore the Order...
We are also Neutron Star Stuff
The Catholic Astronomer - Oct 22, 2017 at 5:39 pm One may have heard the famous quote by Carl Sagan, “We are starstuff?” This statement refers to the idea that all of the elements that make up our bodies apart from hydrogen and...
Can the Beatitudes inspire great cinema? These filmmakers think so.
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 22, 2017 at 5:12 pm Dallas, Texas, Oct 22, 2017 / 04:12 pm (CNA).- Cinematic reflections on the Eight Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount will be the focus of a movie project that hopes to tap the...
WDTPRS – 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Quiet is a hallmark of the holy
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 22, 2017 at 4:11 pm Yesterday I posted about the Collect for this Sunday’s Novus Ordo Mass for the 29th Ordinary Sunday. Now, let’s see the Collect for what I jocularly like to called the “adult...
What Does Pope Francis’ Letter To Card. Sarah Really Say?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 22, 2017 at 3:42 pm By now you have seen coverage of a letter that his Holiness of Our Lord Pope Francis sent to an Italian site, La Nuova Bussola, for publication. [HERE] Inter alia, it explains...
Daily Readings for Monday, October 23, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 22, 2017 at 2:35 pm Reading 1: Romans 4:20-25, Responsorial Psalm: Luke 1:69-75, Gospel: Luke 12:13-21