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Welcoming The Stranger: A Fable
CatholicMom.com - May 4, 2015 at 3:30 pm
So shines a good deed in a weary world. -Shakespeare
Once upon a time, there was a harried wife and mother named Lily who was terribly, horribly overdone. She had, I’m sorry to...
Irish archbishop warns: approval of same-sex marriage will bring intolerance of Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - May 4, 2015 at 3:29 pm Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has warned that religious freedom will be in danger in Ireland if a referendum approving same-sex marriage succeeds.
"If society adopts and...
Statue of John Paul II must be removed, French court rules
Catholic Culture - World News - May 4, 2015 at 3:24 pm A French court has ordered the removal of a statue of St. John Paul II from a town square, saying that the display violated the separated of Church and state.
The court in Rennes...
Father Nicholas Gruner, suspended priest who led <i>Fatima Crusader</I>, dead at 72
Catholic Culture - World News - May 4, 2015 at 3:18 pm Father Nicholas Gruner, the controversial leader of the Fatima Center, died suddenly on April 29.
A Canadian native, Nicholas Gruner was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese...
Councilman Forgets to Turn Off Mic and Goes Potty, HIlarity Ensues
Creative Minority Report - May 4, 2015 at 3:08 pm This is kinda' awesome. Yeah, it's potty humor but it's good clean fun. The mayor just keeps cracking up as this councilman just keeps going and going and going. *subhead*Heh.*...
Opposition to Wynne’s explicit sex ed is growing: poll
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm Ontario parents are 'getting their message heard,' says Forum Research.
True Death With Dignity: A Friend Recalls the Last Minutes of Pope John Paul II’s Life
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 2:48 pm In an interview with the Catholic News Agency, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz explained that John Paul II restored dignity in death during his final days on Earth. He said, “He gave...
Time to Reflect on the Vendée
Saint Louis Catholic - May 4, 2015 at 2:42 pm These videos of a presentation by the inimitable Ann Barnhardt to a group of Tea Party types in Colorado back in 2012 have been available for quite awhile now. Be that as it may...
“A.D.” and the stoning of Stephen
The Deacon's Bench - May 4, 2015 at 2:42 pm I was looking for a longer version of this clip, but it doesn’t appear to be available. Nonetheless: here’s a recap of last night’s episode of “A.D.: The Bible Continues,” which...
Half of Ohio’s abortion clinics closed due to pro-life laws, abortions down 9%: report
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 2:30 pm Ohio Right to Life says more women are choosing life because of the work by pro-life groups to help them and their children.
This Church Faced Criminal Charges for Posting a Pro-Life Sign on Its Own Property
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 2:19 pm The Constitution was designed to protect both religious rights and free speech, but city officials in a town in Virginia papered to abrogate both when the filed criminal charges...
10 ways Good Pope John still is guiding
Catholic Hot Dish - May 4, 2015 at 2:07 pm “Just for Today” meshes the words of the late Pope John XXIII with the imaginative artistry of illustrator Bimba Landmann in a children’s book that will stir the soul and energize...
A Living Rosary for Moms
CatholicMom.com - May 4, 2015 at 2:00 pm It was 1881, and a group of mothers living in the tiny village of Lu in northern Italy gathered every Tuesday for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Their collective prayer...
In Minneapolis, nine ordained deacons at May 2 Mass
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - May 4, 2015 at 1:57 pm Archbishop John Nienstedt ordained nine deacons during a May 2 Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Seven were ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis...
Cecile Richards on Planned Parenthood’s Abortion Customers: “Like a Big Alumni Association”
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 1:44 pm In an interview with Fast Company, the president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, said that their customers are like a huge alumni association. Fast Company is a business...
Catholics must be active in politics, no matter how ‘dirty,’ pope says
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - May 4, 2015 at 1:20 pm VATICAN CITY — Catholics must get involved in politics, even if it may be “dirty,” frustrating and fraught with failure, Pope Francis said.
Given today’s “throwaway” culture and...
They Feared No One Would Attend a Funeral for a Nameless Abandoned Baby, They Were Wrong
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 1:16 pm In Scotland, hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a six-week-old baby boy who they didn’t even know.
Two years ago, an unidentified boy was found dead and wrapped up in...
Pope Francis at Roman parish: I am “a little old, a little sick, but not too much” (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm To view the video click here
