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Open Your Eyes Father Martin
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 11, 2017 at 2:10 am
Father James G. Martin, S.J., is either a cruel or a foolish man. It does not seem to be the first. But if it is not that, it must be the second, because that alone can explain...
Why Catholic Schools Should Scrap Scholastic Book Fairs
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 11, 2017 at 2:00 am
This fall, parents may notice something missing from the piles of paper their children bring home from school each day. Book fair flyers from the Scholastic Company, the world’s...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/10/17
Catholic Herald - Oct 11, 2017 at 1:50 am Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said that Amoris Laetitia is fully in line with the Catechism of the Catholic Church in an interview marking its 25th anniversary (German text)....
Proclaim 2018 will be a opportunity ‘for young people to have a voice at the table’
The Catholic Leader - Oct 11, 2017 at 1:45 am BRISBANE archdiocese is to host Proclaim 2018 in July, the first time the national conference has been held in Queensland. The theme of the conference is “Make your home in me.” (...
Repeal of Clean Power Plan will hurt poor communities, Catholic leaders insist
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 11, 2017 at 1:04 am Washington D.C., Oct 11, 2017 / 01:04 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- After the Trump administration announced a repeal of emissions
standards, Catholic leaders warned it could hurt poor...
The Drama of Fatima
Dominicana - Oct 11, 2017 at 1:00 am One hundred years ago, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three young shepherd children in Portugal. And she showed them a vision of Hell. It’s natural for us to gravitate toward...
Sunday Soundbite for October 15, 2017
Franciscan Media - Oct 11, 2017 at 12:30 am Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A
October 15, 2017
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Take pity on a friend of mine—he had two...
Sharing the Word for October 11, 2017
Franciscan Media - Oct 11, 2017 at 12:00 am Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
October 11, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Jonah 4:1-11
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Mystery and Music
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Oct 11, 2017 at 12:00 am Br. Peter Joseph explains today how God’s effects tell us something about who he is, but that they ultimately lead us straight into his unfathomable mystery.
Give Us Joy
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:04 pm It had been one of “those” weeks. You know the kind: where everything falls apart and even planned family fun crumbles into disaster. I recently gave birth to our third daughter,...
Traveling to Lourdes? Go out of your way to visit St. Bernadette’s incorrupt body
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm She suffered so deeply in life, but the sweet expression on her face reflects her eternal joy.Every year, five million people go to Lourdes as pilgrims, but “only” half a million...
Why are the Knights of Columbus named after a controversial explorer and not a saint?
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm It was an innovative choice at the time, meant to give a voice to Catholics in America.The historical figure of Christopher Columbus is increasingly polemical and the annual day...
Children of 9/11 victims find love together amidst their tragedy
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm Sixteen years after the horrendous event, a strong and hope-filled couple unites.At just 10 years old, they lost their fathers to the tragedy of 9/11. Afterwards, while in 7th...
A lesson for parents: Don’t drag your children to Mass for the wrong reasons
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm Make sure they know that for you Jesus is the end, not ever a means.Ernie’s story left my children and me indignant. A golden retriever puppy, he’d been bought by doting parents...
How “Theotokos” became the perfect title of the Virgin Mary
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm The early Church summed up Mary's maternity in a single Greek word.In the year 431 there was a fierce debate raging in the Catholic Church regarding a specific title of the...
A gift for Our Lady
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: October 11, 2017A young boy places a rosary on the statue of Our Lady as Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address to the crowd from the window of the apostolic...
Why celebrating Halloween is a generous thing to do
Aleteia - Oct 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm Here are 6 hospitable acts we can all do as neighbors.I know the costumes and over-the-top decorations are not for everyone, but for my kids and me, Halloween is the highlight of...
Crisis talks tell Vatican officials about state of the Church in Australia
The Catholic Leader - Oct 10, 2017 at 8:16 pm BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has delivered a sobering assessment of the Catholic Church in Australia, “shaken to the core” by the sexual abuse scandal and now facing its “...
Planned Parenthood: 75% of Our Abortion Clients Don’t Show Up When People are Outside Praying
LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2017 at 5:54 pm There is no other way to say it — your prayerful presence at a 40 Days for Life vigil is bad for the abortion business. Abortion is, after all, a business. A dirty and shady...
Bishop: Trump's immigration principles will harm the vulnerable
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 10, 2017 at 5:41 pm Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2017 / 04:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After US President Donald Trump asked Congress to pass stricter immigration laws if they plan to grant legal status to...
