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Two Stumbling Blocks to Understanding the Marriage Debate
Integrated Catholic Life - May 2, 2015 at 11:04 pm The controversy surrounding marriage has been a frenzied crescendo of rage against the Divine Institution of marriage. The obscene attacks on the definition of marriage leave most...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Integrated Catholic Life - May 2, 2015 at 11:02 pm “The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are.” (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross—Edith Stein) August 9 — Optional Memorial of St. Benedicta of the Cross (...
Encountering the Word — Isaiah 61:1-2
Integrated Catholic Life - May 2, 2015 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the...
Why a Blogging Break Is a Good Thing
Snoring Scholar - May 2, 2015 at 10:46 pm Over the last two weeks, I’ve been on a blogging break. It was unplanned. And I’m unapologetic.
My blogging has changed over the years. And though I’ve had moments of thinking...
Beati Quorum Remissae
Breviary Hymns - May 2, 2015 at 6:58 pm Painting by Caravaggio (1571-1610) - WikipediaBeati Quorum Remissae Sunt Iniquitates (Blessed is He Whose Iniquities are Forgiven) is one of the seven Penitential Psalms. It is...
A crisis in the German church? Synod questionnaire would suggest so
Catholic News Agency - General - May 2, 2015 at 6:44 pm Vatican City, May 2, 2015 / 05:44 pm (CNA).- The Synod of Bishops began receiving in April responses to a questionnaire that had been sent to dioceses the world over in...
Historic: Brain-dead woman kept alive for two months so her baby could be born
The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2015 at 6:28 pm Remarkable: A brain-dead and pregnant Nebraska mother was kept on life support for nearly two months so her baby could survive and be delivered in a historic birth. Karla Perez,...
Actress Maria Bello: “I’m proud to call myself a Catholic”
The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2015 at 6:01 pm The star of “ER” and “The Cooler” has just published a series of personal essays on the “labels we give ourselves,” in which she discusses, among other things, being bipolar and...
In will, Cardinal Egan leaves $100,000 to St. Patrick’s, residence for retired priests
The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2015 at 4:08 pm View image | gettyimages.com From The Wall Street Journal: Cardinal Edward Egan was well known as a persuasive fundraiser for Roman Catholic causes. Now, those causes will benefit...
Do I Dare Speak of Fall Mums in Spring?! Practical Gardening
CatholicMom.com - May 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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Writing about hardy mums in the spring may seem like an oxymoron. Let me explain.
For years I’d listened to homeowners say what bad luck they had growing...
Bearing Much Fruit: Reflections for the 5th Sunday of Easter
CatholicMom.com - May 2, 2015 at 2:00 pm
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Readings for May 3, 2015: 5th Sunday of Easter
No one was more zealous than Saul. He burned with passion to...
BFR955: Evernote, Airmail 2 and Ready Player One
SQPN - Podcast Network - May 2, 2015 at 1:56 pm
In this episode: Reviewing Frozen (2010), Getting productive with Evernote and Airmail 2, re-reading Ready Player One and a 'sede vacante' discussion on Twitter.
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CW270: Prawns, Thank a Nun, and Restored Ordered Sacraments
SQPN - Podcast Network - May 2, 2015 at 1:45 pm
Prawns and old school food; Baltimore protests; 33 years of bad weather reporting; Microbrews and Ministry; Happy Anniversary, Mike and Denyse! CNMC shout-out; Thank a Nun Day;...
Homily for May 3, 2015: 5th Sunday of Easter
The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2015 at 1:38 pm The scriptures this week introduce us to someone we don’t hear about very much—but he is critically important to Christianity and, I think, to the times in which we live. I’m...
Another gift idea
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - May 2, 2015 at 1:36 pm Looking for a good wedding gift this summer?
How about something that gives strength, cleanses and even offers healthy food?
Give a sick call cross.
What, you might ask, is a sick...
GWK044: Game FAQ Documentary, Age of Ultron and Lego
SQPN - Podcast Network - May 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm
In this episode: Trideo's Game FAQ documentary trailer release, a review of Avengers: Age of Ultron and the wonderful world of Lego
The post GWK044: Game FAQ Documentary, Age of...
PXP010: The Life We Play, Star Wars Battlefront and an Assassin’s Creed Platformer
SQPN - Podcast Network - May 2, 2015 at 1:02 pm
In this episode, Fr. Roderick and Erwin discuss the following games: Star Wars: Battlefront, Hearthstone, Xenoblade (Dolphin Emulator), Monsterhunter 3 for the Wii U, Assassin's...
