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A prayer to Mary for vocations
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 26, 2015 at 7:33 am Hail Mary, full of grace; all generations call you blessed. Hail Mother of God; when asked by the angel to bear the Son of the Most High, filled with faith, you responded: “Let it...
Pope Francis talks about his soccer ‘skills’
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 26, 2015 at 7:25 am Vatican City, Apr 26, 2015 / 06:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis is a well-known soccer fan. His favorite team is San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the most important teams in...
Abercrombie Changes Dress Code As Supreme Court Decision Nears
The Religion Clause - Apr 26, 2015 at 7:00 am As it awaits a Supreme Court decision in a case challenging its failure to provide a religious accommodation to its dress code for employees (see prior posting), Abercrombie...
Witnessing to the Beauty of Marriage
USCCB Media Blog - Apr 26, 2015 at 6:20 am The following speech was delivered by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, President of the USCCB, at the March for Marriage in Washington April 25.
My dear friends: Marriage is and can only...
Give Yourself a Break
Franciscan Media - Apr 26, 2015 at 6:00 am WHEN
JESUS was asked “which commandment in the law is the greatest?” (Mt
22:36), he answered by quoting the two great commandments. Most people
pay close attention to the first...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 26, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Apr 26, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 10:11-18
Last year, I had occasion to pay a lot of attention to sheep. I was doing research for a project on the life of St. Patrick, himself a spiritual...
Ireland's defense of marriage leaders speak up for mothers, fathers, children
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 26, 2015 at 4:54 am Dublin, Ireland, Apr 26, 2015 / 04:54 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Opponents of a referendum that would recognize "gay marriage" in Ireland
face an uphill fight, but one commentator says...
Gospel Reading for Sunday, April 26th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2015 at 4:27 am Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and...
Pope sends telegramme of condolance following Nepal earthquake disaster
News.va - Apr 26, 2015 at 4:15 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his deep sadness following the devastating earthquake in Nepal which has claimed hundreds of lives. In a telegramme signed by Cardinal...
Matisse, a French painter inspired by the Far East (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2015 at 4:11 am To view the video, click here: URL: http://www.romereports.com/pg161170-matisse-a-french-painter-inspired-by...
Rio de Janeiro Cardinal: We have to be the bridge between God and suffering people (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2015 at 4:07 am To view the video, click here: URL: http://www.romereports.com/pg161183-rio-de-janeiro-cardinal-we-have-to-b...
“It is wrong to sink the boats in Libya. We must help the refugees”
Vatican Insider - Apr 26, 2015 at 1:54 amChurch calls for priests who died at Dachau to be honoured
Catholic Herald - Apr 26, 2015 at 12:54 am The Polish Catholic Church has called for a fitting tribute to hundreds of its priests who died during World War II at the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau.
“Dachau was the main...
Graduates eager to welcome St Stephen’s visitors
The Catholic Leader - Apr 25, 2015 at 11:22 pm LINDA Schostakowski thanks an endlessly persistent friend and an inspirational tour of the Vatican for becoming a guide and welcomer in St Stephen’s Cathedral.“My friend Jennifer...
The Lord is your Shepherd—Be Not Afraid
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 25, 2015 at 11:04 pm We live in a world that is at times dark and dangerous. In a moment all can change; our earthly lives can end. Deadly violence unlooked for, unexpected, senseless and sudden can...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Francis
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 25, 2015 at 11:02 pm “A vocation is a fruit that ripens in a well cultivated field of mutual love that becomes mutual service, in the context of an authentic ecclesial life. No vocation is born of...
Encountering the Word — John 10:27-28
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 25, 2015 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall...
