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Philippine bishops deny trying to undermine Duterte anti-drug crackdown
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 6, 2017 at 12:22 pm MANILA, Philippines — Catholic bishops are not out to undermine the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte by offering sanctuary to several police officers allegedly linked...
Some reader feedback
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 6, 2017 at 12:06 pm From a reader…
I wanted to thank you for your wonderful blog. I’ve been following you for a while and I wanted to let you know how grateful I am. I’m a convert who comes from a...
Office of Prime -- As suggested by the U.S. Bishops to the Laity in 1889
Rorate Coeli - Oct 6, 2017 at 12:01 pm In 1889, a simplified office of Prime in English was recommended for morning prayer by the American bishops who also produced the Baltimore Catechism. Predating both the Vatican...
The Song of a Soul
CatholicMom.com - Oct 6, 2017 at 12:00 pm Via Freeimages.com (2004), CC0 Public Domain
I have written poetry now for almost two years, since sitting in a chapel on a retreat for Women Survivors of Abuse. With tears long...
More Good News From England
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:52 am On Sunday, September 24th, His Excellency Michael Campbell O.S.A, Bishop of Lancaster, England, celebrated a Pontifical High Mass to open the Shrine Church of St Thomas of...
Man Who Killed His Pregnant Girlfriend Probably Won’t be Charged With Killing Her Baby
LifeNews.com - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:41 am A Maryland man charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend currently is not facing charges for killing her unborn baby.
Tyler Tessier, 33, of Maryland, allegedly killed his...
Vietnamese native appointed auxiliary bishop of Orange
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:25 am Orange, Calif., Oct 6, 2017 / 10:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Thanh Thai Nguyen, a priest of the Diocese of St. Augustine and a native of Vietnam, was appointed auxiliary bishop...
Vietnamese native appointed auxiliary bishop of Orange
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:25 am Orange, Calif., Oct 6, 2017 / 11:25 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Father Thanh Thai Nguyen, a priest of the Diocese of St. Augustine and a
native of Vietnam, was appointed auxiliary...
Planned Parenthood Blasts Trump for Rolling Back Obamacare Abortion Mandate: He Just Hates Women
LifeNews.com - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:17 am The Planned Parenthood abortion business today is upset that President Donald Trump is rolling back the Obamacare abortion mandate. The Mandate was one of the biggest goodies the...
Check Out My Newest Project: The Catholic Mom’s Desk Calendar
Lisa Hendey.com - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:10 am Today, I'm happy to share my latest writing project, The Catholic Mom's Desk Calendar. This little beauty was a true labor of love. What we've created is a "perpetual" calendar,...
Loved the headline, not a fan of the story: Associated Press reports on churches-turned-breweries
GetReligion - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:04 am Holy spirits? Closed churches find second life as breweries (from @AP) https://t.co/5mmDuhgaao
— Ted Anthony (@anthonyted) October 6, 2017
The Associated Press has a 675-word...
The crazy way I found out that breastmilk really is an antibiotic
Aleteia - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:00 am The sugars in breastmilk can fight bacteria directly, and may help researchers develop new antibiotics.When we lived in Vegas, I went on this crunchy kick and had a baby in a blow...
Timo Soini on Being a Catholic Foreign Minister in Finland
OnePeterFive - Oct 6, 2017 at 11:00 am The current year marks the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence, proclaimed on December 6, 1917. The occasion is being proudly celebrated at home and abroad, especially in...
Trump administration expands exemptions on contraceptive mandate
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:55 am The Trump administration Oct. 6 issued interim rules expanding the exemption to the contraceptive mandate for religious employers, such as the Little Sisters of the Poor, who...
Do not let hate, violence ‘have the last word,’ says Las Vegas bishop
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:55 am By Catholic News Service
LAS VEGAS — At an emotional interfaith prayer service at Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe...
FAITHFUL FAN | Catholic guys help resurrect a colorful baseball team
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:47 am By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
It should come as no surprise that a couple Catholic guys believe in a...
EWTN chairman encouraged by changes to HHS mandate
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:47 am Irondale, Ala., Oct 6, 2017 / 10:47 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The chairman of EWTN Global Catholic Network voiced optimism over an
announcement by the Trump administration Friday...
EWTN chairman encouraged by changes to HHS mandate
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:47 am Irondale, Ala., Oct 6, 2017 / 09:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The chairman of EWTN Global Catholic Network voiced optimism over an announcement by the Trump administration Friday...
Trump administration lays out principles for protecting religious freedom
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:46 am Washington D.C., Oct 6, 2017 / 10:46 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In a set of memos issued Friday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
outlined principles of religious freedom that...
Trump administration lays out principles for protecting religious freedom
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 6, 2017 at 10:46 am Washington D.C., Oct 6, 2017 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a set of memos issued Friday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined principles of religious freedom that...
