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Heaven or Hell: The Choice is Yours
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2015 at 8:30 am
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The other night during my class on grace, I was talking about how I hope that I will be able to go to heaven. My instructor laughed and said, “Of...
Sex-Selection Abortions Drop in India, Nepal After Search Engines Drop Ads for Them
LifeNews.com - Feb 6, 2015 at 8:29 am If a story in AsiaNews is accurate, it’s not often you see a result as startling—or as quick—as this.
Last week NRL News Today reported that the Indian Supreme Court had directed...
Francis: “Today too there are many Christians who are killed by those who hate Jesus”
Vatican Insider - Feb 6, 2015 at 7:44 amWhy It's Socially Unacceptable to do Anything
Creative Minority Report - Feb 6, 2015 at 7:31 am This is pretty funny stuff from College Humor.Post by CollegeHumor. *subhead*Heh.*subhead*
You Report: New Military Ordinary of Brazil celebrates Candlemas Pontifical Mass
Rorate Coeli - Feb 6, 2015 at 7:14 am From a local reader:
The Military Ordinary for the Armed Forces of Brazil, Archbishop Fernando Guimarães, named for his position by Pope Francis months ago, celebrated a...
Meatless Friday: Baked Risotto with Clams
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2015 at 7:00 am
I love risotto, but I was always too intimidated by all that high-maintenance stirring to try it myself. Then I discovered that you can bake risotto rather than cooking it on the...
Missionary Named Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:58 am Fr. Jozef Roszynski, S.V.D., has been named bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea, where he has been serving as a missionary. Jozef Roszynski was born in Poland in 1962 and was...
Patrick On The Radio
Creative Minority Report - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:58 am I will be on Bill Martinez Live this morning at 9:20am ET discussing my article "The Only Answer To Muslim Extremism" Give a listen if you have time.*subhead*Bill MArtinez Live.*...
‘Mission Day’ at Jesuit Univ. Puts Happy Face on Institutional Schizophrenia, Says Prof
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:53 am Loyola Marymount professor Dr. James Hanink expressed concern to The Cardinal Newman Society that the University has merely taken a cosmetic approach to its Catholic identity and...
Showers for homeless by St Peters Square completed
News.va - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:50 am (Vatican Radio) Work has now been completed on the building of three showers and a barber’s booth for the homeless under the colonnades of St Peter’s Square. The shower unit was...
Supporter: Rick Perry believes he is “touched by God”
The Deacon's Bench - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:32 am From The Daily Mail: Rick Perry delivered a scathing indictment of Barack Obama on Thursday night in Washington, teeing up a presidential run with a speech that took little notice...
Martyrdom: Is it really about death?
Dominicana - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:30 am Thanks to secularization, modern people easily forget the true meaning of Christian words. Take, for instance, the saints we celebrate today: St. Paul Miki and his companions were...
Pope, in letter to Arizona teens, encourages them in work with migrants
Catholic Herald - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:16 am Saying their letters had touched his heart, Pope Francis wrote a personal response encouraging teens in southern Arizona in their work aiding migrants.
“These young people, who...
New Poll Shows Americans Favor Same-Sex Marriages, But Want To Protect Religious Objectors
The Religion Clause - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:15 am Yesterday AP-GfK announced the release of their latest poll (full poll results) which asks respondents about their views on same-sex marriage and abortion rights. In the poll, 35...
Newly Added Religious Items Must Be Covered Before Hernandez Jury Visit
The Religion Clause - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:10 am Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez are scheduled to visit Hernandez's home today. Hernandez is charged in the 2013 murder of Odin...
Hong Kong Catholics Encouraged to Contribute to October Synod
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:07 am The Church in Hong Kong has launched its consultation to help prepare the October Synod of the Bishops on family. Cardinal John Tong, bishop of Hong Kong, encouraged faithful to...
Court Refuses To Defer To Ecclesiastical Determination In Church Embezzlement Prosecution
The Religion Clause - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:05 am Chicago Tribune reports that a Wisconsin state trial court has refused to apply the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine to a criminal prosecution of a Greek Orthodox priest charged...
South Sudan's bishops call for end to civil war
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:02 am The South Sudanese Civil War, which began in late 2013 and pits government against rebel forces, is an "evil war," the nation's bishops said in a statement.
"This war is about...
Step-by-Step Guide to Using the New (and FREE) Total Consecration App
CatholicMom.com - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:00 am The Step-by-Step Guide to using the new (and free) Totally Yours! — A Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary App!
Step One: Download app from Google Play store or iTunes App...
The Sabbath of Christ: to Pray, to Heal, to Preach and to Pray Again
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 6, 2015 at 6:00 am Roman Rite - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B - February 8, 2015 Gb 7, 1-4.6-7; Ps 147; 1Cor 9, 16-19.22-23; Mk 1.29 to 39[1]
Ambrosian Rite - Penultimate Sunday after...
