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First International Day of Prayer Against Human Trafficking to Be Held on Sunday
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 3, 2015 at 3:21 am On February 8th, the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking will be held. The event will coincide with the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, a...
Appeals court to hear EWTN contraception mandate case Feb. 4
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 3, 2015 at 3:20 am Atlanta, Ga., Feb 3, 2015 / 03:20 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear oral arguments in a case brought by EWTN...
Catholic school downgraded by Ofsted named one of the best in Britain
Catholic Herald - Feb 3, 2015 at 3:14 am A Catholic school which was downgraded by Ofsted amid the controversial “British values” drive has been listed as one of the top 100 schools in the country.
St Benedict’s Catholic...
Catholic U. President to Co-Lead Event on ‘Calling of Faith-Based Universities’
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 3, 2015 at 3:12 am Universities rooted in traditions of faith are apt at determining their purposes, President John Garvey argued, according to CUA.
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Faith under siege: fifth Catholic church vandalized in New Delhi over two months
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 3, 2015 at 3:01 am New Delhi, India, Feb 3, 2015 / 02:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Unidentified persons broke into St. Alphonsa parish in the Indian capital New Delhi during the early hours of Monday...
Pope Recognizes Martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 3, 2015 at 2:33 am The Congregation for the Causes of Saints announced that Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador. Archbishop Romero was assassinated...
The Latest Vatican Critique of U.S. Nuns
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 3, 2015 at 2:15 am
Her hands were impossibly clean. Her habit smelled of sunshine. Sr. Cyrena Harkins, RSM was the principal of St. Richard’s School and the sculptor of my early Catholic formation...
From Charles Martel to Charlie Hebdo
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 3, 2015 at 2:10 am
On three different occasions, my wife and I chaperoned student tours to Paris. Looking over my journals now, post-Charlie Hebdo, I notice that on each of these trips there was...
Pope Francis to religious: obedience key to joy, creativity
News.va - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:50 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Monday afternoon, to mark the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day for Consecrated Life –...
From our “Stop Being Cowards, Will Ya?” file
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:49 am Nine year old Texas boy suspended for “terrorism” for bringing One Ring to school
The trick to defeating terrorism is to stop letting it terrorize you. The trick to doing that is...
Encountering the Word — John 15:5-6
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing....
Hey Western Washington! Mark Your Calendars!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:25 am I’m coming to St. Joseph parish, Issaquah, WA. on February 5 at 7:00 PM to discuss 101 Reasons Not to Be Catholic. It’s a pretty fun talk and I hope to see you then!
Burying the Dead
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:23 am The last in my series on the Corporal Works of Mercy.
If you are interested in more about the works of mercy, see my book The Work of Mercy.
Where progressives and Evangelicals agree – clarify IRS rules on political speech
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:16 am Washington D.C., Feb 3, 2015 / 12:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An unlikely combination of political progressives and Evangelicals came together last week to demand more clarity in IRS...
The devastating impact of vaccine deniers…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 3, 2015 at 1:09 am …in one measles chart.
Or, as the Onion puts it:
I Don’t Vaccinate my Child Because it’s My Right to Decide Which Eliminated Diseases Come Roaring Back
Pope's Letter to Archdiocese of Palo
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 3, 2015 at 12:41 am Here is the text of the letter sent by Pope Francis to Archbishop John F. Du of Palo regarding his visit to Tacloban during his Apostolic Trip to the Philippines. * * *
To...
Pope's Morning Homily: Keep Your Gaze Fixed on Christ, Not Soap Operas
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 3, 2015 at 12:12 am Taking a few moments in contemplative prayer and keeping one's gazed fixed on Christ will "make hope grow." This was the reflection given by Pope Francis this morning during his...
The Extraordinary Tale of St. Blaise
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 am The Church commemorates St. Blaise today. While you've likely heard of his association with the "blessing of the throats," you might not know of his "discussions with the wolf."...
Vinnies’ volunteers offering children a ‘lifelong memory’
The Catholic Leader - Feb 2, 2015 at 11:30 pm By Emilie Ng NOT every child has the luxury of regular holidays, so St Vincent de Paul Society Gold Coast and Country Youth representative Emmaline Ayling brings the holidays to...
The Three Most Profound Ideas I Have Ever Had
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 2, 2015 at 11:01 pm Ideas are more precious than diamonds. The three most precious ideas I have ever discovered all concern the love of God. None of them is original. But every one is revolutionary....
