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Tomato Soup with Lamb and Rice
The Catholic Foodie - Jan 11, 2015 at 10:29 am
This recipe for Tomato Soup with Lamb and Rice is one of the recipes I included in my recent book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine.
With all the...
Over Strong Dissent, 9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Marriage Equality Decisions
The Religion Clause - Jan 11, 2015 at 10:05 am In Latta v. Otter, (9th Cir., Jan. 9, 2015), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to grant en banc review of a 3-judge panel's decision striking down same-sex marriage...
Are you raising techno kids?
Homeschool Goodies - Jan 11, 2015 at 9:41 am Becoming minimalist has a very interesting article on 9 Important Strategies for Raising Children in a World of Technology. Here’s the summary, but be sure to read the full...
Francis: You can not follow Jesus Christ without the Church
Rorate Coeli - Jan 11, 2015 at 9:13 am From today's homily by the Bishop of Rome, Francis, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord -- when, just like last year, Francis continued...
Pope Francis: Don’t forget the Holy Spirit!
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 11, 2015 at 9:05 am “Dove of the Holy Spirit” by Bernini (ca. 1660, stained glass, Throne of St. Peter, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, via Wikipedia) From Vatican Radio: Remember to pray to the Holy...
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Jan 11, 2015 at 9:00 am In Davila v. Gladden, (11th Cir., Jan. 9, 2015), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 31-page opinion reversed a district court's dismissal of a claim for injunctive relief...
Pope Francis: economy must have human person at its heart
News.va - Jan 11, 2015 at 8:41 am (Vatican Radio) The director of La Stampa’s Vatican Insider magazine, Andrea Tornielli, has teamed with the Italian daily’s Vatican beat reporter, Giacomo Galeazzi, to write a...
Challenge To Catholic School's Entrance Requirements Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine
The Religion Clause - Jan 11, 2015 at 8:00 am In In re Vida, (TX App., Jan. 7, 2015), a Texas state appeals court held that under the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, a trial court must dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a...
Robert Stone, 1937-2015
Commonweal - Jan 11, 2015 at 7:56 am Robert Stone, author of Dog Soldiers and A Flag for Sunrise, among other novels, died on Saturday at the age of 77. William Giradli has written that "a lapsed Catholic is the most...
Baptism of the Lord
Communio - Jan 11, 2015 at 7:47 am The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord causes us to reflect on the meaning of Baptism in our daily life: at home, at work, at school, in social situations, and the like. To truly...
Among Christian refugees in Kurdistan, 'no one is angry at God'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 11, 2015 at 7:35 am Erbil, Iraq, Jan 11, 2015 / 08:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- "Thank you, thank you, thank you:" Suheila, an elderly Christian woman
from Mosul was effusive in expressing her gratitude...
Among Christian refugees in Kurdistan, 'no one is angry at God'
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 11, 2015 at 7:01 am Erbil, Iraq, Jan 11, 2015 / 06:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- “Thank you, thank you, thank you:” Suheila, an elderly Christian woman from Mosul was effusive in expressing her...
Pope Francis: Lord's Baptism Mass and Angelus
News.va - Jan 11, 2015 at 7:00 am (Vatican Radio) Remember to pray to the Holy Spirit: this was the message Pope Francis had for pilgrims and tourists who braved the drear and drizzle of a January morning in Rome...
My View For Awhile: Blighty Edition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 11, 2015 at 6:08 am Farewell to Rome.
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'Hermeneutics of compassion': how a crucifix restoration offers hope to the poor
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 11, 2015 at 6:03 am Rome, Italy, Jan 11, 2015 / 06:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- After receiving inspiration from an aged crucifix, Cardinal James
Stafford commissioned it to be restored as a sign of...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - Jan 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
My 2015 Facebook Resolutions
Is it Hello, Facebook or Goodbye, Facebook? Lisa Schmidt wrestles with the good, bad, and ugly....
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 11, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Jan 11, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 1:7-11
The Baptism of the Lord
One of John the Baptist’s greatest roles is as forerunner of Jesus, for he announces Jesus’ coming.
In today’s gospel, John...
Clergy abuse survivor seeks healing through poetry
Franciscan Media - Jan 11, 2015 at 5:00 am Norbert Krapf, 71, still loves the wooded hills of his southern Indiana boyhood home near Jasper and the Catholic faith that formed his beliefs from infancy.
Such feelings are...
Exhibition in Rome displays for the first time documents of Galileo's professor (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 4:27 am To view the video click here
Send Pope Francis a voice message during his trip to the Philippines thanks to new app (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 4:20 am To view the video click here
