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Pope Francis baptizes babies, compares God's Word to mother's milk
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 11, 2015 at 4:15 am Vatican City, Jan 11, 2015 / 04:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis baptized 33 babies at the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, advising families to set an example for their children...
Pope Francis: 'Do Not Forget the Holy Spirit'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 3:32 am With Christ’s Baptism, the heavens were once again opened and the earth became “the dwelling place of God among mankind.” These were the words addressed by Pope Francis to the...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from J.R.R. Tolkien
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 11, 2015 at 3:30 am “There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tower high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out...
Haitian Amputee Athletes Meet Pope
News.va - Jan 11, 2015 at 3:05 am
Three young Haitian men who survived the Haitian earthquake of 2010
were received Saturday at the Vatican by Pope Francis along with attendees
of a day-long event to mark the...
Gospel Reading for Sunday, January 11th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 3:00 am Here is the Gospel reading for today, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Mark 1: 7-11
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This is what John the Baptist proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming after...
Angelus Address: On the Baptism of the Lord
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 2:54 am Here is the translation of the Holy Father's address before and after the recitation of the Angelus prayer to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square today. * * *
Dear...
Pope Francis: Jesus' baptism opened the heavens
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 11, 2015 at 1:35 am Vatican City, Jan 11, 2015 / 01:35 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis encouraged Christians to remember their baptism with "joy," as he reflected on the role of Jesus Christ's...
Encountering the Word — Mark 1:9-11
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 11, 2015 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he...
Pope's Homily at Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 11, 2015 at 1:14 am Here is the translation of the Holy Father's homily today during the Mass of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord where he baptized 33 newborn children. * * *
We listened in...
“In the last 35 years, those lives destroyed could have included…”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 11, 2015 at 12:09 am From Fr. George Rutler’s “pastor’s page” for 11 January.
There was a theologian who, when discouraged, would keep repeating to himself, “I have been baptized.” Since the Prince of...
Making All Things New
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 10, 2015 at 11:01 pm The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Have you ever felt that something you were doing was going so badly that you just wished you could start all over? Or maybe your life is not...
More on the Evangelists Not Making Stuff Up
Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 10, 2015 at 7:25 pm Just a quick note on the reliability of the Gospels.
I’ve written before about the fact that the Evangelists did not feel free to simply make stuff up about Jesus.
One of the...
In Wake of Terrorism, Broader Anti-Semitism In France Is Examined
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2015 at 6:33 pm In the wake of this week's terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris, the media is beginning to examine more broadly the issue of rising anti-Semitism in France. The...
5th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Same-Sex Marriage Cases
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2015 at 6:06 pm Yesterday, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in three same-sex marriage cases. The cases argued were Robicheaux v. Caldwell, in which a district court...
Meet Joan of Lestonnac, a revolutionary and unknown French saint (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm To view the video click here
One family under God: Archbishop Gomez addresses immigration reform
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 10, 2015 at 5:01 pm Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 10, 2015 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- For Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, if the Church is a family, then the faithful are all brothers and sisters...
Reports: Dublin priest tells his congregation he’s gay—and gets a standing ovation
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 10, 2015 at 4:22 pm St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin via Wikipedia From The Guardian: An Irish Catholic priest received a standing ovation from his congregation when he revealed he was gay and...
Comment on St. Norbert College and the Catholic vision of life by Ryan
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 10, 2015 at 4:18 pm A couple things to consider…
The fact that she supports abortion should be enough to disqualify her from speaking on domestic violence. Killing a pre-born baby is not only “...
Pray that moderation will prevail, French cardinal urges faithful
Catholic Herald - Jan 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm Catholics should pray that France will continue to show “moderation, temperance and control” in response to the terrorist attacks in their city, the cardinal archbishop of Paris...
The Gist: Life with Pets
CatholicMom.com - Jan 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm Season four of the CatholicTV Network’s series for Catholic women, The Gist, airs this fall with all-new shows. Tune in every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. Eastern for a new episode...
