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The Holy Family as an Image of the Holy Trinity
The Sacred Page - Jan 1, 2015 at 1:09 pm Happy Feast of Mary Theotokos!
During the Christmas break--and yes, it is still Christmas! (which means I'm still building Legos with my kids)--I've been reading through the 16th...
Un-hampered reporting: Al-Jazeera runs sensitive feature on laundry ministries
GetReligion - Jan 1, 2015 at 1:05 pm
"Washing your sins away" is a common phrase, but a church coalition has taken that a step further -- by doing laundry for the poor. The project, Laundry Love, is told in a...
Mary, Mother of God–Why We Celebrate Her Today
CatholicMom.com - Jan 1, 2015 at 12:12 pm The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years –the Virgin Mary, Our Lady, the Blessed Mother. But call her “the Mother of God,” and you’ll see some...
Is Mary God’s Mother?
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 1, 2015 at 11:00 am Each January 1st (on the Octave of Christmas), the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. I receive more comments and questions from non-Catholics, and even some...
Pork Roasts, Shadow Traditions, and the New Year
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 1, 2015 at 10:57 am …are under discussion over at the Register.
The Gospel According to Steve Martin
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 1, 2015 at 10:08 am In which we discuss the preposterous claim that Luke thinks you can put a non-existent global census over on the entire world.
Good News for the New Year : A New Church for the Ambrosian EF
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 1, 2015 at 9:31 am I am very pleased to let our readership know that His Eminence Angelo Cardinal Scola, Archbishop of Milan, has established a new and more suitable home for the celebration of the...
New Year’s resolutions from Pope Francis
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 1, 2015 at 9:13 am Pope Francis at Asian Youth Day in August 2014. (photo: by Korean Culture and Information Service / Jeon Han / Wikipedia) A writer in the Philippines has compiled a list, and it...
The Prayer of Benjamin Watson: A (New Orleans) Saint’s Wish for the New Year
Catholic Vote - Jan 1, 2015 at 9:00 am In late November, a Facebook post written by New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson — a husband, father of four, son of a pastor and a devout Christian — went viral.
In a...
Mary, Mother of God
Feminine Genius - Jan 1, 2015 at 8:38 am Virgin-born, we bow before you: Blessed was the womb that bore you; Mary, Mother meek and mild, Blessed was she in her Child. Blessed was the breast that fed you; Blessed was the...
After “paying it forward,” Kentucky priest gets a surprise donation
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 1, 2015 at 8:22 am You might remember this story from last week, about a priest in Kentucky “paying it forward” by giving away thousands of dollars for Christmas. Now, an anonymous donor is paying...
Epiphany house blessing
Homeschool Goodies - Jan 1, 2015 at 8:14 am It’s time for the Epiphany House Blessing. Look for blessed chalk at your Mass this weekend, or ask your priest ti bless some for you. Do your Epiphany House Blessing on Tuesday,...
Pope at Angelus: fix your gaze on Mary the Mother of God
News.va - Jan 1, 2015 at 7:30 am (Vatican Radio) In his Angelus address on the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God - which is also observed as World Day of Peace - Pope Francis called on us "to fix our gaze of...
The Pope: ‘No more wars. Peace is possible, we must strive for it’
Vatican Insider - Jan 1, 2015 at 6:55 amMater Dei
Dominicana - Jan 1, 2015 at 6:30 am Of all the traditional titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary—e.g., “Tower of David,” “Gate of Heaven,” “Queen of Angels”—perhaps the most impressive is “Mother of God.” The...
Without the Church Jesus 'is at the mercy of our imagination,' Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 1, 2015 at 6:25 am Vatican City, Jan 1, 2015 / 06:25 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
In his homily on New Year's Day, Pope Francis said that Jesus and his mother Mary are "inseparable," just like Jesus and the...
What Pope Francis' message on human trafficking means to Africa
News.va - Jan 1, 2015 at 6:20 am Today, 1 January 2015, people all over the world are celebrating the New Year. However, 1st January is also designated as, ‘World Day of Peace.’ This year, Pope Francis has a...
Supreme Court Will Finally Move To Electronic Filing and Public Access
The Religion Clause - Jan 1, 2015 at 6:00 am Chief Justice John Roberts announced yesterday in his Year-End Report on the State of the Judiciary (full text) that the U.S. Supreme Court will finally develop its own system for...
In peace message, Pope takes aim at modern-day slavery
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 1, 2015 at 5:55 am Vatican City, Jan 1, 2015 / 06:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Denouncing modern slavery as a "scourge," Pope Francis on New Year's Day
called for concrete action and the "globalization...
