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Campus Sexual Assault: Real and Imagined
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:30 am
Undeterred by data debunking the notion that college campuses have become what Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has called “havens for rape and sexual assault,” the Obama...
Papal telegram for murdered Mexican priest
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:23 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, has sent a papal telegram of condolence to Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda of Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico, following the...
Pope Francis to visit Naples, pray at famed Marian shrine
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:07 am Pope Francis will make an apostolic journey to Naples in March, according to a Vatican Radio report.
The Pontiff's journey will begin on March 21 with a pilgrimage to the Shrine...
A Different Kind of Health Care
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:00 am
It’s the day after Christmas and amidst the cheery family Christmas photos showing up on my social media feed, a post catches my eye. A friend of a friend was diagnosed with...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 31, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 1: 1-18
What a wonderful way to live in the Christmas Season, aware of the great mystery and gift of the Incarnation and to bridging one calendar year with...
Vatican says 5.9 million people joined pope for Vatican events in 2014
Franciscan Media - Dec 31, 2014 at 5:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than 5.9 million pilgrims and visitors joined
Pope Francis for an audience, liturgy or prayer at the Vatican in 2014,
the Vatican said.
The...
Ancient Turkish monastery houses Christian refugees
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 4:55 am National Geographic has published a profile of the churches and monastery in Midyat, Turkey, a city that was once a center of Syriac Orthodoxy but whose Christian population has...
A man who personified the BBC’s high-minded principles
Catholic Herald - Dec 31, 2014 at 4:18 am I have been reading the Telegraph obituary of John Freeman, who died on 20 December, aged 99. The obituary described him as a “politician, diplomat, soldier and broadcaster”:...
Pope: This New Year's, let gratitude help you reject slavery of sin
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 31, 2014 at 3:44 am Vatican City, Dec 31, 2014 / 03:44 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- At the year's end, Pope Francis reflected on Christ's saving presence
within time, cautioning against nostalgia for the...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Paul of the Cross
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 31, 2014 at 3:30 am “Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day, even every moment in the interior temple of your spirit, remaining like a baby in the bosom of the heavenly Father, where you will be...
Top Academic Reads of 2014
The Sacred Page - Dec 31, 2014 at 1:31 am As we wrap up 2014, I wanted to pull together a list of some of my favorite reads of the year. This is always painful--there were so many great books I read this year. But in...
Encountering the Word — Hebrews 11:1
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 31, 2014 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old received divine approval. By faith...
A New Blog!
Catholic Underground - Dec 31, 2014 at 12:28 am Introducing a New BLOG from the CU! If you’re reading this, then consider yourself lucky. It’s not supposed to be live yet.
The post A New Blog! appeared first on The Catholic...
FREE Chesterton and Newman Videos from Fr. Robert Barron
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Dec 31, 2014 at 12:00 am Sign up for Fr. Robert Barron's FREE behind-the-scenes video reflections from England on G.K. Chesterton and Blessed John Henry Newman.
The Subsistent Soul: Are You More than Particles?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 30, 2014 at 11:01 pm The word “subsistent” is tricky. Modern day dictionaries define “to subsist” as “to be sustained,” or “to maintain existence” or “to support or maintain with provisions or funds,...
Homeschool resolutions
Homeschool Goodies - Dec 30, 2014 at 8:20 pm Yep, it’s that time of year. We all have personal resolutions, but have you ever thought of setting some resolutions for your homeschool? Check out 15 New Year’s Resolutions for...
Pornography, Privacy, and the Public Interest
Catholic Vote - Dec 30, 2014 at 7:39 pm Catholic legal theorist Robert P. George of Princeton University has a characteristically clear, compelling, and helpful article at the Philadelphia Inquirer website on the social...
Plenary Indulgence reminders: Te Deum on Dec. 31 Veni Creator on Jan. 1
Rorate Coeli - Dec 30, 2014 at 7:34 pm 26
§ 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of: ...
1° the hymn...
The Mother of Peace
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm Roman Rite:
Nm 6, 22-27; Ps 67 Gal 4, 4-7; Lk 2.16 to 21
Holy Mary, Mother of God[1]
Ambrosian Rite:
Nm 6, 22-27; Ps 67; Phil 2, 5-11; Lk 2.18-21
Circumcision of the...
Book Review: Big-Hearted Families
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm This review of Big-Hearted, Inspiring Stories From Everyday Families (Scepter Publishers), was written by Nancy Ward and published at the Catholic Writers Guild blog. The book...
