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Don’t let soppy adverts ruin your Advent
Catholic Herald - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:16 am Many moons ago some silly council tried to rebrand Christmas as Winterval, to reflect the multicultural pluralism of its diverse patchwork of rainbow coloured communities, etc. We...
For The "New CDW," A New Kind of Prefect
Whispers in the Loggia - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:10 am After several weeks of rumors of an impending Curial "earthquake" – ahead of schedule, the first throes of a sweeping, Francis-driven restructuring – the Holy See released a one-...
Recent Articles and Books of Interest
The Religion Clause - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:07 am From SSRN:
Abner S. Greene, Religious Freedom and (Other) Civil Liberties: Is There a Middle Ground?, (Harvard Law & Policy Review, 2015 Forthcoming).
Geoffrey P. Miller, The...
Cardinal Sarah named prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:02 am Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert Sarah, the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, as the new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...
A Feast of Advent Devotions for Busy Folks — Magnificat Advent Companion 2014 App Review
CatholicMom.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 am
I was pretty stoked when the opportunity came up to review the Magnificat Advent 2014 Companion app for iOS. I love Advent! I love the spiritual preparation of waiting, but...
Pope appoints new Bishop for Gary, USA
News.va - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:45 am (Vatican Radio) The Holy Father has named an Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Donald J. Hying as the new Bishop of Gary, USA. He succeeds Bishop Dale J. Melczek, whose resignation...
Pope at Santa Marta: Everything for the Lord and others
News.va - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:45 am (Vatican Radio) When the Church is humble and poor, then "it is faithful" to Christ, giving all it has for the Lord and others, leaving nothing for itself said Pope Francis at...
Card Sarah named Prefect for Congregation for Divine Worship
News.va - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:45 am (Vatican Radio) On Sunday, 23 November 2014, the Holy Father named Cardinal Robert Sarah as Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments....
Daily Reflection — You Are Never Alone
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:30 am Do you sometimes feel all alone, overwhelmed by life’s challenges, sufferings and injustice? The truth is that you are never alone. Our Lord is always with you. Some may find that...
Cardinal Sarah appointed head of Vatican congregation for liturgy
Catholic Herald - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:20 am Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert Sarah as the new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Cardinal Sarah, 69, from French...
Hying Into Chicagoland – Pope Ships Milwaukee's Don to Gary
Whispers in the Loggia - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:16 am Clearing off the top file on a drastically slimmed-down US docket, at Roman Noon this Monday the Pope named Bishop Don Hying, the 51 year-old auxiliary of Milwaukee, to lead...
New Prefect of CDW: Cardinal Sarah
Rorate Coeli - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:15 am As reported in today's just-released Vatican bulletin:
Pope Francis has appointed Robert Card. Sarah, until now President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", as the new Prefect...
Cardinal Robert Sarah to Head CDW
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:04 am The website of Vatican Radio reports that His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah has been appointed by Pope Francis Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 24, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 21: 1-4
I love little, old ladies, especially the ones at my church. The silver-haired women are often the ones I see lighting the candles or dropping money...
Cardinal Napier added to leadership of 2015 synod
Franciscan Media - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:00 am Pope Francis named the leaders of the October 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family, adding Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of Durban, South Africa, to a roster otherwise unchanged from...
Pope Francis canonizes 6 saints, reflects on Christ's kingdom
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 24, 2014 at 4:54 am Pope Francis canonized six saints during a Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Square on November 23.
Two of the saints were members of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern...
Iraqi Catholic leader calls for moderate Muslims to challenge ISIS
Catholic Herald - Nov 24, 2014 at 4:37 am The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch has implored moderate Muslims to reject “terrorism in the name of religion” and step up to challenge the actions of ISIS terrorists against...
New Gary, Indiana bishop praised for focus on evangelization
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 24, 2014 at 4:33 am Gary, Ind., Nov 24, 2014 / 04:33 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis has named the next bishop of Gary, Indiana: Milwaukee's Auxiliary Bishop Donald J. Hying, who drew praise for...
Cardinal Angelini dies at 98
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 24, 2014 at 4:30 am Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini, who led the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers from 1985 to 1996, died on November 22 at the age of 98.
Ordained to the...
Advent Carols in downtown DC
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 24, 2014 at 4:26 am The beautiful church of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Washington, D.C., will be the venue for a traditional ceremony of readings and carols to mark the start of the season...
