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Egyptian Court Acquits First Doctor Charged With Femal Genital Mutilation
The Religion Clause - Nov 23, 2014 at 7:00 am The Guardian on Thursday reported that the first doctor in Egypt to be brought to trial under a 2008 law on charges of female genital mutilation has been acquitted:Raslan Fadl, a...
Bishop vs. deacon arm-wrestling match
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 23, 2014 at 6:27 am Can you guess who won? Details: There were no 1980s Rocky Balboa training montages and no official weigh-in for contenders during the inaugural Man Alive arm-wresting challenge....
Facing Boko Haram, Nigerians 'storm the heavens with prayers'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 23, 2014 at 6:08 am Jos, Nigeria, Nov 23, 2014 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Boko Haram's expansion has meant murders, forced conversion, and
forcible expulsion from homes, causing Catholics in...
Tech Talk Digest for Last Week
CatholicMom.com - Nov 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week.
OvuView – A Slick NFP App for Android
Chris discusses OvuView, a slick little NFP app for Android devices.
Guidelines for...
Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass
News.va - Nov 23, 2014 at 5:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis delivered the homily at the Mass celebrated in St Peter's Square on Christ the King Sunday, during the course of which he canonized six new saints: ...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 23, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Nov 23, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
Jesus gives us clear instructions in this passage on what is expected of us if we are to live with Him in Heaven. The examples He gives us are...
25 years later, the Salvadoran Jesuits' legacy lives on
Franciscan Media - Nov 23, 2014 at 5:00 am
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) -- The legacy of six murdered Jesuit
priests, their housekeeper and her daughter lives on in El Salvador.
Jesuits from Central America and other...
Calling former Oxford students
Rorate Coeli - Nov 23, 2014 at 4:00 am The Altar in the St Thomas More Chapel
set up for the EF Mass.
Any Oxford graduate, former visiting student, or current student, or current or former employee, who would like to...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Fr. Romano Guardini
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 23, 2014 at 3:30 am “The Christian heart has always known Mary as the essence of compassion and love, to whom man can turn with particular and unreserved confidence. This is expressed so well by the...
From the Brazil to the Holy Land and finally to the Vatican (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 23, 2014 at 2:12 am To view the video click here
Online For Life: Using technology to save lives (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 23, 2014 at 2:09 am To view the video click here
Let’s create a network to support people with autism, says Francis
Catholic Herald - Nov 23, 2014 at 1:47 am Catholics must help to break down the isolation and stigma that surrounds people with autism spectrum disorder, Francis has said.
The Pope made the comments in an address to...
Encountering the Word — John 18:36
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 23, 2014 at 1:30 am A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture Jesus answered, “My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over...
Catholic Social Teaching Did Not Begin Yesterday
Rorate Coeli - Nov 23, 2014 at 12:27 am Considerations of Catholic Social Teaching often seem to give the impression that it began with The Second Vatican Council, or at the very earliest with Pope Leo XIII’s 1891...
Continuing Madness:1) Some in the Curia want Burke out of the College of Cardinals2) More German Catholic weakness on homosexuality and "remarried" divorcees
Rorate Coeli - Nov 22, 2014 at 11:43 pm 1) Rome-based journalist Andrés Beltramo Álvarez (a native of Argentina who writes for Mexican newspapers, and also for the Spanish version of La Stampa's "Vatican Insider"), who...
Gospel Reading for Sunday, November 23rd
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 22, 2014 at 11:02 pm Jesus said to his disciples: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled...
Do People See Jesus When They Look At You?
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 22, 2014 at 11:01 pm “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34). In John 14:15, Jesus tells his apostles, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In this passage...
Fundraising campaign!
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 22, 2014 at 11:00 pm Dear friends,
Thanks to the generosity of more than 20,000 readers, ZENIT carried on in 2014. For now more than 17 years, ZENIT has provided news of the Church -- thanks to you!...
Montana's Same-Sex Marriage Bans Falls; Becomes 34th State To Recognize Marriage Equality
The Religion Clause - Nov 22, 2014 at 9:51 pm On Wednesday, a Montana federal district court issued a permanent injunction barring Montana from enforcing statutory and constitutional provisions that prevent same-sex marriages...
Muslim's Religious Discrimination Claim Against NJ Transit Dismissed
The Religion Clause - Nov 22, 2014 at 9:13 pm In Allison v. New Jersey Transit Corp., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162175 (D NJ, Nov. 19, 2014), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a claim by an African American Muslim...
