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Pope Francis Reaffirms Family’s Integral Role in Education
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:18 am The family is “the primary place of education,” said Pope Francis to members of the Italian Catholic Adult Scout Movement. The Holy Father stressed the importance of family in...
The Pope receives the bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau: focus on the quality rather than the quality of priests
News.va - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:15 am Vatican City, 10 November 2014 (VIS) – The prelates of the Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau were received in audience by the Holy Father...
Univ. of Dallas Celebrates 20 Years of Rome Summer Program for High Schoolers
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:11 am To celebrate 20 years of high school summer programming in Rome, the University of Dallas will lower the price of its three summer programs for 2015, the University recently ...
Prelates Named for Apostolic Signatura and Secretary for Relations With States
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:09 am Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, who was serving as the secretary for Relations with States in the Vatican Secretariat of State, has been appointed the prefect of the Supreme...
Ran a brief note last week on contradictory atheist rhetorical strategies
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:08 am Since then, atheists have shown up in droves to help fill the comboxes up with over 300 comments, making super clear that they are so *over* Him. Now they stay up till all hours...
What would Mother Teresa have made of the fabulously wealthy German Church?
Catholic Herald - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:07 am We want a poor Church and a Church for the poor. That is something that everyone agrees on. The only question is, how can we promote a poor Church, and a Church that goes out to...
Sheesh and I Thought Diet Coke Was Bad
Creative Minority Report - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:07 am I'm not sure that Monster soda is the devil's brew (because that title belongs to Meister Brau) but it's highly inappropriate. (It's funny. Nowadays, doesn't just saying the word...
Special Veterans' Day Requiem Mass in the Ordinariate Use, November 11
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 10, 2014 at 8:00 am From our friends at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Stoneham, Massachusetts:2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the start of the conflict originally called the Great...
Why does the ancient Christian creed say Jesus 'descended into hell'?
GetReligion - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:58 am
LISA ASKS:
What do Christians say happened during [Jesus'] “descent into hell,” and do most denominations believe this happened?
THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS:
This week, as every...
Contemplate this: studying contemplation in college
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:57 am Thirty-five years ago, some people sighed and rolled their eyes when I told them I was majoring in English. I wonder what they’d think about a specialty in contemplation? From...
Pope Francis receives President of Ghana
News.va - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:45 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, in audience Monday. The President subsequently met with the Cardinal Secretary...
Archbishop Welcomes Decision Expected to Take Same-Sex 'Marriage' Before Supreme Court
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:34 am Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the USCCB Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, praised the Nov. 6 decision by the U.S. Court of...
Balancing the Books with St. Zita
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:30 am It’s a cold, gray, and wet outside. I sit next to the window with the black and yellow copy of Personal Finance for Dummies on my lap, frowning at the net worth table. The rows...
Catholic Foodie “Book Launch” Menu and Dinner Party Details
The Catholic Foodie - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:21 am
The Details
Join Jeff Young, The Catholic Foodie, at the celebrated LOLA Restaurant 517 N. New Hampshire St., Downtown Covington, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 7 to 10 pm.
Five...
To Cardinal Burke
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:17 am You have likely already seen this petition at Lifesite News, thanking Cardinal Burke for his faithful service. But I provide it for you in case you haven't. I know the Cardinal...
Bringing it all back to Jesus
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:07 am Writer (and former Paulist priest) James Carroll offers his thoughts on what’s ailing the Catholic Church in Sunday’s New York Times: Sometimes, when I kneel alone in a pew in the...
Top Vatican jobs: The 'Francis effect' on the Roman Curia
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:03 am Rome, Italy, Nov 10, 2014 / 07:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The latest round of major appointments to top positions in the Vatican hierarchy shows that change is afoot as Pope Francis...
When Pope Francis was simply known as Fr. Jorge (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2014 at 7:01 am To view the video click here.
Father Larry Richards Defends the Pope
Catholic Vote - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:59 am
“Ok, I have had it.” Father Larry Richards wrote on his Facebook page on Oct 28. There followed the first strong words of a defense of the Pope that reached a high point...
Pope Francis recalls the decisive role of John Paul II in the fall of the Berlin Wall (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:56 am To view the video click here.
