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Pontifical Requiem in Rome Celebrated by Archbishop Guido Pozzo
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:54 am For the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed on November 3rd, His Grace Archbishop Guido Pozzo, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, celebrated a...
Will Pope Francis' visit to European Parliament be a wake-up call?
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:35 am Milan, Italy, Nov 4, 2014 / 03:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis' upcoming visit to European Parliament and the Council of
Europe may serve as a wake-up call to Europe to...
What Political Role for the Church?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:10 am
For more than 1500 years the Church was a major influence on Western politics. That is how it should be. Ultimate standards matter, and if the Church doesn’t explain what they...
The Brewing (and Chilling) of Ales
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:02 am This weekend, I brewed two 10-gallon batches — Religious Liberty Ale and this year’s Christmas Stout (named “The Oliphaunt“). Brewing is always a nice time, but this weekend was...
Christmas Stout: “The Oliphaunt”
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:01 am Every year, I make a stout for Christmas. We enjoy it with our clam chowder on Christmas Eve and our standing rib roast on Christmas Day, and then we use what’s left to make...
On Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:00 am
It has become the fashion among the wise and the clever, and most everyone else these days itching to be trendier than thou, to dismiss all the miracle stories of the New...
Today is Election Day!
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 4, 2014 at 2:00 am Or, as it is known in the Quartermaster’s house (since the Quartermaster is not a watching sports on television fan), the Electoral Super Bowl, the Democratic Republic Olympics,...
Kevin O’Brien writes…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:59 am To answer a reader’s cry, “I ask this seriously with all my lonely, despairing heart: how do I make myself kiss him? (And, more importantly, enjoy his companionship when I just...
Conor Friedersdorf Nails it
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:39 am “But here’s what I find alarming: Confronted with a president who 1) spied on every American; 2) covered up torture; 3) continued a War on Drugs ruinous to minorities and whole...
Holy See Statement at 69th UN General Assembly on the Eradication of Poverty
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:35 am Here below the Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations at the 69th Session of the General Assembly...
Pope to Host Conference on Why Marriage is Man-Woman
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:24 am Turns out the guy is Catholic! Who knew?
Vote!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:21 am One party’s platform is “VOTE OR YOUR PUNY PLANET WILL BE INCINERATED!” The other party’s platform is “VOTE AND YOUR PUNY PLANET WILL BE INCINERATED!” CHOOSE!
Australian bishops welcome new head of pastoral life commission
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 4, 2014 at 1:03 am Canberra, Australia, Nov 4, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Australian bishops' conference has welcomed Alison Burt as the new leadership steering the national Bishops...
Australian bishops welcome new head of pastoral life commission
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 4, 2014 at 12:20 am Canberra, Australia, Nov 4, 2014 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The Australian bishops' conference has welcomed Alison Burt as the new
leadership steering the national Bishops...
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/11/14
Catholic Herald - Nov 3, 2014 at 11:56 pm A senior Mormon leader will speak at a Vatican conference on marriage opened by Pope Francis later this month.
Church leaders in Rome are standing firm against same-sex marriage,...
13 Ways to Love Your Neighbor in a Socially-Isolated and Technologically-Overloaded Culture
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 3, 2014 at 11:01 pm When John and I were first married, we bought a starter home in a cute neighborhood where all the homes were piled on top of one another. One night, we were sitting in our living...
NEVER LOOKING BACK
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 3, 2014 at 10:34 pm THIS POST IS NOT FOR KIDS. THOMAS, THIS MEANS YOU.
We don’t watch broadcast television. Screens are severely limited. It makes a difference. And, if for no other reason, this is...
Don't be content with desk-bound theology, Cardinal Mueller urges
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 3, 2014 at 9:47 pm Washington D.C., Nov 3, 2014 / 08:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Theologians must not be content with an intellectual pursuit of truth but must evangelize with charity so that the Gospel...
Christian Bale Says Moses was "Barbaric" and "Schizophrenic"
Creative Minority Report - Nov 3, 2014 at 9:42 pm Christian Bale who is known primarily for playing the barbaric and possibly schizophrenic Batman as well as the serial killer in American Psycho has called Moses "barbaric" and "...
