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From bad to worse – religious persecution growing in China

EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 17, 2014 at 3:09 am
Washington D.C., Oct 17, 2014 / 03:09 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The state of religious freedom in China is moving from bad to worse, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), responding to...

From bad to worse – religious persecution growing in China

Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 17, 2014 at 3:09 am
Washington D.C., Oct 17, 2014 / 02:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The state of religious freedom in China is moving from bad to worse, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), responding to...

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion of Our Lord

Verbum Blog - Logos Bible Software - Oct 17, 2014 at 3:00 am
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. When I meditate upon Jesus’ crucifixion, I can’t help but think about Palm Sunday. Why is that? Palm...

Bill Doino, Jr. on La Popessa…

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:52 am
…over at First Things.

Of Hard Heads and Soft Hearts

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:43 am
A discussion of creeds over at the Register.

Dear Lefties: The solution to every problem you face

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:41 am
When addressing the right about any social, political, environmental, or financial problem you want to address, just link it to Teh Terrorists[TM]: Note:  Be careful how you...

Encountering the Word — 1 Timothy 1:18-19a

Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:30 am
“This charge I commit to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophetic utterances which pointed to you, that inspired by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith...

Blue Thursday: The orthodox counter-offensive at the Synod- "such a day had never happened before, not even at Vatican II"

Rorate Coeli - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:29 am
We are calling it "Blue Thursday" for the color of Our Lady -- and also the main color of the flag of Australia, the nation of Cardinal Pell, the first to rise up against the...

Houston Mayor Backs Down

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:26 am
Good. Now she should be voted out for so much as attempting to subpoena sermons.

The Synod’s Interim Report: Ambiguity and Misinterpretation

Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:10 am
The Interim Report (IR) of the Synod of Bishops on the Family released on Monday, October 13, represents a summary of the discussion of the first week of the Synod. Here’s the...

Interesting Move of the Spirit in Ireland

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:01 am
An Irish reader writes: A BBC top political correspondent here in Northern Ireland – Martina Purdy – is taking tentative steps towards religious life with the Sisters of Adoration...

Synod: Working groups call for more “Christ-centric” focus on family

News.va - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:01 am
(Vatican Radio) The vision of the world, and above all of the family,  must be one which “passes through the lens of the Gospel, to encourage men and women to the conversion of...

Marriage Is Not a Water Fountain

Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 17, 2014 at 2:00 am
Some proponents of homosexual pseudogamy now assert that argument is no longer necessary. We do not argue with segregationists, they say. We ignore them, we scorn them. They are...

Holy Spirit gives the seal of eternal life, Pope Francis reflects

EWTN - Vatican News - Oct 17, 2014 at 1:55 am
Vatican City, Oct 17, 2014 / 01:55 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In his Mass on Friday, Pope Francis said eternal life begins when we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, and cautioned...

Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit Gives us an Identity and and Inheritance

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 17, 2014 at 1:03 am
The Holy Spirit not only gives Christians an identity, but also a “down payment” of our heavenly inheritance. Pope Francis expressed these sentiments during his morning Mass at...

Latvia turns heads in synod with strong witness of marriage

EWTN - Vatican News - Oct 17, 2014 at 1:03 am
Vatican City, Oct 17, 2014 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In synod discussions last week, the Baltic nation of Latvia caught the attention many synod fathers, who were keen to hear...

Latvia turns heads in synod with strong witness of marriage

Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 17, 2014 at 1:03 am
Vatican City, Oct 17, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In synod discussions last week, the Baltic nation of Latvia caught the attention many synod fathers, who were keen to hear...

Igneous Saint

Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Oct 17, 2014 at 12:00 am
Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings witness to an impassioned orthodoxy. Tom Neal writes on his love for Jesus which bears the evangelical sparkle of an...

Kasper: It Was Merely "A Working Interview"

Creative Minority Report - Oct 16, 2014 at 11:31 pm
[Breaking News] Today Cardinal Kasper gave another interview to speak about the interview that has made so much news these past days. Cardinal Kasper said, "The reason I said I...

I am struggling with resentment towards the Church, what should I do?

Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 16, 2014 at 11:01 pm
Dear Dan, I have been Catholic for three years now, and am very grateful for the gift of faith. However, I have recently been struggling with resentment towards the Church—feeling...
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