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Encountering the Word – Psalm 149:4
Integrated Catholic Life - Jul 31, 2014 at 2:30 am “For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.” (Psalm 149:4) If you liked this scripture verse, please share it with your friends and family using...
A Good Woman Is Hard to Figure
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jul 31, 2014 at 2:15 am
A few days ago a friend mentioned that this August marks the fiftieth anniversary of Flannery O’Connor’s death, so I poked around the Internet to see whether this milestone is...
A Caution on the Writings of Flannery O’Connor
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jul 31, 2014 at 2:10 am
Several years ago, I received a volume of Flannery O’Connor’s Complete Stories as the very kind and thoughtful fulfillment of a birthday wish. At the time I knew very little...
Flannery O’Connor—Fifty Years After
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jul 31, 2014 at 2:00 am
Her life bore such eloquence of pain that when she left it—August 3, 1964—her friend Thomas Merton could recall no other writer of the last century to compare her with. Rather,...
"Come, Receive Grain and Eat": The Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Eucharist, and the Hope of Israel (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The Sacred Page - Jul 31, 2014 at 1:06 am This Sunday the readings highlight the way the Kingdom of God is present sacramentally. Specifically, hopes for the restoration of Israel are linked to a miracle of Jesus, the...
Giuseppe Canovai, a Roman who left a community as his legacy
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 31, 2014 at 1:03 am Rome, Italy, Jul 31, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Familia Christi is the Roman community formed by Fr. Giuseppe Canovai, a priest of the city whose life united Franciscan...
Giuseppe Canovai, a Roman who left a community as his legacy
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 31, 2014 at 1:03 am Rome, Italy, Jul 31, 2014 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Familia Christi is the Roman community formed by Fr. Giuseppe Canovai, a
priest of the city whose life united Franciscan...
What Others Think Of Us
Integrated Catholic Life - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:01 pm I have had numerous conversations with friends and professional acquaintances over the years on the subject of openly sharing our Catholic faith. I am always a little surprised at...
Juventutem Social in St. Louis - August 4
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:57 pm Young people! Join Juventutem on August 4th for a solemn Mass (EF, of course) and social following. A reader provides all the details below. This is a bit closer to me than most...
Catholic Young Adults to Gather in St. Louis Next Week
Saint Louis Catholic - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:11 pm I am happy to pass along this announcement from Juventutem Michigan, which is spearheading a dinner and fellowship event next Monday evening to mark the ICRSS priestly ordinations...
A Conversation on Faith and Reason, Nature and Science
Rorate Coeli - Jul 30, 2014 at 7:00 pm Father Wolfgang Buchmüller, Dr Theol, is a distinguished member of the venerable Abbey of the Holy Cross (Heiligenkreuz), the famous Cistercian foundation near the Austrian...
Flaminia Giovanelli Says Revolution in Church Isn't Just That of Women, But of Laypeople
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 30, 2014 at 7:00 pm A top Vatican official has said the revolution taking place in the Church is not just of advancing women, but also laypeople. In an interview with ZENIT, Flaminia Giovanelli,...
Pope Thanks 14-Year-Old Irish Girl for Supporting Her Mother
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 30, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has sent a thank you note to a 14-year-old girl in Ireland. The Holy Father wrote Nicole Kane of County Carlow, Ireland, a personal letter thanking her for being “...
Pope's Program for Albania Trip Released
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 30, 2014 at 7:00 pm The Vatican has released details of Pope Francis' visit to Albania’s capital city of Tirana on September 21. Earlier this summer, the Vatican announced the visit which will mark...
Letters to the editor
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:41 pm Conflict in Gaza
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THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE | Ronald Reagan: Cold warrior and nuclear abolitionist
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm George Weigel
In recent years, as scholars have explored Ronald Reagan's foreign policy with greater access to primary-source documents, something utterly baffling to the...
CATHOLIC BY GRACE | Mary's Assumption came about through Jesus' great love
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm Denise Bossert
Mary was assumed into heaven.
It's one of the more difficult teachings for converts to grasp. But there are ways to approach...
Lovers of the Holy Cross embody love for Christ crucified
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
Five members of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of Phat Diem, Vietnam, made their...
Dignity of the vulnerable
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
Most are hungry; sometimes they are malnourished. They have lived in cardboard...
Probate commissioner gets award, boosts agency
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jul 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
When Patrick J. Connaghan, probate commissioner for the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri in St. Louis, received...
