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"Franciscans of the Immaculate: ideas imposed by decree" Yes, even "mercy", without holiness and justice, becomes injustice

Rorate Coeli - Jul 30, 2014 at 12:26 pm
by Roberto de Mattei Corrispondenza Romana July 30, 2014 "Thanks and Appreciation for Activity as  Volunteer Helper of the People's Police" (East German Medal) A well-informed...

Tears Streamed Down Her Face as She Talked About Her Abortion, But Abortion Doesn’t Hurt Women?

LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 12:05 pm
Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — She sat across from me, tears streaming down her face. The subject of abortion came up and this woman struggled to discuss it. ‘Emotionally...

Texas Man Faces Murder for Beating Pregnant Girlfriend So Brutally He Killed Her Unborn Baby

LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:36 am
A Texas man faces murder charges for beating his pregnant girlfriend so brutally that he killed her three-month unborn baby. Matthew Lara faces assault charges for severely...

Vatican hosts conference marking World Day against Trafficking

News.va - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:35 am
(Vatican Radio) The first World Day against Trafficking in Persons is being marked on Wednesday July 30th, with a call to action to step up the fight and support the survivors....

Latin Mass Society Day of Recollection at St Edmund's College, Ware, England

New Liturgical Movement - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:30 am
Joseph Shaw of the Latin Mass Society has posted to his flickr account some great photographs from a day of Eucharistic Recollection held at St Edmund’s College in Ware,...

God, Tennessee, culture and that (ironic) red-flannel shirt

GetReligion - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:20 am
Once again, the oh-so-bookish politician cloaked in that red plaid shirt is touring the complex state of Tennessee, trying to walk the complicated line between the populism of the...

Five Things To Remember On July 30

USCCB Media Blog - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:17 am
1. Make sure you read the Unaccompanied Migrant Children toolkit. 2. Find out how the Catholic Church is helping unaccompanied minors during the immigration crisis. 3. Vatican...

72% of Canadian Doctors Oppose Legalizing Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide

LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:10 am
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) published the results of its online poll and it national dialogue concerning euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life care.  The CMA...

Book Review: When the Church Was Young

CatholicMom.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:00 am
Picking up where the Acts of the Apostles leaves off, Marcellino D’Ambrosio tells the compelling story of the early Church in When the Church Was Young. This is no dry and dusty...

Obama nominates rabbi as ambassador-at-large for religious freedom

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:00 am
WASHINGTON — Rabbi David Saperstein, director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, is President Barack Obama’s nominee to be ambassador-at-large for...

Respect Life Convention

Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jul 30, 2014 at 11:00 am
The Respect Life Apostolate of the Archdiocese of St. Louis announced that Melissa Ohden will be the keynote speaker for the 38th Annual Convention on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at...

New issue of Catholic St. Louis magazine out

Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:52 am
Thumbnail (for Multimedia Slideshows) The latest issue of Catholic St. Louis magazine, the magazine of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, should be...

St. Gregory Cemetery in St. Nazianz

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:51 am
Last week I traveled to St. Nazianz, located in southern Manitowoc County, on assignment and discovered the St. Gregory Parish Cemetery. It is quite a peaceful place, situated...

INTERNET PRAYER UPDATE: Tagalog AUDIO added (Klingon on the way)

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:49 am
I am delighted to report that a reader sent me a recording of the now well-known “Internet Prayer” in Tagalog. It makes my day when I get recordings of native speakers reading...

“I Got It!” Parents of Disabled Boy Talk About Video That Went Viral of Him Finally Walking

LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:45 am
Remember the viral video of the disabled boy who finally walked for the first time and shouted, “I got it!” Now, in a new interview, his parents talk about how he’s doing. As...

"18th-Century Monarchs" -- and a Renaissance Prince

Rorate Coeli - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:34 am
Phil Lawler on "the Pope Francis effect": Still I have no question that this new approach represents a shift in the way Vatican officials view the papal office—a shift that Pope...

Card. Pell: Holder of Vatican purse strings, celebrant of Traditional Roman Rite

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:31 am
CLICK ME! Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo has a piece about the ever more influential Card. Pell, who has control of Vatican purse strings. Magister’s piece, in Italian, opens...

Nancy Pelosi on Immigration: “Let Us Not Turn Away From Jesus’ Children,” But Abortion’s A-OK

LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 10:11 am
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has this uncanny ability to cite Scripture to defend her position on other political issues, but when it comes to abrotion, she ignores the pro-life...
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