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At the end of the date, they’d pray the rosary before he could kiss her good night
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:58 am From The Hartford Courant comes this lovely story of a deacon and his wife—a saga of faith, conversion and, believe it or not, swinging: John Abdalla walked up to Irene Dauphin, a...
Australian Bishops Note Challenge to Face Up to Damage Done to Creation
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:56 am On July 6 the Church in Australia celebrated the annual event of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. “Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have joyfully...
100 Years of Death and Destruction
Saint Louis Catholic - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:56 am Today marks the 100th anniversary of the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia, that marked the formal beginning of the war that would at last destroy the remnants of...
Abortion Clinic in Kansas Shuts Down for Good After Routinely Violating State Law
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:55 am A troubled Kansas City abortion facility, Central Family Medical, also known as Aid For Women, announced on its website that it has ceased operations effective July 26, 2014,...
Pope in Caserta asks pardon for persecution of Pentecostals
News.va - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis returned to the southern Italian city of Caserta on Monday for a private visit to the Pentecostal community known as the Evangelical Church of...
Find Your Inner Iggy
CatholicMom.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:30 am Editor’s note: We love St. Ignatius and we love our friends at Loyola Press. This week, they are hosting a fun way to celebrate St. Ignatius’ Feast Day on July 31st while also...
European Leader Suggests Euthanizing the Poor Instead of Providing Medical Care
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:28 am This is the inescapable logic of euthanasia: It is much more expensive to care for ill and disabled patients than “compassionately” kill them. As I like to say, it may take $1000...
Migrant children crossing the border: the religion angle
GetReligion - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:27 am Amid the ongoing headlines – mostly political – over the thousands of migrant children crossing illegally into the United States, I’ve been pleased to come across some excellent...
Pope: Stop the war, enough is enough! (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:24 am As the conflict continues in Iraq, Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, the Pope made an urgent appeal for peace during the Sunday Angelus, calling for leaders to stop the violence and...
Pope in Caserta: We need the courage to say no to all types of corruption (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:23 am More than 200,000 people joined Pope Francis for a large open air Mass in Caserta, in southern Italy. The square in front of the Royal Palace was filled to the brim for the...
Italian Cardinal Francesco Marchisano Dies at Age 85 (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:22 am Italian Cardinal Francesco Marchisano passed away on Sunday, July 27, in Rome, at the age of 85. To view the video click here URL: http://www.romereports.com/pg157825-italian-...
Our Chances are Better than Fifty-Fifty
The Reason for Our Hope - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:10 am Just back from some holidays in Halifax. It is certainly a precious gift to be able to spend time with family and I am very grateful for the opportunity.Not long after I returned...
What’s up with the Jesuits?
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:08 am Blogger and teacher Matt Emerson poses the question over at the CNN Belief blog: Is Andrew Garfield, star of films such as “The Social Network” and “The Amazing Spiderman,”...
Thai bishops' seminar focuses on evangelization
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:02 am Bangkok, Thailand, Jul 28, 2014 / 08:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- At a recent conference held in Bangkok, Thai bishops gathered with the
faithful to share and reflect on ways to share...
Eden and The Temple Part II
Making Things Visible - Jul 28, 2014 at 8:00 am As we work through the creation narrative with this in mind, we can see that as God brings everything into existence, He does so, through His word, that word is Jesus Christ. He...
Anglican leader hopes vote for women bishops won’t prevent ‘full communion’ with Catholic Church
Catholic Herald - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:34 am In a letter sent to Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said he hopes the vote to allow the ordination of women bishops would not prove a stumbling block to future “...
A Brilliant Op-Ed: These are but the Signs of a Beginning. The Two Reasons for Widespread Silence on Christian Genocide: Secularism and the Fear of Islam, its Terrors and its Blackmail.
Rorate Coeli - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:33 am The Indifference that Kills
by Ernesto Galli della Loggia
Main Editorialist for the Italian newspaper of record, Corriere della Sera
July 28, 2014
Let's state the truth: how many...
International Theology of the Body Congress Points the Way to the World Meeting of Families
CatholicMom.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:00 am Philadelphia, July 23, 2014 – Pope Saint John Paul II has said the future of humanity passes by way of the family, and because it passes through the family, it passes first...
Pontiff recalls World War I centenary: �no more war!'
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:51 am At the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis recalled that July 28 marks the centenary of the beginning of World War I.
"As we remember this tragic event, I hope...
Eid al Fitr Begins Today; White House Issues Greetings
The Religion Clause - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:49 am Today is the beginning of Eid al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. (Background from Huffington Post). The New York Times reports that today's start of the Eid was confirmed last...
