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IN THE WILD: Prayer for Vocations in a parish bulletin
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:13 am I sincerely believe that the Prayer for Vocations which I posted here, and which seems to be spreading across the lands, will bear great fruit.
Today I received a note from a...
ASK FATHER: Is the TLM / Usus Antiquior dead? Forever stuck in 1962?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:01 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
In thinking about Benedict XVI’s teaching on the liturgy it wondered me if the TLM/Usus antiquior is a dead liturgy per se? If liturgy ought to grow (be...
Sharing the Word for September 8, 2017
Franciscan Media - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 8, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 8:28-30
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Books That Rocked My World: Blaise Pascal's “Pensées”
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am We recently asked our writing team to consider what book, not published in the last century, has most impacted their life? Today, Fredric Heidemann discusses the long-standing,...
Pope Francis makes powerful comparison between Colombia and St. Peter
Catholic Online - Featured News - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am Just as Christ called Peter to cast his nest where there seemed to be no fish, Christ is calling Colombians to take risks in order to build a culture ...
Pope Francis receives unexpected gift from a kind stranger
Catholic Online - Featured News - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am During his flight to Colombia Pope Francis received a white rose from a Colombian journalist, recalling his deep devotion to Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Catholic judicial nominee asked SHOCKING, 'ANTI-CATHOLIC' questions by US senators
Catholic Online - Featured News - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am A Catholic nominee to a federal circuit court faced hostile questions about her faith from U.S. senators on Wednesday, prompting outrage from ...
Fires, storms, quakes, and the sky on fire, is this the end of days?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am Terrible events are happening across the Americas, leading many to wonder if God is sending a message to humanity.
Steve Bannon shocks the Catholic Church with comments about illegal immigrants, but Cardinal Dolan has a sharp rebuke
Catholic Online - Featured News - Sep 8, 2017 at 12:00 am Steve Bannon appears to have misspoken, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan has replied to his suggestion that the Catholic Church needs illegal immigrants to ...
How — and why — do we celebrate Mary’s birthday?
Integrated Catholic Life - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:04 pm The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) is one of the most tender and natural feasts on the Church calendar. And although we date the liturgical feast...
Widower finds bittersweet photo of late wife in the wedding dress she never wore
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm And by sharing it, John Polo teaches us a few things about love and grief.When widower John Polo was looking through photos on his late wife’s phone, he came across a photo of his...
St. Paul’s Choir School’s ‘Ave Maria’ can soothe a savage world
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm Immensely talented boy's choir releases a second album that offers a sublime listening experience.If choir music is already a unique musical alternative in today’s world, one that...
What to do when you feel on the verge of major burnout
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm How to opt out of this crazy competition to be the perfect wife and mother, and avoid a maternal breakdown. Between struggling to get the crying baby in the car seat and dropping...
‘It’: Earning its scares the old-fashioned way
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm Think of any place that gave you the creeps as a child, and you’ll find Pennywise there waiting.Perhaps the most anticipated horror film of the year, It has finally arrived. Not...
Want to know how to fix your own car? Ask a girl
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm This popular YouTuber is empowering women by teaching them to fix their own vehicles.Jessica Chou was always intimidated by her car and never knew how to fix it or understand it...
When St. Michael crushed a very Pope-ish looking devil
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm Is that Pope Innocent X there? Guido Reni’s work, “St Michael crushing the devil,” might be one of the most famous depictions of the commander of the Army of God. This 17th-...
A priest in an ambulance is out to resuscitate your faith
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm Fr. Michael is bringing people back to the Church in an unconventional way.“Misericordiam volo non sacrificium.” I desire mercy, not sacrifice. These words emblazon the back of...
The World Digital Library is now available
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm You can access it at http://www.wdl.orgThe World Digital Library is exactly what you would imagine: a collection of books, maps, texts, photos, recordings and films from all...
How did early Christian monks become so wealthy?
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm They believed they had to work to support themselves and the poor.Christian monks in the medieval world were able to build massive monasteries and amazing churches. While they...
Hi, Pope Francis!
Aleteia - Sep 7, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: September 8, 2017A young girl holding a finger rosary waves at Pope Francis as he passes by near the Nunciature in Bogota, Colombia on September 7, 2017....
