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The missionary who exemplified the best of Irish Catholicism
Catholic Herald - Jan 8, 2018 at 8:39 am Although the details of the visit have not yet been confirmed, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Ireland this August, during the International World Meeting of Families which...
2018 March For Life – Plenary Indulgence
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 8, 2018 at 8:37 am CNA reports that those who participate in the March For Life in Washington DC can gain a plenary indulgence.
Participating in the March for Life? There’s an indulgence for that....
How Bethlehem’s Christian mayor is restoring the city
Catholic Herald - Jan 8, 2018 at 8:17 am Last Christmas in Jerusalem it was hard to buy a Christmas pudding or see a decorated fir tree in the Western half of the city. It’s the same this year. Interestingly, this...
3 Lessons about joy from the “happiest woman ever”
Aleteia - Jan 8, 2018 at 8:00 am This amazing woman tells us how to sow happiness into our daily lives.Soul Pancake, a media company dedicated to positive and inspiring content for optimistic millennials, decided...
It's only rock 'n' roll? A Los Angeles Times music critic reviews a satanic trend
GetReligion - Jan 8, 2018 at 8:00 am Everyone loves cleverly written stories and August Brown’s recent story in the Los Angeles Times about the new breed of Satanists is most certainly that.
We learn the cool stuff...
Amid Concerns Over Arms, Migrants, Jerusalem and More, The Pope Spins the Globe
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:57 am And just like that, Christmas at the Vatican is over – with this morning's traditional New Year "greeting" to the diplomatic corps (long dubbed the Pope's "State of the World"...
Pope Francis: The world needs stable families, relationships
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:44 am Vatican City, Jan 8, 2018 / 06:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a speech to diplomats on Monday, Pope Francis said that the stability of the family is integral for the future, and that...
World peace depends on right to life, Pope tells diplomats
Catholic Herald - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:35 am Because everyone has a right to life, liberty and personal security, nations must find nonviolent solutions to conflict and difficulties, Pope Francis said. A culture of peace “...
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord | 2017
Big C Catholics - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:30 am Msgr. Rudolph G. BandasToday [January 8th] the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our...
Our Lady of Joy
CatholicMom.com - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:30 am By Amber (supreme happiness) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
Our...
US bishops: End of protected status for Salvadorans is 'heartbreaking'
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:11 am Washington D.C., Jan 8, 2018 / 07:11 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Department of Homeland Security announced today that it will
terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly...
Reflection on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Big C Catholics - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:09 am By Msgr. Bernard Bourgeois1 Samuel 3:3-10,19; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15,17-20; John 1:35-42“Speak Lord, for your servant is listening”(1 Sam 3:10)On the day of my ordination to the...
Why was St. John baptizing people?
Aleteia - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:00 am Where did he get the idea?When we first meet St. John the Baptist in the Gospel of John he is, not surprisingly, baptizing people. However, the Pharisees have a problem with his...
Two Attitudes toward Ordinary Form Rubrics: Kantian Duty and Aristotelian Epikeia
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 8, 2018 at 7:00 am Over the years at NLM, various authors have published articles concerning how the Ordinary Form might be “enriched” or “improved,” usually by way of adapting or importing...
Pope to diplomats: World peace depends on right to life, disarmament
Franciscan Media - Jan 8, 2018 at 6:33 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Because everyone has a right to life, liberty and personal security, nations must find nonviolent solutions to conflict and difficulties, Pope Francis said.
A...
[UPDATE]: A new Mass -- and an amazing story
Rorate Coeli - Jan 8, 2018 at 6:31 am By Rev. Anthony Cekada
In an August 31, 2017 article on Rorate, I told the
rather amazing story of how at age 15 our young organist, Andrew Richesson, had
composed an impressive...
Reflections on the Baptism of the Lord
CatholicMom.com - Jan 8, 2018 at 6:00 am Copyright 2018 Liturgical Publications Inc. All rights reserved.
Readings for January 8, 2018: The Baptism of the Lord
At first glance, the scene makes little sense. John’s...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jan 8, 2018 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Muhammad Munir, Fundamental Guarantees of the Rights of the Accused in Islamic Criminal Justice System, (Hamdard Islamicus, Issue no. 4 (2017)).
John Witte, Law,...
How to be a true friend, according to Fr. Mike Schmitz
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 8, 2018 at 5:47 am Washington D.C., Jan 8, 2018 / 05:47 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Authentic Christian friendship requires intentionality and a willingness to be vulnerable, Fr. Mike Schmitz told...
Plenary indulgence for Catholics attending March for Life in Washington
Catholic Herald - Jan 8, 2018 at 5:16 am Catholics who participate in the March for Life in Washington DC later this month will be able to receive a plenary indulgence, two local dioceses have announced. CNA reports that...
