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Our immigration system treats the most vulnerable as barely human
Catholic Herald - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:56 am Monday’s BBC Panorama, “Undercover: Britain’s Immigration Secrets” made for disturbing viewing. It exposed systemic abuse and mistreatment of detainees in Brook House immigration...
Sun Spots, CMEs, and Solar Storms!
The Catholic Astronomer - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:54 am
Oh my! Sol apparently didn't get the memo that it's past solar maximum, and time to be heading towards solar minimum. There are a couple massive sunspot groups (Active Regions)...
Dubia signer Cardinal Caffarra dies awaiting Pope’s clarification
LifeSiteNews - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:38 am He is the second dubia cardinal to die in recent months while still awaiting the Pope's response.
When you Feel Like a Failure in Your Faith Life
CatholicMom.com - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:30 am Copyright 2017 Anne DeSantis. All rights reserved.
Feeling like a Failure
We all experience feelings of defeat at some time in our lives. Whether in our families, at work, ...
Cardinal Caffarra, one of the ‘dubia’ cardinals, has died aged 79
Catholic Herald - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:04 am Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, one of the four cardinals who submitted the ‘dubia’ to Pope Francis, has died. The cardinal served as Archbishop of Bologna for 11 years from 2004 to 2015...
Is there a certain Divine Mercy image that is best?
Aleteia - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:00 am And which image did St. Faustina approve?The Divine Mercy images sold by many Catholic stores can be confusing. There are typically three different images of Jesus based on St....
Gothic Boxwood Miniatures
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 6, 2017 at 7:00 am Here is something that can be an inspiration for artists today: exquisite miniature 15th century carvings, which would have been used as personal devotional holy images.The scenes...
St. Eleutherius the Abbot
Communio - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:42 am
I have a very vague recollection of today’s saint, Eleutherius, from some travels in Italy. A friend posted this sketch of a 6th century monk. Just to situate him: St Benedict...
Catholic Leaders Denounce Trump’s Immigration Cruelty
Commonweal - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:26 am Catholic Leaders Denounce Trump’s Immigration Cruelty
By John GehringSeptember 6, 2017
President Trump’s decision to end a program that protected nearly 800,000 young,...
Pope Francis’s plane forced to divert to avoid Hurricane Irma
Catholic Herald - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:12 am The plane flying Pope Francis to Colombia is flying a changed flight path to avoid Hurricane Irma, which is slamming the Caribbean. The special Alitalia jetliner, which departed...
RLUIPA Suits Over Mosque Construction Are Settled
The Religion Clause - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:10 am The Justice Department announced yesterday that a settlement agreement (full text) has been reached in United States v. Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, as well as in a private...
Jewish Woman Sues Restaurant Over Bacon In Veggie Omelet
The Religion Clause - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:05 am Detroit Free Press reports that a lawsuit was filed last week in a Michigan state trial court against a Detroit area Denny's restaurant for including bacon in a vegetarian omelet...
An Open Book: September 2017
CatholicMom.com - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:00 am
Welcome to the September 2017 edition of An Open Book, now hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND Catholicmom.com!
An Open Book is all about what my family is reading this month...
Churches Challenge FEMA's Bar On Disaster Aid To Houses of Worship
The Religion Clause - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:00 am This week three Texas churches that suffered significant damage from Hurricane Harvey filed suit against FEMA, challenging its policy that precludes houses of worship from...
7,000 Loaves: 4 bakers trapped during Harvey provide bread, pan dulce for newly homeless
Aleteia - Sep 6, 2017 at 6:00 am The Mexican bakery donated the countless loaves to emergency centers all around Houston.The night shift at El Bolillo Bakery in Houston, Texas, had finished baking bread for the...
Ten Pro-Life Leaders Urge Republicans to Keep their Promise on Defunding Planned Parenthood
Creative Minority Report - Sep 6, 2017 at 5:53 am Ten national pro-life leaders, led by Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, are calling on Congress to deliver on its promise to defund Planned Parenthood and...
George Orwell, Call Your Office. Cecile Richards Just Opened her Mouth
Creative Minority Report - Sep 6, 2017 at 5:48 am I guess it all depends on who's considered a person, right?LifeNews.com:Cecile Richards is upset that Trump ended DACA because the Planned Parenthood abortion business will get...
Filipino bishop: preach boldly, even in the face of government hostility (CBCP)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 6, 2017 at 5:34 am
