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To Begin Again
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:04 pm The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Most of us have at times felt that things were going so badly that we just wished we could start all over! A second chance! Or maybe your life...
Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Thomas Aquinas
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:02 pm “Just as a man cannot live in the flesh unless he is born in the flesh, even so a man cannot have the spiritual life of grace unless he is born again spiritually. This...
Encountering the Word — John 1:33
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:01 pm “I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 8, 2018: Baptism of the Lord
CatholicMom.com - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
My social media feeds are filled with book recommendations. My friends read and recommend books, of course. Also some of the people I follow are...
Discovery of an ancient “Governor’s Seal” supports Jewish claim over Jerusalem
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm The artifact was found near the Western Wall and dates back nearly 2,700 yearsIsraeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a rare clay seal imprinted with images and...
6 Things Baptism does to us through our promises
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm Baptized Catholics might not feel freer than other people. But we are.The Baptism of the Lord is a good day to remember the most important day of our lives, a day few of us...
Is an icon in the elevator the pope uses every day inspiring his prayer?
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm The Virgin Mary gives Francis a daily reminder on the need for silence, and it seems he's taking note.In the elevator used every morning by Pope Francis, an icon of Our Lady of...
Basilica Sagrada Familia in ice
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: January 8, 2018The Roman Catholic Basilica Sagrada Familia made of ice is the new attraction for the opening of the winter season in Stary Smokovec, Slovakia....
5 Sayings from the Desert Mothers to help revive your spiritual life
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm These women from ancient Egypt continue to inspire us.St. Anthony the Abbot was a highly influential hermit of the 4th century, who dedicated his life to prayer and asceticism in...
6 Ways to practice being kinder
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm Begin now and by the end of this year, you'll be a better person. Kindness is trendy lately. Groups like Kindness.org, The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, and Acts of Kindness...
Iraq’s Mar Behnam monastery: Rebuilding what ISIS could not destroy
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm For centuries, Catholic Syriac monks have been the faithful guardians of the tomb of Mar Behnam, a symbolic site for Christian prayer and pilgrimages, situated between Mosul and...
Let your kids take these risks in the kitchen
Aleteia - Jan 7, 2018 at 11:00 pm Sure, they may not know how to crack an egg, but they'll never learn if they don't try ...My kids love watching the Food Network, especially the shows with kids. Chopped Junior,...
High mass stars not in the minority?
The Catholic Astronomer - Jan 7, 2018 at 8:56 pm Massive stars, by which we mean to say stars that are about thirty times the mass of the Sun or even more massive, are distinguished from their less massive brethren in several...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/01/18
Catholic Herald - Jan 7, 2018 at 6:01 pm The Holy Spirit is “the gift that the Father has made to each one of us on the day of our baptism”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). The Pope...
Participating in the March for Life? There’s an indulgence for that.
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 7, 2018 at 5:01 pm Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2018 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics participating in the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19 will be able to receive a plenary...
ASK FATHER: Can modern architecture churches have “ad orientem” worship?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 7, 2018 at 2:18 pm click
From a reader…
Dear Father, I been trying to find and answer to a question about Ad Orientem worship facing west. Is it licit? Can churches hampered by modern architecture...
New Archbishop of Paris urges faithful to recognise dignity of ‘the weakest, poorest and most fragile’
Catholic Herald - Jan 7, 2018 at 2:09 pm The new Archbishop of Paris was installed in Notre-Dame Cathedral yesterday. Archbishop Michel Aupetit, 66, urged the faithful “to learn to recognise the divine dignity in the...
Churches no longer exempt from FEMA disaster aid
Franciscan Media - Jan 7, 2018 at 1:40 pm
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is revising its policies to no longer exclude houses of worship from applying for federal aid to recover from damages...
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 7, 2018 at 12:40 pm Today in the traditional Roman calendar is the Feast of the Holy Family.
I think in most places today where the Novus Ordo is celebrated, you are probably observing Epiphany. It...
Pope Francis and the ongoing fallibility of (quite a few members of) the mainstream media
GetReligion - Jan 7, 2018 at 12:33 pm Here is a rather simple test for reporters with experience on the religion beat.
In terms of Catholic tradition, which of the following two forms of communication by Pope Francis...
