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Pope tells youth to 'break the mirror' of narcissism, focus on others
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 4, 2017 at 10:18 am Vatican City, Sep 4, 2017 / 09:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Monday Pope Francis told youth to steer clear of modern society's narcissistic tendencies, which he referred to as a vain...
Catholics and Protestants see themselves as more similar than different – except in the UK
Catholic Herald - Sep 4, 2017 at 10:16 am Catholics and Protestants are more likely to see their respective religions as more similar than different, according to research. The findings, from the Pew Research Centre, a...
Why Do We Have A Day Of Prayer For Creation?
The Catholic Astronomer - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:50 am On September 1st, Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew issued a joint statement inviting all people of good will to pray for creation. The statement was brief and reiterated...
Saint Rose of Viterbo, Virgin
Regina Magazine - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:49 am September 4 Today is the feast day of Saint Rose. Ora pro nobis. Saint Rose was born of poor and pious parents in the spring of 1235. Rose was remarkable for holiness and for...
Colombia to sign ceasefire with last guerrilla group ahead of Pope Francis visit
Catholic Herald - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:44 am Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says the government will sign a bilateral ceasefire with the nation’s last remaining major rebel group ahead of Pope Francis’s visit this...
We need to improve how we treat the lonely dead
Catholic Herald - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:30 am A few weeks ago, I visited a new local crematorium to celebrate a funeral liturgy. Usually, I have had to travel several miles and so it is good that there is now somewhere much...
Vatican calls for new efforts to combat trafficking of migrants
News.va - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:15 am (Vatican Radio) Politicians, business leaders, civil society and faith communities must step up efforts to combat the alarming increase in human trafficking. That message was at...
Jesus and the Authority of the Church (The Mass Readings Explained)
The Sacred Page - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:07 am The video for this upcoming's Sunday's Mass Readings is now out over at Catholic Productions. Please like and share if you can.
Thank you.
Book Notes: Tied in Knots
CatholicMom.com - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:00 am
Medical issues, broken marriages, financial struggles, addiction and general dissatisfaction all plague our society with anxiety and fear. In fact, studies show 33% of people in...
Classic MZ: How many stupid believers must government heros save off houses in Houston?
GetReligion - Sep 4, 2017 at 9:00 am
Let's face it. It takes a certain degree of courage for a journalist to mock the people living along the Texas Gulf Coast -- the sprawling multicultural city of Houston in...
St Teresa of Calcutta
Communio - Sep 4, 2017 at 8:59 am I was looking for something on St Teresa of Calcutta for today’s 1st anniversary of canonization (tomorrow is her liturgical memorial) and I found this quote that applies: “Each...
ASK FATHER: EMHC’s at a Communion rail
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 4, 2017 at 8:38 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Can a lay person who is commissioned as an EMHC distribute Holy Communion to communicants kneeling at a Communion rail under the Novus Ordo?
Allow me to...
Toward the Eternal Sabbath
Dominicana - Sep 4, 2017 at 8:30 am Today the nation takes a day off. We know that we need to rest from our labors, so today we replace the office or workshop with picnics and backyard softball. Nonetheless, resting...
We need to reclaim the word ‘dignity’ from the assisted suicide movement
Catholic Herald - Sep 4, 2017 at 8:18 am I only discovered Dignity Therapy by Harvey Max Chochinov recently, though it was published by OUP in 2012. It is subtitled “Final Words for Final Days” and what I like about it...
Do You Want to Change the World? Pray the Angelus
CatholicMom.com - Sep 4, 2017 at 7:30 am Jean-François Millet [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Are you familiar with the Angelus? For many years, I was completely ignorant of this prayer. When I...
4 Powerful prayers to pray before work
Aleteia - Sep 4, 2017 at 7:00 am Work can be turned into something not only practical, but spiritual.Work is an essential part of society. Countless people go to work every day, whether it be in a factory, office...
On Liturgical Memory
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 4, 2017 at 7:00 am As priests know better than anyone else, the smooth celebration of the usus antiquior requires the memorization of a significant number of prayers ahead of time, so that one need...
“Set yourselves free from narcissism and consumerism. Drugs cut every root off”
Vatican Insider - Sep 4, 2017 at 6:55 am “Young boys and girls, break the mirror! But if you do look at yourself in the mirror, I’ll give you a piece of advice: Let’s laugh about ourselves, it will give us joy and free...
Epiphany, Ascension moved back to original dates in England and Wales
EWTN - World Catholic News - Sep 4, 2017 at 6:17 am London, England, Sep 4, 2017 / 06:17 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vatican has approved a decision from the Catholic bishops in
England and Wales to move two Holy Days of Obligation...
Jesus Didn't Speak Latin
CatholicMom.com - Sep 4, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Jane Korvemaker. All rights reserved.
Most of us faithful, globally, do not speak Latin either. It’s not a bad thing; it’s reflective of how human cultures change....
