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Daily Gospel Reflection for January 7, 2018: Epiphany
CatholicMom.com - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
It is the feast of Epiphany today, a feast where we honor and celebrate three mysterious wise men. These wealthy Gentiles are a fascinating enigma....
Mary, Mother of God in Australia
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: January 7, 2017St Mary’s Cathedral is illuminated with a projection of Jesus and Mary in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate the Christmas season. Photograph by...
Why did the Magi bring gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh?
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm The gifts were customary at the time, but also had profound symbolism.When the Magi came to visit the newborn Christ Child, they did not come empty-handed. Saint Matthew narrates...
What you need to know about the protests in Iran
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm Calls for reform indicate strong feelings about strict Islamist lifestyle.Recent street protests in Iran are just as much about the religious repression many Iranians feel as they...
Vatican pays tribute to two Chinese bishops persecuted by the Beijing regime
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm Though usually the Holy See only notes the death of cardinals, these persecuted prelates often get public praise from Rome.The Holy See announced this week the death of two...
7 Ways a new mom can fight loneliness
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm It's normal, but we still need strategies to get through it and come out stronger on the other side.Why do so many mothers feel so alone? Motherhood is the most marvelous thing in...
The day Peter threw his life away: A reflection on Luke 5:1-11
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm All of us sail the deep waters, sometime, and most of us would not go, but for two words.This is the story of a fisherman who threw his life away in the high waters of a perfect...
Why we need to stop thinking the “old days” were better than today
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm How to take the happy feelings of your past and live the same kind of amazing day now.Nostalgia can get a bad rap, almost as if it’s a character flaw to linger for even a moment...
Robert Hugh Benson and his father, the archbishop
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm In his conversion story, we learn that things weren’t as they should be in this father-son relationship.It’s said that Robert Hugh Benson’s conversion to Roman Catholicism was an...
12 New Year’s resolutions for 12 months, from Pope Francis
Aleteia - Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm A guide for making the most out of 2018. Build bridges, not walls Let yourself be moved by suffering … and then do something Don’t be afraid to be ashamed of yourself and...
Prayer requests and chances to do works of mercy
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 6, 2018 at 10:26 pm A reader writes: Please help Dale and Suzanne Florence-Zavatter, two colleagues of mine facing the return of Suzanne’s cancer. They’re great people who could use a hand. Mark Shea...
Amish Couple Required To Connect Property To Sewer System With Electric Pump
The Religion Clause - Jan 6, 2018 at 8:31 pm In Yoder v. Sugar Grove Area Sewer Authority, (Commonwlth. Ct. PA, Jan. 5, 2018), a Pennsylvania state appellate court, in a 2-1 decision, upheld the denial of an injunction...
4th Circuit Strikes Down Baltimore's Posting Requirement For Pregnancy Centers
The Religion Clause - Jan 6, 2018 at 6:59 pm In Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc., v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, (4th Cir., Jan. 5, 2018), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held...
How can young adults change the world? Share the Gospel, FOCUS founder says
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 6, 2018 at 4:37 pm Chicago, Ill., Jan 6, 2018 / 03:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- If young adults proclaim the Gospel with clarity and conviction, they can produce spiritual fruits that can reach billions...
President Queeg is a Stable Genius
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 6, 2018 at 2:47 pm Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study, has proven to be a total hoax on the American public, the Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media...
13 Times Bp. Robert Barron Hilariously Owned the Comments on His YouTube Channel
ChurchPOP - Jan 6, 2018 at 2:28 pm Pope Francis wants us all to go out and engage the world. Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, is certainly
The post 13 Times Bp. Robert Barron Hilariously...
St. Raymond of Peñafort’s Greatest Miracle
Big C Catholics - Jan 6, 2018 at 2:04 pm Saint Raymond of Peñafort was the appointed confessor for King James I, the Conqueror, of Aragon. The Spanish monarch, a loyal son of the Church, had, however, let his lustful...
“Ad orientem” five years later. A pastor reflects on the effects.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 6, 2018 at 2:00 pm You long time readers might remember that I posted photos of a “table” altar being hauled by some men out of a church and over the the rectory.
That was in 2013. Five years ago....
Bishop Andreas Laun Signs Kazakhstan Statement on Marriage
OnePeterFive - Jan 6, 2018 at 1:40 pm Today, on the Feast of the Epiphany, another courageous bishop joins the ranks of those six other prelates who have already signed the declaration of the three bishops of...
Reflections for the Epiphany of the Lord
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Readings for January 7, 2018: The Epiphany of the Lord
Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of...
