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Did global warming cause Hurricane Harvey? No, but here's what it did to make it worse

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 31, 2017 at 12:00 am
Hurricane Harvey may be the worst storm in American history in a number of categories. It spawned and turned into a category 4 storm within a very ...

The Catholic Mass returns to Mosul

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 31, 2017 at 12:00 am
Following the liberation of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic State, Christians are cautiously returning to the city. And as they return, so ...

Did you know there's a Comic-Con for Christians? Check out Doxacon!

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 31, 2017 at 12:00 am
Inside a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the middle of Washington, D.C., self-described "geeks" decorated the meeting hall to look like the "Lantern ...

Daily Catholic Quote — from Pope Francis

Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:02 pm
“I am always struck when I reread the parable of the merciful Father… Had he forgotten the son? No, never. He is there, he sees the son from afar, he was waiting for him every...

Encountering the Word — Psalm 53:1(a)

Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:01 pm
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” (Psalm 53:1 RSVCE) Please share on social media. Print this entry

Pope Francis greets the children

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Photo of the Day: August 31, 2017Pope Francis stops to greet a group of children at the General Audience on August 30, 2017 at Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Photograph by...

Houstonians get their feet wet and hands dirty to help each other out

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Churches open up to shelter people, neighbors start to clean out each other's houses in wake of Harvey.Texans and sympathetic Americans continued to help survivors of Hurricane...

The surprising spiritual power of church bells

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
Bells not only call people to prayer, they have a spiritual weight that isn't widely known.In older cities, especially in the downtown area, bells ring out every hour from the...

4-year-old rescues widower from loneliness

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
And both melt our hearts in the process.One of the great marvels of modern living is that we’re able to live longer, while hopefully staying in good health. We get to see our...

5 Tips on how to sniff out fake news

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
A former journalist and press secretary with common sense guidelines to recognize when the truth being elusive.Just had another friend suckered by fake news. She promptly posted...

How two Polish doctors outsmarted the Nazis by engineering a fake typhus outbreak

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation is searching for survivors or their relatives to document this incredible storyDuring the Nazi occupation of Poland, two physicians,...

When Aunty and the cousins don’t believe in God

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
It's important for kids to learn early on that the best way to love people, and share God with them, is through our own actions.  Dear Katrina, My husband and I love our faith and...

It is heartening to see Texas flooded with help … even from celebrities

Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 11:00 pm
In the face of this unprecedented catastrophe, volunteers and donations have been, perhaps, equally unprecedented.For the last week, most of the country has been mesmerized and...

Catholic teacher says staff are on the frontline of youth suicide prevention

The Catholic Leader - Aug 30, 2017 at 9:00 pm
HIGH school teacher Elizabeth Chilnicean knew something was wrong when a student started isolating himself from his peers. He was by her standards a well-behaved student who...

Ignite Conference 2017: Reflections on Adoration

The Catholic Leader - Aug 30, 2017 at 8:00 pm
“Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” Mt 6:10. I’ll never forget the first time I experienced Adoration. I went into the room not really...

A new Mass -- and an amazing story

Rorate Coeli - Aug 30, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Rorate note: For those of you who know of Fr. Cekada, he is a prolific writer. Thus, this is not a short post, and it contains many links to this brilliant young man's beautiful...

The Weekly Francis – Volume 190 – 30 August 2017

The Curt Jester - Aug 30, 2017 at 6:34 pm
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 August 2017 to 29 August 2017. The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s...
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