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The Weekly Francis – 30 August 2017
Jimmy Akin.org - Aug 30, 2017 at 6:32 pm
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 August 2017 to 29 August 2017.
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Professor: Bonn Seminarians Would be “Thrown Out” for Attending TLM
OnePeterFive - Aug 30, 2017 at 6:13 pm Dr. Heinz-Lothar Barth is a professor of Latin and Greek Philology at the University of Bonn, a 200-year-old institution boasting over 30,000 students. On the University website,...
“Elegy for the Arctic” performed for dwindling glaciers
Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 6:00 pm Greenpeace made this video to support their fight for Arctic protection.Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian born composer/pianist. He began his career as a classical composer and has...
Abortion Activist Refuses to Believe This Picture of an Unborn Baby is Real
LifeNews.com - Aug 30, 2017 at 5:31 pm Pro-life author Randy Alcorn talks about how pictures show the humanity of preborn children, and how pro-choicers don’t like to face that reality:
[D]enial remains surprisingly...
40 Years Ago I Survived an Abortion, Thank God I’m Alive Today
LifeNews.com - Aug 30, 2017 at 5:14 pm If you’ve ever wondered what goes through an abortion survivor’s head on their birthday, I’ll give you a sneak peek into mine on my 40th birthday.
12:33 am: I’m woken up by our 3-...
Virginia Voters Will Choose Between Pro-Life Ed Gillespie and Pro-Abortion Ralph Northam as Governor
LifeNews.com - Aug 30, 2017 at 5:03 pm In November, voters will choose between pro-life candidate Ed Gillespie and pro-abortion candidate Ralph Northam to be the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Read the Order of the Holy Sepulchre’s summer 2017 Newsletter available in five languages
Vatican Insider - Aug 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm Click here to read the Newsletter ...
Will new dating apps revive good old fashioned romance?
Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm With the rise of relationship-oriented apps, we have hope for the the future.In a world where time seems a luxury, who has the patience to actually meet a guy, get to know the guy...
On the Nashville Statement, one national newspaper offers less slanted coverage than another
GetReligion - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:56 pm Very biased WaPo story on #NashvilleStatement, which sees it as political and weighed heavily for critics. https://t.co/0Lc1zO72Zq
— James A. Smith Sr. (@JamesASmithSr) August 30...
Politico Cartoon Mocks Christian Faith of Hurricane Harvey Victims
LifeNews.com - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:53 pm POLITICO is being criticized for publishing a tone-deaf cartoon mocking the religious faith and political views of Houston residents in the aftermath of the flooding. The cartoon...
Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch to release joint letter on creation this Friday
Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:43 pm September 1 is World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will release a joint statement on care for God’s creation on Friday....
Here's what Benedict XVI's former students will discuss next month
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:32 pm Rome, Italy, Aug 30, 2017 / 03:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The persecution and martyrdom of Christians will be the topic of discussion at an annual gathering of Pope Benedict XVI’s...
Conservatives Rally to Replace Republican Congressman Who Opposed Defunding Planned Parenthood
LifeNews.com - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:30 pm Two national conservative groups plan to rally against a Pennsylvania Republican who voted against a bill to defund the abortion chain Planned Parenthood earlier this year.
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Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:27 pm WASHINGTON — “Excessive inequality” threatens cooperation among all people in society “and the social pact it supports,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, in the U.S...
Bp. Robert Barron on the pro-life/social justice split in the Church
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:26 pm In an interview with my friend Kevin Birnbaum at Northwest Catholic, he calls it a “tragedy for the Church“: NWC: The Cornerstone conference arose in response to this division...
Pope: Jesus doesn’t want reluctant followers. He wants us to experience his joy.
Aleteia - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:23 pm That joyful encounter with the Lord, says Francis, is the first step to discovering what we're meant to do in life.How do you discover what you’re meant to do in life? It’s a big...
Environment, the Pope announces a joint message with Bartholomew
Vatican Insider - Aug 30, 2017 at 4:02 pm Pope Francis together with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, wrote a message on the environment that the Vatican will publish on Friday, September 1st,...
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena for Marriage and Families 2017 | Day 2
Big C Catholics - Aug 30, 2017 at 3:50 pm August 31, 2017Society is built and sustained by families. The sacred foundation of the family is marriage. Today, the family and marriage are under attack. But this did not...
Trump’s defense secretary holds off on implementing transgender military ban
LifeSiteNews - Aug 30, 2017 at 3:43 pm Gender-confused soldiers will continue to serve while an implementation plan is studied.
The Feast of Bl. Ildephonse Schuster 2017
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 30, 2017 at 3:42 pm We never let August 30th pass without remembering the Blessed Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, who went to his eternal reward on this day in 1954, after serving as Archbishop...
