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These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession

EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 22, 2017 at 7:01 am
Denver, Colo., Aug 22, 2017 / 07:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In recent years, some Catholics have been concerned by pushes from governments in locations such as Louisiana and...

Express your admiration for Our Lady with this prayer

Aleteia - Aug 22, 2017 at 7:00 am
Blessed are you … because you believed in the Word of the Lord, because you hoped in his promises ...Blessed are you … because you believed in the Word of the Lord because you...

Benedict XVI and Plato on Music in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

New Liturgical Movement - Aug 22, 2017 at 7:00 am
Here is a fascinating paper by Dr Tom Larson of St Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, entitled Man, Music and Catholic Culture; he presented it at the Institute of St...

Daily Reading for Thursday, August 24th, 2017 HD

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 22, 2017 at 6:53 am
Reading 1, Revelation 21:9-14 9 One of the seven angels that had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came to speak to me and said, 'Come ...

Chile’s constitutional court approves abortion bill

Catholic Herald - Aug 22, 2017 at 6:40 am
Chile’s constitutional court has ruled that a law liberalising the country’s abortion regulations is not unconstitutional. In March last year, Chile’s lower house of Congress...

Solar eclipse connects Americans to nature and one another

Aleteia - Aug 22, 2017 at 6:00 am
From Oregon to South Carolina, awe at a celestial eventThe first sign that this day was going to be different came from the barn. “Normally in the morning the donkeys bray a lot,...

5 Simple Ways to Be a Beacon of Hope

CatholicMom.com - Aug 22, 2017 at 6:00 am
Copyright 2017 Ginny Kochis. All rights reserved. “Quick! Look at the water!” I rolled my eyes. I was knee-deep in scraping dried chocolate off the floor, and the darn stuff wasn’...

Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases

The Religion Clause - Aug 22, 2017 at 6:00 am
In Chaparro v. Ducart, (9th Cir., Aug. 14, 2017), the 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's complaint that he was removed from the chapel ducat list for failing to...

As Florida execution approaches, bishops urge governor to take pro-life path

EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 22, 2017 at 5:28 am
Tallahassee, Fla., Aug 22, 2017 / 05:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- An imminent execution scheduled for this week is the wrong path, said Florida's Catholic bishops, urging the governor...

“Am I your favorite?” Poet Sally Thomas answers her child’s question

Aleteia - Aug 22, 2017 at 5:00 am
Every kid knows that if everyone’s the favorite, then nobody’s really the favorite, right? Thomas answers with a wry wisdom.For You Am I your favorite? you want to know. And I say...

In wake of violence, archbishop urges Catholics to foster racial peace

EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 22, 2017 at 4:02 am
Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 22, 2017 / 04:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Responding to violence caused by the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Archbishop of Los...

In wake of violence, archbishop urges Catholics to foster racial peace

Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 22, 2017 at 4:02 am
Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 22, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Responding to violence caused by the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Archbishop of Los...

How should Catholics fight the drug war? Cardinal Tagle has some advice

Catholic Herald - Aug 22, 2017 at 3:51 am
Quite often when one has any discussion on the War on Drugs, people lament that the War is not really being fought by our governments, and that what is needed is a really firm...

Daily Gospel Reflection for August 22, 2017 - Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

CatholicMom.com - Aug 22, 2017 at 3:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30 – Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary This story is appealing, isn’t it? We like to root for the underdog. The Tortoise and the Hare. The Little...

This church sheltered 800 people during the Barcelona terror attack

EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 22, 2017 at 3:26 am
Barcelona, Spain, Aug 22, 2017 / 03:26 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Amid the horror and chaos of the Aug. 17 terrorist attack in Barcelona, more than 800 people found shelter in the...

We should never forget the Nazis’ sinister occult roots

Catholic Herald - Aug 22, 2017 at 3:04 am
Every so often I read a warning on the internet by a wise priest, warning of ever dabbling in the occult as it can open a portal to demonic activity. Such counsellors also say...

Fornicating in Self-Defense

Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 22, 2017 at 1:10 am
When is fornication not really fornication? Well, if reports are accurate, according to Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez, dubbed by some as Pope Francis’ “closest theological...

Amid nationwide controversy, St Junipero Serra statue vandalized in L.A.

EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 22, 2017 at 1:03 am
Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 22, 2017 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A statue of St. Junipero Serra in a Los Angeles public park appeared to have been vandalized last week in a time of...

Amid nationwide controversy, St Junipero Serra statue vandalized in L.A.

Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 22, 2017 at 1:03 am
Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 22, 2017 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A statue of St. Junipero Serra in a Los Angeles public park appeared to have been vandalized last week in a time of...
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