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“Oh, No! You Want to be a Nun?”
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 21, 2017 at 1:10 am
I am in the unusual position—for this century, anyway—of being the mother of a young woman who has seen four of her friends enter a convent in the past two years. Three of those...
When Cows Became Horses
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 21, 2017 at 1:00 am
In a distant place and a distant time, there lived an enlightened king. He was a righteous and forward-looking man who cared deeply about his kingdom and its subjects. Because he...
Sharing the Word for August 21, 2017 – Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am Memorial of Saint Pius X
August 21, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 19:16-22
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David the King: A Different Kind of Bible Study
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am The release of Bishop Barron's latest study, 'David the King" is set to release on September 5th! Today, Peggy Pandaleon offers a few thoughts as to why this study is an excellent...
10 US Sailors MISSING after serious collision in Southeast Asian waters
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am Ten United States sailors are missing in the Southeast Asian waters after their ship, the USS John S. McCain, was involved in a collision with a ...
His greatest accomplishment was his family - Jerry Lewis passes away at 91 after a lifetime of achievement
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am Family man, comedian and filmmaker, Jerry Lewis died on Sunday at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by loved ones. He was 91.
'A Sign of the Times': A warning against 'expelling incoming foreigners' from Pope Francis
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am In his message for the next World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis outlined a four-step vision for responding to the ongoing global ...
'Annabelle: Creation': Catholic Exorcist discusses power of hit horror film and evil
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am What children read, what they see on the screen, can inspire them toward greater faithfulness. Conversely, Father Robert warns, it can lead them into ...
Statue of St. Serra vandalized, are Christian crosses next?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2017 at 12:00 am It's unpopular to be a statue these days, as public monuments are being vandalized and destroyed to make social commentary. The vandalism has not ...
The Atlantic: the Eclipse is racist
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:30 pm The Atlantic is pretty much joke. However, they take themselves seriously. This story seems… seems… not to be an intentional joke.
Read and be amazed. It exemplifies the Left...
The Mysterious Church on the Edge of the World
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:04 pm Even though I lived in France for three years while doing my doctoral studies, I never managed a visit to Mont Saint-Michel, the mysterious, mystical, and hauntingly photogenic...
USCCB: prelate decries Barcelona terrorist attack
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:03 pm The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace lamented the August 17 terrorist attack in Barcelona.
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Pius X
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:02 pm “The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God … and if you wish peace to reign in...
Encountering the Word — 1 Samuel 2:1
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Hannah also prayed and said, ‘My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice...
Venezuela’s new pro-government super-assembly claims power to make laws
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm Opposed by Vatican and others, Maduro's Constitution-writing body surges aheadThe president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, did not give his countrymen a choice about whether to...
First rule for lectors: Remember that you’re not a public speaker
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm Public reading is not public speaking, and lectoring requires nothing less, not more, of the lector.In the past I have taught college speech, many times. Along with requiring...
Even popes love ice cream — here are the last 3 pontiffs’ favorite scoops
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm I scream, you scream, these popes all scream for ... gelato.During the dog days of summer, nothing beats a scoop of ice cream, and the last three popes have not been immune to its...
Historical evidence proves the existence of 23 figures in the New Testament
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm Roman historians' writing and archaeological evidence confirms the identities of political figures during Jesus' time.What if it were possible to prove that the historical...
That time when the KKK was defeated by a nun
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm It didn't take much for St. Katharine Drexel to thwart the group's violent plans. St. Katharine Drexel was a pioneer in many ways. After seeing the plight of the Native Americans...
Father of son with Down syndrome tells the world what it’s really about (VIDEO)
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2017 at 11:00 pm He couldn't speak up in the moment, but now he's telling the whole world.Most of us at one time or another have had that experience of overhearing a conversation and wishing we...
