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Daily Catholic Quote from St. Gregory of Nyssa

Edward January — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:37 +0000

“If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus show ourselves to be worthy bearers of his name. For the quality of holiness is shown not by what we say but by what we do in life.” (St. Gregory [...]

USCCB questions Obama administration's use of drones

Gerard Grant — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:36 +0000

The chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has invoked just-war criteria to question the moral legitimacy of the …

Mideast Christians pray for Syrian bishops' release a month after abduction

Colm Mabry — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:36 +0000

Christians gathered in the Jordanian capital of Amman to pray for the release of the Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo, who were kidnapped one month ago by Syrian …

Protestant pastor arrested in Iran

Alan Connor — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:36 +0000

Amid intensified persecution of Protestant churches in recent years, authorities in the Iranian capital of Tehran have arrested Rev. Robert Asserian, pastor of the Central Assemblies of …

Court strikes down Arizona law against late-term abortions

David Rudolph — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:36 +0000

The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Arizona law banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional. In August, the court had blocked enforcement of the …

Vatican financial investigator says laws, roles will be strengthened

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:59 +0000

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For 2nd time, Missouri Benedictine nuns have top classical album

Alexander Ellingsworth — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:23 +0000

“Angels and Saints at Ephesus,” a new album released by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, has debuted at the top position on the Billboard traditional classical albums …

Interreligious dialogue center hosts conference on �image of the other'

Ian Fitzgerald — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:22 +0000

The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an organization established by Austria, Saudi Arabia, and Spain and named …

AA-1025 and the Catholic Church “Makeover”

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Practical Advice File: How Wisdom Protects us from our Despoilers.

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:03 +0000

At daily Mass we are reading from the Book of Sirach, and there are several verses which bespeak blessing but also warning: Wisdom breathes life into her children and admonishes the one who seeks her…. She puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline until …