In order to keep the merciful spirit of the Jubilee Year of Mercy alive, Pope Francis declared the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time to be known from here on as the World Day of the Poor, which makes this Sunday the inaugural year for this new Church initiative.
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November 16
“The soul’s true life and repose are to abide in God.”
-St. Albert the Great
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Father Solanus Casey (Solanus Casey Center, Detroit, MI)
More than 70,000 people from all over the world are expected to fill Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday for the beatification of Father Solanus Casey.
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World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), a consumer watchdog group, just released its nominees for the “10 Worst Toys of 2017” and it includes popular items like the Spiderman Spider-Drone and Wonder Woman Battle Sword.
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We have had numerous questions from our readers about whether or not Catholics should watch the
HBO hit series,
Game of Thrones.
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November 15
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you."
-Matthew 7:2-3
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving pro-life pregnancy centers in California who are opposing a new law requiring them to promote abortion.
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Parents of junior high students in a Pinelands, New Jersey school are furious after discovering a sex-education magazine, written by teens, in the school’s media center that contains sexually explicit content.
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November 14
“I assure you, on judgment day people will be held accountable for every unguarded word they speak.”
-Matthew 12:36
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Keeping Christ in Christmas is very much a personal matter, but our Baptismal call invites us to do more to bring Christ into the culture, which all of us can do by standing firm in our right to publicly express our beliefs during this sacred season.
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