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How Social Media Made Me a Better Person
The problem isn't social media. The problem—and the solution—is us. You often hear about the dangers of social media, including: narcissism, wasted time, envy of the lives of others, lack of integrity or the temptation to restart unhealthy relationships. Of course, these are all concerns, and you need to consider them in terms of what role social media has in your life.
MPs welcome IF campaigners at Westminster
Minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan told the Religious their enthusiasm was needed to help win the argument on aid to developing countries. Some 57 MPs came to speak to their constituents,
Pope tells sisters the church needs them, they need the church
Pope Francis told 800 superiors of women's orders from around the world that the Catholic Church needs religious women and that religious women need to be in harmony with the faith and teachings of the church. "What would the church be without you?" the pope told the women May 8. "It would be missing maternity, affection, tenderness and a mother's intuition."
Vatican cardinal criticises the way LCWR reform was handled
The head of the Vatican’s department for religious life has said that dialogue has been missing from the Vatican-ordered reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Brazilian Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, said that should change in future.
‘Nuns on the Bus’ will hit the road for immigration reform
The “Nuns on the Bus” are revving up their engines for another national campaign, only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice along the country’s Southern border to push Congress to pass immigration reform.
Religious Recall Vatican II Shaped Their Vocations
“We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe” was the theme of this year’s diocesan celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life, which drew more than 100 attendees to the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, April 27
Future of Catholic weddings in Britain in doubt, MPs and Peers told
THE future of Roman Catholic weddings in England and Wales is now in doubt because of David Cameron’s gay marriage bill, the church’s chief legal adviser on the issue has disclosed. Prof Christopher McCrudden said that there are serious questions over whether the 120-year-old legal basis on which 8,500 Catholic weddings a year are performed can even “survive” the passage of the bill currently before Parliament.
Be Pastors not Functionaries, Pope says to new priests
“Now ... you are to be raised to the Order of the Priesthood. For your part you will exercise the sacred duty of teaching in the name of Christ the Teacher. Impart to everyone the Word of God which you have received with joy. Remember your mothers, your grandmothers, your catechists, who gave you the Word of God, the faith ... the gift of faith!
Bishops’ conference advises Government over children of Catholic Royals.
The Church expects Catholic spouses to do all they can to raise their children as Catholics but does not censure them if they are unable to do so, a Government spokesman has told the House of Lords as it debated changes to the system of Royal succession.
International Family Centre in Nazareth: Sign of Encouragement for Families Around the World
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, and Dr. Salvatore Martinez, national president of Renewal in the Holy Spirit, presented the Vatican Foundation “International Family Centre in Nazareth”, which will be erected on the outskirts of that city above the hill that dominates the city centre and the Basilica of the Annunciation.
Daily Word
Mark 9:41-50 "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea."
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- The God we believe in, the God we announce
- Educating women is the key to lowering maternal mortality
- Guidelines for the Long Haul - Revisited
- “Instead of us closing parishes and closing schools, we’re doing the opposite. We’re in total growth mode,”
- 2013 Pontifical Yearbook: Permanent diaconate booms in Europe, U.S.
- Same-sex marriages: what do the children think?
- Commentary to The Solemnity of Pentecost
- Final days of Jesus' life to be performed in St Neots
- Birds Upon the Shore
- MPs welcome IF campaigners at Westminster
