catholic

Catholic is used to describe all of the churches in union with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. This would include the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the various Eastern Churches (such as the Byzantine , the Melkite and Coptic).

Catholic also refers to all things related to the Catholic Church, from baptized believers to doctrines, beliefs and customs. Catholics understand creation to be sacramental in nature. It points humanity toward God, and through it God is able to touch humanity. That is why catholics have sacraments, holy water, rosaries, crucifixes, and statues. This principle explains the catholic devotion to saints, the emphasis on community and communal prayer, and catholic charity and social outreach .

Catholics can be found all throughout the blogosphere, writing movie reviews, book reviews, humor & news,  opinions & entertainment, as well as about technology, family life, and more.

The teachings of the Catholic Church are readily available in The Catechism of the Catholic Church .

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “catholic”

 

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• New York City’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Racial Profiling Case at Final Arguments

  
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• Beautiful Photos of Confessionals, Seeped in Guilt

  
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  Whether or not these photos instantly trigger flashbacks of your repressed, guilt-ridden Catholic youth, there’s something about Billie Mandle’s  Reconciliation that’s both sad and quite lovely. Hoping to capture the “relationship between the tangible structure of the confessional and the intangible ...
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• Alarm at Spains economic woes

  
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  Latest News 15 May 2013 The General Secretary of the Commission of European Bishops Conferences ( Comece ) this week said he "broadly agreed" with the Archbishop of Toledo , who called for a change of direction in the Spanish economy to avoid a collapse of the political system . "The situation in Europe ...
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• Venezuelan Church to launch year-long campaign against abortion

  
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  Caracas, Venezuela, May 20, 2013 / 12:09 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- A Venezuelan bishop said his countrys 13th annual pro-life campaign will extend for the whole year, aiming to defend life and reject abortion “as the killing of a weak and defenseless human being.” In a statement sent to CNA, Bishop Rafael Conde ...
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• Catholic Rocker Matt Maher Finds Cross-Over Appeal Among Evangelicals

  
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  Growing up Roman Catholic in Newfoundland,  Matt Maher  never imagined that his childhood interest in music would lead to a career as a Grammy-nominated, chart-topping Christian rocker — let alone a crossover artist featured on Christian radio and in evangelical worship. After he stopped going to Mass as a ...
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• Courageous prayer leads to miracles, Pope reflects

  
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  Vatican City, May 20, 2013 / 11:35 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Pope Francis encouraged bold prayer and faithful trust in God during his homily at Mass today at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. “A courageous prayer, that struggles to achieve a miracle,” the Bishop of Rome said May 20. “Not prayers of courtesy: Ah, I ...
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• The Catholic Church and Extension of Human Rights to LGBT Persons: When Good News Becomes Bad News

  
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  Time spent by the bedside of someone recuperating from illness is musing time. Its the kind of space in which thought reaches deeper inside toward the heart. Musing time opens the door to thinking coupled with reverie, prayer, dreaming. As a result, it can lead to deeper recognitions, ones that see patterns in our ...
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• Quilisma by Quilisma! ROME: A Masters Degree in Gregorian Chant!

  
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  Who’da thunk it? Sant’Anselmo , the Roman liturgical institute (which hasn’t always been a bastion of tradition), is going to offer a Masters degree in GREGORIAN CHANT . From CNA : Rome university launches course on liturgical music By Estefania Aguirre Rome, Italy, May 20, 2013 / 09:34 am (CNA/EWTN ...
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• Religion Teacher and Campus Ministry – Sacred Heart of Jesus High School (Jackson, TN)

  
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• Rome university launches course on liturgical music

  
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  Rome, Italy, May 20, 2013 / 09:34 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- A pontifical university in Rome has launched a masters program in Gregorian chant and the use of the organ at Mass so as to build unity among Catholics world-wide. “The most important thing is that music, when it is truly liturgical, creates community,” ...
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• Jesse Tyler Ferguson Urges His New Mexico Catholic High School to Let Trans Student Graduate in Dignity

  
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  Last week, I posted about Damien Garcia , a trans male student at St. Pius High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico who is being forced to wear a girls gown to the schools graduation. Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson graduated from the same school, and is getting involved on Garcias behalf. ...
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• Boston cardinal skips commencement over Irish PMs role

  
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  Boston Cardinal Sean OMalley has skipped Boston Colleges commencement because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during Monday mornings graduation ceremony. ...
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• Pope Francis Launches The First Official App For The Vatican Called Missio

  
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  Pope Benedict XVI was the first pontiff to open a Twitter account. Now his predecessor, Pope Francis, has released the Vatican’s first official iOS app, Missio. Available for free, the universal app was created by the Pontifical Mission Societies. It was officially launched and blessed by the new leader of the ...
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• Conservatives Are Okay With Gay Scouts If They Stay Closeted

  
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  This week, the Boy Scouts of America National Council will finally vote on whether to amend its policy to allow gay Scouts , though it would still prohibit gay Scout leaders. Conservatives continue to eagerly argue that maintaining the complete ban on homosexuality is important for “protecting” Scouts as well ...
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• Sarcasm = Sadness

  
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• Catholic League: Twin Philly Scandals

  
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  CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS Twin Philly Scandals May 20, 2013 Bill Donohue issued the following remarks today: There are two scandals going on in Philadelphia, and both involve injustices done to the Catholic Church. One is legal, and the ...
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• Focolare President Promises Pope Testimony of Joy

  
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  Focolare President Maria Voce greeted Pope Francis on Saturday, in an event with various leaders of the ecclesial movements and lay associations gathered around the Pope for Pentecost celebrations. Voce assured him of the commitment of the Focolare ...
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• Cardinal Dolan’s Address at Notre Dame Commencement

  
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  Here is the address given Sunday by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the US bishops conference, at the University of Notre Dame commencement. * * * Thank you, Notre Dame, for the joy of your company, the gracious invitation, the warm welcome, and the high honor of this degree.  ...
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• Cardinal Tauran: Politics Can Be a Path to Holiness

  
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  The president of the Vaticans council for interreligious dialogue says that politics can be a path to holiness, but that one has to enter public service without seeking anything in return. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran made that reflection in his prol...
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