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Catholic Women Preach Catholic Women Preach presents both video and text of qualified and theologically-informed women preaching on the lectionary readings for Sundays, Holy Days, and select weekdays.

More than 400 Catholic women from around the globe have contributed over 500 challenging and inspiring reflections to our site. Week in and week out, these women help us make sense of our lived realities and more closely follow the path of discipleship in today’s world. www.catholicwomenpreach.org

Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a "predator" ahead of his confirmation hearings In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

5 money-draining mistakes travelers make when planning a vacation People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.

People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.

January 24, 2025 “NUTS!”

In a world of nazi's, be an Allied soldier.
From Heather Cox Richardson:
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Bishop Budde showed faithful moral courage. Catholics should follow her lead. Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.

"Bishop Budde’s act of moral courage in the face of these attempts to further marginalize already vulnerable people is laudable and should inspire the rest of us"

www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

The Trump Shift His first-day executive orders would have prompted mass outrage had he attempted them in 2017. Today, the response is more muted.

“Barely 24 hours into this new presidency, Trump has already taken a series of steps that would have caused widespread outrage” if taken in his first term, writes @dgraham.bsky.social. The more muted response is “a big shift from eight years ago”:

Back on the grind tomorrow

Heartless. Cruel.

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One grandfather nearly killed in the Italian campaign, the other followed Patton from Britain to Berlin through the Battle of the Bulge to rid the world of this filth. Men I knew. And if they could see this I promise they'd agree—

It's unpardonable. It can't be forgiven & shouldn't be forgotten.

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

The descent has been accelerating exponentially over the decades. One doesn’t notice change in an exponential curve in the beginning as change is slow at that stage. But, we are now in the straight-up part of the exponential curve. 53 days—from the point we are, basically, now at, it took 53 days.

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."

To the capital of a deeply polarized nation, the pope has sent the only U.S. bishop who could be considered a scholar of American political history and its intersection with Catholic theology. bit.ly/4gGflkB

Tim Walz just capped prescription copays for Minnesotans at $25. In case Donold wants suggestions for his “concepts of a plan.”

The New Rasputins Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.

"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too."

-@anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the world.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in A recent missive from Cardinal Blase Cupich to parishioners in Chicago provoked an unusually vitriolic response after the cardinal addressed issues regarding proper liturgical practice on Communion li...

“What I do in terms of my own personal piety I’m very free [to do], but in the liturgy, I’m part of the body of Christ… This is a corporate activity.”

Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...

How Ireland avoided a far-right surge and anti-incumbent backlash in recent election When Irish people went to the polls on Nov. 29, there had been concerns that the nation would see a far-right surge in the Dáil, or parliament, in keeping with trends within the rest of Europe. But re...

How Ireland avoided a far-right surge and anti-incumbent backlash in recent election www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

"Wake up, organ, sacred instrument. Sing praise to God our Creator." Laurent Ulrich, archbishop of Paris, at Notre-Dame de Paris today.

“Giving thanks implies renouncing claims that our blessings and achievements are entirely our own doing. The act of gratitude is a declaration that we owe a great deal to others—to our families and friends, to our communities and our country, and, for believers, to the Almighty above all.”

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday.

A wonderful story of rebirth with beautiful images.
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‘I’m writing a memoir. It’s a pack of lies’: John Banville on a lifetime in books, bereavement, and the Irish love of words The acclaimed novelist thought he had finished with ‘serious’ books. But now, at 78 and still grieving the loss of his wife, he has a new project on the go

"It’s a cliche, but the Irish are just in love with words. And we have to be very careful, because, you know, words are intoxicating.”

www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

Meet Piper, says her proud mama

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

You should read this. It's spot on.

Trump’s Cabinet Has a Serious #MeToo Problem And the incoming administration doesn’t seem to mind at all.

“For one Cabinet nominee to be accused of sexual impropriety may be regarded as misfortune. For two Cabinet nominees to be thus accused looks like carelessness,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “For four—well, that moves beyond carelessness into outright malice”:

Women and the church: A matter of evolution "There is something deeply disturbing about the entrenched resistance of women in the church, as sufficient reasons for full inclusion are lacking in terms of theology, biology and culture," writes Fr...

"There is something deeply disturbing about the entrenched resistance of women in the church, as sufficient reasons for full inclusion are lacking in terms of theology, biology and culture," writes Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio.