Register Daily: Thomas Aquinas College Survives Harrowing ‘Thomas’ Fire

Can’t see this email properly? [View online]( A Service of EWTN [NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Trending]( [Thomas Aquinas College Survives Harrowing ‘Thomas’ Fire]( By Stephen Beale | VENTURA Calif. — Thomas Aquinas College narrowly escaped the worst of the Southern California fire that took its name, but still suffered extensive damage on a campus where trees are still smoldering and the ash is nearly... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Power and Sex: Why Our Culture Needs the Church’s Teachings on Sexuality]( By The Editors | The recent testimony of female celebrities and ordinary women who have been preyed upon sexually by powerful men has demanded a reckoning across many sectors of American life. “We are finally becoming conscious of a vice that has... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Pope Notes ‘Strong Link’ Between Jesus’ Birth and St. Stephen’s Death]( By Elise Harris/CNA/EWTN News | Elise Harris/CNA/EWTN News VATICAN CITY — On Tuesday Pope Francis said there is a strong link between the death of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr, and the birth of Christ, who came to offer message that is... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Of Trials and Temptations: Earnest Petition in the Lord’s Prayer]( By The Editors | This month, Pope Francis suggested that a translation of a passage from the Lord’s Prayer — “Lead us not into temptation” — sowed confusion because it implied that God actively sought to tempt us to do evil. A better translation... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Holy Land Custos: ‘Pray for Us!’]( By Matthew E. Bunson | As the Church marked Advent and looked to Christmas, attention turned once again to the sacred places of the Holy Land and the immense challenges facing the Christian population of the region. Not only do the Christians — the... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Which Bible Should I Use; Liturgical Calendar: Interview, Architect Turned Artist; and More Links!]( By Tito Edwards | Which Bible Should I Use? A List of Approved Catholic Translations - Billy Ryan, uCatholic+++ Liturgical Calendar: Interview, Architect Turned Artist – Scott Smith, All Roads Lead to Rome How to Get Kids Interested in Classical... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Why Dec. 26 was Chosen as the Feast of St. Stephen]( By Thomas Craughwell | Today, Dec. 26, the Christian world celebrates the feast of St. Stephen. All we know about him comes from the Acts of the Apostles (talk about an unimpeachable source), chapters 6, 7 and 8. But there is another story about St.... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [2 Christmas Poems About Our Lady and St. Joseph]( By Dave Armstrong | Since 2006 I've written seven Christmas poems of a narrative nature: four of them recounting different persons' (or angels’) experience on the first Christmas: Simeon (2006), the Blessed Virgin Mary (2008), our Lord Jesus (2009),... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [CLICK TO SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY]( [fb]( [twit]( [YT]( [Mail]( [Insta]( [NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER]( COPYRIGHT © 2017 EWTN NEWS INC. YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU OPTED IN AT OUR WEBSITE. EWTN NEWS INC. PO BOX 100 699 IRONDALE, AL 35 210 [ADD US TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK]( [unsubscribe]( | [update my preferences]( [e-newsletters opt out](