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Pope Benedict: "Faith is above all an individual encounter with Jesus..." - Catholic Meme

Read a Catholic Christian history of Halloween (All Hallows Eve), learn the legend of the jack o'lantern and discover what Catholics believe about witches, ghosts and magic. Also, send an All Hallows Eve e-greeting and post an online prayer request. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Mother Cecilia Mary Sartorius, local superior of the Little Sisters of the Poor of Cincinnati, presents a special St. Jeanne Jugan medal to Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk. (CT/E.L. Hubbard) - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Damien is going to be raised to Sainthood today. And his life beckons us to consider some of the same deep questions he faced: Who do I place on a island and conveniently forget about? What role do I play in reconciling those who long for human contact with God and the world? Who are our lepers? The people nobody wants anything to do with? - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Before a packed crowd, Dave Brubeck plays August 9, 2009, at George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 in Newport, Rhode Island. PHOTO BY MARY CARTY - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Horrors continue in Sudan: churches attacked. - Catholic Meme

With the housing market still dismal, the Catholic tradition of planting a statue of him as a way to help a house sell is going like gangbusters online, in stores selling religious goods and elsewhere — even if home sales are not. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

The anniversary of the attacks is "a day for us to be together as a family," Diane Starita said during an emotional interview Aug. 25 at Holy Trinity Church in Westfield. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Pope Benedict XVI will meet with artists this November, 2009. - Catholic Meme

Children's voices just make this hymn sound sweeter to me! - Catholic Meme

"The Birth of the Virgin Mary" by Esteban Murillo (Louvre, Paris) - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Bishop Murphy highlighted details of the agreement in this year's Labor Day statement, issued annually by the chairman of the domestic justice committee. Dated Sept. 7, Labor Day, the statement is titled "The Value of Work: The Dignity of the Human Person" and was released Sept. 2 in Washington. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

One may not expect to find a Christian monastery in the mountains of Syria, much less one led by an Italian Jesuit. But Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi (The Monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian) awaits the pilgrim willing to climb the hundreds of steps to reach it. Though monks first lived here in the sixth century, it has found new life since 1991 as a place of dialogue for Christians and Muslims. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Do we have a "green" Pope in Benedict XV1? - Catholic Meme

Understanding the term "fair trade" and why Catholics should care. - Catholic Meme

Kayla Evans, a young volunteer with the Earthworks Urban Farm in Detroit, harvests vegetables while learning important life lessons in the process. PHOTO BY JIM WEST - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

CARITAS spokesperson explains the first U.N. World Humanitarian Day, August 19, discussing the need to highlight dangers aid workers face around the world. - Catholic Meme

102 year old Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart, Sr Rose, got a special edition of Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel for her birthday. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Basil Moreau, Elizabeth Seton and a Catholic mom are ready to go back to school. Are you? - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Her father, David Kamahana, was just 13 years old when he was diagnosed with leprosy and sent to Kalaupapa in 1888. There he came to know Father Damien. Many years later, David Kamahana would testify as a witness for Damien’s cause for sainthood. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Interview with UNICEF aid worker in Somalia. - Catholic Meme

A new traveling exhibit tells the story of how Catholic sisters helped shape a nation, and how, in turn, the nation shaped them. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

"Give me only your love and your grace. With this I am rich enough, and I have no more to ask." -St. Ignatius of Loyola - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

The former head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services delivered remarks to 500 U.S., foreign officials - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

On June 16, four young Franciscan friars and their two mentors set out from Roanoke, Va., for a 300-mile walking pilgrimage to Washington that ends Wednesday. www.FriarWalk.com for further information. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

The St. Anthony Dining Room, which he started in 1981, is now the largest free-meal program in San Francisco - serving nearly 2,600 meals a day, every day, to seniors, the disabled and the homeless. He served his 35 millionth meal this year. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

In 1999, St. Bridget, Saints Catherine of Siena and Edith Stein were named co-patronesses of Europe. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Jim Williams and family with Fr. Jeff Meeuwsen at Sacred Heart in Medford, OR. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Each time a person or parish buys crafts, chocolate or crafts from a CRS Fair Trade partner, a contribution is made to our Fair Trade Fund. - Catholic Meme from Bookmarklet

Report from Chaldean Bishop in Iraq: "create instability." - Catholic Meme