FaithLinks

On our FaithLinks page, you will find links to stories and videos from our friends in the Catholic online community.  We search the web for great Catholic news and links every week, and we’ll post some of our favorites on this page.

Updated on December 26, 2013

The 12 .gifs of Christmas
A Christmas surprise for the next 12 days!
By The Editors of Busted Halo

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A Prayer for the People in the Supply Chain with which we Celebrate Our Savior’s Birth
By Vincent J. Miller

Oh loving God, who out of love chose to save us, to be with us, to be born meek and lowly,

We celebrate your great gift of love by giving gifts to those we love.

As we give these gifts, help us remember the people behind them: …

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I Believe: A Creed
By Maureen O’Shea

I believe in God the Father Almighty, the maker of Heaven and Earth.

I believe in the Supreme Being who created the world and everything in it.

I believe he created me and knows every hair on my head and cares for me and knows what’s going on in my life. …

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Migration Is Not the Problem
By Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, S.J.

At lot of my online behavior consists of reading news, websites, and blogs for information regarding migration. In the past months I’ve posted about the tragic events at Lampedusa, and about the dead of 92 Niger migrants who died from thirst in the Saharan desert, I shared articles about the need of a humanitarian visa for migrants in Mexico, the devastating effects of deportation for immigrant families in the United States, and a photographic collection of migrants crossing the Arizona Desert.1 Even given my effort to stay open to all these issues, it was this last, the photo essay about migrants crossing the Arizona desert, that asked me to imagine again. To, instead of reacting from passion or from political commitments, touch the reality that these photos presented and through them stand in the shoes of the other. …

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Past FaithLinks:

“I Believe: A Creed“ “Fasting, then Feasting“ “Rwanda Journal #12: What I’ve Learned & How I Feel“ “Names of God“ “An Internet Search for Civility“ “The Social Media Gospel: Buy It, Read It, Do It, Share It“ “Starting the Discussion: Memes“ “Sitting Down with Pope Francis: On Heaven and Earth“ “Loving Chocolate and Being Pro-Life: Can the Two be Compatible?“ “Lawn Chair Catechism, Session 5: Grace and the Great Quest“ “Virgin Coconut Oil, What it is and Why I Love it!“		“A Prayer for the People in the Supply Chain with which we Celebrate Our Savior’s Birth“ “A Comedy Writer Finds God“ “Can Pope Francis Bridge U.S. Social Divides?“ “Love Poems from God“ “A Uniter of Nations“ “Shelter From the Storm“ “Of Saints and Good Samaritans“ “Pope Francis on the ‘Light of Faith’“ “Buy This Book: Navigating uncharted waters in 21st-century publishing“ “The Skulls Of Bisesero: How to commemorate the Rwandan genocide“
“Migration Is Not the Problem“ “Because it’s ours must it be worthless?“ “Following the Light: Education in the Kakuma Refugee Camp“ “How God Looks at Us“ “The Jumbotron and the Cross“ “You Can Have Carrot Top“ “[Magis Goes] All Night Long“ “Greg Boyle: On Hero Worship“ “How do you teach a twelve-year old to pray?“ “Interpreting the Papal Resignation“		“The 12 .gifs of Christmas: A Christmas surprise for the next 12 days!“ “Advent in Two Minutes“ “Sporting Goods: A Look at the Spiritual Side of Athletics“ “A Facebooked Faith“ “Seamus Heaney: ‘Hope and History Rhyme’“ “Freed Slaves Find Their True Mark“ “The Pope’s Security Strategy: Trust People“ “World Youth Day Rio in 2 minutes“ “Called To Serve, Called To World Youth Day“ “Virtual Outdoor Retreat: A closer look at how nature helps us understand our relationship with God“ “Does God care where I work?“
	“Advent Wreaths Galore

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