View this email in your browser The miracle of the loaves and fishes is a microcosm of salvation history By Carl E. Olson on Aug 01, 2020 05:00 am Readings: • Isa 55:1-3 • Psa 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 • Rom 8:35, 37-39 • Matt 14:13-21 The story of the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is well known. It appears in all [...] Read in browser »   Historian debunks faulty analogy between the Hagia Sophia and Cathedral of Cordoba By Father Seán Connolly on Jul 31, 2020 09:02 pm The Turkish government’s decision two weeks ago to have the Hagia Sophia used as a mosque once again was met with outrage and concern throughout the world. The first day of prayer since the Hagia Sophia’s [...] Read in browser »   The Suffering and Faith of Saint Damien of Molokai By Jim Graves on Jul 31, 2020 07:00 pm Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the CWR site on May 6, 2016. In light of the insulting and stupid statements of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that a statue honoring him in the U.S. [...] Read in browser »   Leisure, the basis of life By Aquae Regiae on Jul 31, 2020 04:08 pm Since the Industrial Revolution, mankind has invented thousands, or perhaps even millions of labor-saving devices. We travel faster than ever before imagined over land, sea, and air. Most of the world, even in the most [...] Read in browser »     Get today's Catholic news headlines at Catholic World Report Donate