Catholic Links for 9/6/13

Below are links to articles, stories, and blog posts that may be of interest to our parishioners, other Catholics, and those interested in reading about the church and its people. (all links should open in a new browser window when clicked)

• James Martin, S.J. writes about the dire financial situation facing many women religious.
• A wonderful story about the Pope calling a young single mother who chose life over abortion.
• A humorous suggestion from John Allen, Jr. about etiquette to follow should the Pope make a phone call like this to you.
• Many ‘Popemobiles’ have been put on display in a museum at the Vatican.  Some interesting pictures here of a variety of vehicles that our past popes have rode in.
• Pope Francis meets with a group of young people on a pilgrimmage, and encourages them to “make noise”.
• Text of a letter from the USCCB to President Obama regarding the situation in syria
• A powerful column, where the author describes how Pope Francis convinced her that military intervention in Syria was not the answer.