Eleven Things that Caught My Eye Today (Dec. 18, 2015)

1. 

80 journalists have been killed in Russia since 1993 https://t.co/gkxKFOOpcC

— Conrad (@conradhackett) December 18, 2015

2. Integrity, mission, and the Little Sisters of the Poor and more from Helen Alvare. 

3. European parliament says surrogacy “undermines the human dignity of the woman since her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity.”

5. Massachusetts Court: Catholic School Can’t Refuse To Hire Married Gay Man

6. 

It’s never too late for God to use you in an extraordinary way. https://t.co/WEf2wuP4Z2pic.twitter.com/H7rfnzjWQF

— AllianceDefends (@AllianceDefends) December 18, 2015

7. Arthur Brooks: Looking for the perfect gift? Social science can help.

8. How 12 Anonymous Christmas Gifts Brought Healing to a Grieving Family

9. 

#PopeFrancis: Nativity scene reminds us Jesus never forces his way. He saves us w/ love, humility (PaulHaring photo) pic.twitter.com/mmou2KKgjl

— Catholic News Svc (@CatholicNewsSvc) December 18, 2015

10. 

Ready to explode: Jesus could not have been born in a more volatile year | Philip Jenkins https://t.co/fj1B8qYJStpic.twitter.com/zGjxcw2uSE

— ABC Religion&Ethics (@ABCReligion) December 18, 2015

11. From the Vatican this morning: “Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be canonised.” A Q&A about her with a author David Scott here. Eric Metaxas writes about her in his 7 Women; we talk here.

PLUS:

You know about Lenten Stations of the Cross. But do you know about the Advent Stations? If you’re in Washington, D.C., Saturday night, pray them with Dominicans at St. Dominic’s. Brother Anthanasius Murphy, O.P., explains.

Did you read about the rabbis and the Christian victims of genocide? Light a candle for freedom.