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January 31, 2013
Pressure from Islamic radicals driving Catholic religious out of eastern Libya
Catholic Culture - World News - 3 months 2 weeks ago Two Catholic religious communities have been forced to abandon their residences in Libya, and others are planning to leave, because of mounting pressure from Islamic militants.
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Saint John Bosco
Communio - 3 months 2 weeks ago
O God, who raised up the Priest Saint John Bosco as a father and teacher of the young, grant we pray, that, aflame with the same fire of love, we may seek out souls and serve you...
“The Christus Experiment” – Review
Brandon Vogt - 3 months 2 weeks ago The Christus Experiment
by Rod Bennett
CreateSpace, 310 pages, paperback
When I first heard about The Christus Experiment, a sci-fi novel featuring a time-travelling Jesus, I...
France Rediscovers Human Nature
Saint Louis Catholic - 3 months 2 weeks ago Well, we can only hope so. But the title of this post is the same as this post from Taki's Magazine, and refers to the unlikely coalition of forces in France who are rallying to...
Diocese cancels talk by critic of Islam
The Deacon's Bench - 3 months 2 weeks ago Details: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester rescinded an invitation Wednesday to Robert Spencer, a Catholic whose work depicts Islam as an inherently violent religion, to...
“Lately, I have begun to feel differently about the way Michael Voris defends the Church…”
The Deacon's Bench - 3 months 2 weeks ago While it’s not unusual to find Michael Voris detractors on the interwebs, it is surprising to find one like this. A woman who blogs as “Catholic in Brooklyn” has been an admirer...
Small Success Thursday: Snow Day
CatholicMom.com - 3 months 2 weeks ago Small Success Thursday
Today was a two hour delay on the start of things. My son came down and announced he’d had trouble sleeping and that God had answered his prayers with an...
Lent Is Almost Here! What Is Your Lenten Challenge?
SQPN - Podcast Network - 3 months 2 weeks ago Lent is coming, in fact, it will be here in less than two weeks! We are called to pray, to donate extra to charity and to fast. It is a holy time that gives us an opportunity to...
Emerging youth cultures: theme of plenary of Pontifical Council for Culture
News.va - 3 months 2 weeks ago Vatican City, 31 January 2013 (VIS) – The annual Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture was presented in a conference this morning in the Press Office of the Holy...
Pro-lifers urge new Secretary of State to support human rights
EWTN - US Latest News - 3 months 2 weeks ago Washington D.C., Jan 31, 2013 / 07:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
As Senator John Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State for Obama's second administration, pro-life groups have...
First Latin-Italian Hand Missal Published
New Liturgical Movement - 3 months 2 weeks ago LAS (Libreria Ateneo Salesiano, the publishing house of Rome's Pontifical Salesian University) has recently published the first Latin-Italian hand missal since the liturgical...
Not only was Gerald Scarfe’s cartoon not anti-Semitic; hysterically saying it was makes any rational criticism of it impossible
Catholic Herald - 3 months 2 weeks ago I have always believed that anti-Semitism is not merely one of the most disgusting but also one of the most dangerous political attitudes thrown up in the political chaos of the...
Why Do the Heathen Rage?
Dominicana - 3 months 2 weeks ago Only four pages long, Why Do the Heathen Rage? is Flannery O’Connor’s shortest short story—a fragment, really, of an unfinished novel. The hero, sort of, is Walter Tilman, a...
2nd Circuit Upholds Middle School's Exclusion of Religious Blessing From Student's Speech At School Ceremony
The Religion Clause - 3 months 2 weeks ago In A.M. v. Taconic Hills Central Hills School District, (2d Cir., Jan. 30, 2013), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a free speech claim by a middle school student,...
7th Circuit Enjoins Enforcement of Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Against Catholic-Owned Small Business
The Religion Clause - 3 months 2 weeks ago In Grote v. Sebelius, (7th Cir., Jan. 30, 2013), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision issued an injunction pending appeal to prohibit enforcement of the...
Default Judgment Upheld Against Old Order Amish Member For Ignoring Building Code
The Religion Clause - 3 months 2 weeks ago In Eau Claire County v. Borntreger, (WI App., Jan. 29, 2013), a Wisconsin appeals court upheld a trial court's refusal to reopen a default judgment that had been entered against a...
FBI Issues New Hate Crime Reporting Guidelines and Training Manual
The Religion Clause - 3 months 2 weeks ago ADL's Civil Rights Blog reports on the FBI's release last month of a new guide on reporting of hate crimes titled Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual....
Ministerial Exception Ends Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against United Methodist Agency
The Religion Clause - 3 months 2 weeks ago In Mills v. Standing General Commission on Christian Unity, (NY Sup. Ct., Jan. 29, 2013), a New York state trial court dismissed a breach of contract wrongful termination lawsuit...
Marriage, Really {Mom to Mom}
Snoring Scholar - 3 months 2 weeks ago
By Erin Giddens
I was asked recently, by a good friend, to offer a quote on what marriage is really like. I failed to give her any response even though I promised I would. I...
Catholic In A Small Town Podcast: Totally Worth Watching
SQPN - Podcast Network - 3 months 2 weeks ago Tristan was in the hospital, Mac is all into scouting, Katherine is all into Koontz, and we talk about lifting up everything we do as a sacrifice. Movies discussed in this episode...
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