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US Church leaders urge Congress to pass conscience protections for healthcare providers
Catholic Herald - Feb 13, 2017 at 8:09 am Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore have urged the House and Senate to past the Conscience Protection Act of 2017.
They called it “...
Doctors who object to abortion need more legal protections, bishops say
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 13, 2017 at 8:03 am Washington D.C., Feb 13, 2017 / 08:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Objectors to abortion need stronger conscience protections in federal law, the U.S. bishops have said in a letter to...
Op-Ed: "SSPX: the Personal Prelature will outlive the various succeeding Pontiffs"
Rorate Coeli - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:56 am SSPX : The Personal Prelature will outlive the various succeeding Pontiffs
A special Op-Ed by
Côme de Prévigny
Should the Personal Prelature presented by Rome to the Society of...
Just Another Reason to Move to New Zealand
Creative Minority Report - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:52 am OK. Nothing like this ever happens in Pennsylvania. Officials in New Zealand are telling people (New Zealanders presumably) to stay off the beach because...exploding whales.Yup....
“Joint Catholic-Lutheran Thanksgiving Service” marks closeness of two Churches
Vatican Insider - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:49 am Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Most Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land Munib...
Loving Those You Hate: The 7th Sunday of OT
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Crazy Love
CatholicMom.com - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:30 am
Copyright 2017 Kelly Guest. All rights reserved.
A meditation on the crazy love God has for us. Poetry by @nun2nineClick To Tweet
From before time
To the fullness of time
The...
Playing by the Rules
The Reason for Our Hope - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:30 am It was a blast!! You may have read on our Twitter accounts (@CAEDM, @archbsmith) that the Archdiocese of Edmonton teamed up last Friday with the Edmonton Oil Kings to host a Faith...
Pope: the lack of brotherhood leads to war and bloodshed
News.va - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday spoke of the importance of the bond of brotherhood and of how easy it is for petty jealousies and envy to damage that bond and set off a...
True Poverty of Spirit in the Splendor of Worship: Why We Pay Deference to the Celebrant
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 13, 2017 at 7:00 am The reactions to my article of two weeks ago (“A Defense of Liturgy as ‘Carolingian Court Ritual’”) displayed a wide range of opinions on the “baroque” or “rococo” aspects of the...
IMPORTANT: Francis surrogate to answer the dubia on Amoris Laetitia tomorrow?
Rorate Coeli - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:56 am We are told to watch for a press conference tomorrow focused on Amoris Laetitia. It is said to be the official reply to the four cardinals' dubia, which will be answered by...
Council of Cardinals gives Pope Francis a vote of confidence
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:42 am The Council of Cardinals has relased a statement pledging “its full support for the Pope’s work,” in a highly unusual expression of confidence in the Roman Pontiff.
Study theology (anyway)
Communio - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:42 am A friend brought my attention to an essay by pulling out this quote:
A good theologian…’has to be a historian, a philosopher, a linguist, a skillful interpreter of texts both...
Catholic group to Illinois governor: veto abortion funding bill
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:39 am Springfield, Ill., Feb 13, 2017 / 06:39 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A Catholic advocacy group is warning the governor of Illinois that he will face massive political opposition if he...
This couple gave to persecuted Christians, and Pope Francis responded
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:28 am Madrid, Spain, Feb 13, 2017 / 06:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Josefa Rodríguez and Amaro Pesquero were not expecting to receive a letter from Pope Francis.
Trump Justice Department Withdraws Objections To Nationwide Injunction In Transgender Bathroom Case
The Religion Clause - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:10 am As previously reported, last year a Texas federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the federal government from enforcing Guidelines interpreting...
Russians Divided Over Return of Famous Cathedral To The Church
The Religion Clause - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:05 am AP reports that in St. Petersburg, Russia, competing demonstrations were staged yesterday over the city's decision, announced last month, to return St. Isaac's Cathedral to the...
Treading into the Devil's Territory
CatholicMom.com - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:00 am
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There are opportunities to venture into the devil’s turf and reaching out to the unsuspecting victims frequenting his territory. Praying in...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Feb 13, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Andrew Koppelman, If Liberals Knew Themselves Better, Conservatives Might Like Them Better, (20 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 1201 (2017))
Graham Polando, Restraining Free...
Pro-life activists in US rally against Planned Parenthood
Catholic Herald - Feb 13, 2017 at 5:55 am Pro-life activists staged rallies across America on Saturday calling for the federal government to cut off payments to Planned Parenthood.
However, in some cities there were...
