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20-Year-Old Man Convicted of Killing, Setting on Fire 14-Year-Old Who Refused Abortion

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 11:07 am
A 20-year-old new York man who killed and set on fire a 14-year-old girl who refused his demand to have an abortion has been convicted for his crimes. Christian Ferdinand, 20,...

Students Show Growing Appreciation for Traditional Masses, Say College Chaplains

Catholic Education Daily - Dec 2, 2014 at 11:01 am
Among Catholic colleges and dioceses across the country there has been an apparent rise in the celebration of the Mass ad orientem, where the priest and congregation face the same...

Boy who survived massacre in Puerto Rico a 'miracle of God'

EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 2, 2014 at 11:01 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec 2, 2014 / 11:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- On Nov. 18, four members of a family were killed in a suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, by their landlord and an...

Scripture: God’s Handbook for Evangelizing Catholics

CatholicMom.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 11:00 am
With his new book Scripture: God’s Handbook for Evangelizing Catholics, author and biblical scholar Stephen J. Binz invites us to move beyond a casual familiarity with the Bible...

Black church unites with white church: A symbolic story about modern 'Baptist' life

GetReligion - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:55 am
Veterans on the religion beat know that there are Baptists, Baptists, Baptists and then there are other kinds of Baptists. There are Southern Baptists, American Baptists, several...

Pro-Choice Researcher Admits Aborting “Imperfect” Children Creates Disability Rights Conflicts

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:36 am
(LiveActionNews) — Years ago, Rayna Rapp discovered that her baby would be afflicted with down syndrome. She and her partner chose for her to have an abortion. Ever since then,...

Today’s Advent Penitential Suffering

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:29 am
HT: John Herreid

Five Things To Remember On Dec. 2

USCCB Media Blog - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:17 am
1. Religious leaders from around the world gathered today to discuss working toward the eradication of modern day slavery. 2. Today is #GivingTuesday! Learn how you can help the...

Look at These People With Down Syndrome Who Love Life, Some Say They Should Have Been Aborted

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:05 am
Conservative comedian Steven Crowder has released a powerful new video that documents the targeting of people with Down Syndrome by abortion. The video is a compelling look into...

Let’s Get This Party Started!

CatholicMom.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:00 am
It’s Advent once again and the busy-ness has commenced. Every year it’s a challenge for me to focus on my spiritual preparations while I’m buried beneath the demands of my to-do...

Harvard Valedictorian’s gives address in Latin, enters religious life

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 2, 2014 at 10:00 am
A young lady who was the Valedictorian at Harvard, Mary Anne Marks, has entered religious life with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, in Ann Arbor, Michigan...

French First Folio Found

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:53 am
I saw a blurb about this the other day on the news, but it was so facile that it didn’t get my attention until now. From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, for which I also write, the...

Painting the Nude: Was JPII Really as Permissive as Some Have Suggested?

New Liturgical Movement - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:51 am
This is a summary of the essay published in the festschrift for the late Stratford Caldecott, here, The Beauty of God's House.When Pope John Paul II presented his Theology of the...

Will Virginia Let Gov. Terry McAuliffe Protect Abortion Clinics From Inspections?

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:38 am
A few days ago we celebrated a classically American holiday, Thanksgiving.  There were families to visit and favorite foods to share.  Most importantly we joined together to give...

Talking about love (Home pp 106-230)

Commonweal - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:37 am
The characters in Home always talk about love without ever explicitly talking about love. If you were a graduate student in theology in the nineties or early aughts, you almost...

Prayer vigil takes place ahead of UN climate change summit

Catholic Herald - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:34 am
Catholics have taken part in an interfaith candlelight march and prayer vigil on the eve of the United Nations climate summit in Lima, Peru. The 12-day summit, which began on...

How Muslims saved the nativity play at my school

Catholic Herald - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:07 am
Only a third of schools now hold a traditional nativity play, according to the group Netmums. The Telegraph reports: Only a third of schools now stage a full traditional nativity...

They Said This Baby Was “Incompatible With Life,” Now She’s 8 Years Old

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 9:07 am
This past week, a new campaign was launched in Dublin, Ireland seeking to end the use of the term “incompatible with life” to describe unborn children prenatally diagnosed with...
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