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Experts outline alternatives for infertile couples
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:42 pm For couples struggling to conceive a child, in vitro fertilization has been a medical standard for the past 30 years.
The Catholic Church has long opposed the process because it...
New norms encourage bishops in difficult situations to resign
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:41 pm Vatican City, Nov 5, 2014 / 02:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The appreciation shown to bishops who choose to offer their resignation before the age of 75 because of illness “or other...
Just Wash Your Beneficial Filter Regularly
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:40 pm “5 lesser-known benefits of having a beard“. As opposed to the 5 better-known benefits of having a beard:
1. Beards cover up an ugly face. More beard, less ugly.
2. Beards keep...
The Pro-Abortion Phony Baloney “War on Women” Has Been Defeated
LifeNews.com - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:39 pm If there is one main takeaway from Tuesday’s mid-term elections, it’s the fact that the phoney, baloney “war on women” is over. Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and their pro-abortion...
Russian Orthodox Patriarch calls for national unity against economic sanctions
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 pm Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has called for national unity, urging the Russian people not to be troubled by economic sanctions.
"Today we face the problem of foreign...
Life’s Surprises as a Special Needs Parent
CatholicMom.com - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 pm
When you first learn you are going to be the parent of a child with special needs, it is natural — probably even inevitable — that you fixate on all the things that won’t happen...
Catholic voters matched overall trends in US elections
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:24 pm In this year's Congressional elections, American Catholic voters leaned toward Republic candidates, matching the nationwide trend, according to exit polls cited by the New York ...
CRS manages ‘safe and dignified’ burials of Ebola victims
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:20 pm Burials that are dignified and safe are urgently needed for Ebola victims in West Africa, where corpses are frequently left unattended for days and then thrown into graves without...
Church protests beating deaths of Christian couple accused of blasphemy
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:16 pm THRISSUR, India — Catholic leaders in Pakistan protested the Nov. 4 beatings and burning of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran.
Relatives of a...
I’ll be interviewing the indomitable Brandon Vogt today at 6 PM Eastern
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Francis intends to go all the way: sounds from a meeting in Argentina
Rorate Coeli - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:06 pm From a November 5 post in the Argentinian blog Caminante-Wanderer, extremely well-informed in local (now universal) matters...
Three small anecdotes that serve as a thermometer of...
Brittany Maynard: Much of suicide coverage was gamed and manipulative
GetReligion - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Yes, Brittany Maynard killed herself on Saturday. But you'd never know it from much of the coverage. Some media say she simply died, or chose when to die. Some say she "ended her...
Why Indeed
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:48 pm Quoting Nancy Kerrigan, I sometimes ask myself, "Why?" No doubt you ask the question at times, too, as you read this blog. Why keep it going? Well, Bishop Athanasius Schneider'...
BabyLit!
CatholicMom.com - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Look around your local bookstore, if you’re still fortunate to have one, and you’ll see a lot of books for babies in the board book variety. They come in different shapes and...
Leadership Convocation speakers encourage outreach to unchurched
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:31 pm GREEN BAY — During a free Lenten meal at his parish, Fr. Michael White realized he was going about parish ministry in the wrong way.
Deacon Tim Reilly, general director of...
In Pictures
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:31 pm A HALLOWEEN TREAT
PAPAL POSTAGE
These Hysterical Abortion Activists are Stocking Up on Birth Control After Pro-Lifers Win
LifeNews.com - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:30 pm Over the last few months, pro-life candidates have been accused of many ridiculous things. But, hands down, the most outrageous accusation has been that they want to take away...
Leadership Convocation: ‘It’s about the people’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:21 pm GREEN BAY — Gather more than 550 people, all of whom work in parish ministry around the diocese, throw in workshops, keynote speakers and time to share stories and the energy is...
Shroud of Turin on exhibition next April- June
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:19 pm A public exhibition of the Shroud of Turin will occur from April 19 to June 24 of next year, and Pope Francis intends to visit Turin and reverence the Shroud during that period....
DCCW marks 90 years
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:13 pm GREEN BAY — In 1920, a national organization of Catholic women was formed in the U.S. At that time, in the Diocese of Green Bay, women’s groups, such as rosary guilds and altar...
