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Historic Settlement Reached; Agreement to Work Together to Protect Children; Help Victims/Survivors Heal
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 13, 2014 at 1:00 pm The joint agreement that has been reached between the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Jeff Anderson and Associates and the survivors he represents is a historic...
Why is Virginia Allowing Abortion Clinics to Break the Law?
LifeNews.com - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:56 pm A troubled abortion facility whose owner is so disreputable that even the head of the National Abortion Federation thinks he should be shut down, has been granted a variance by...
Generic god urges son of first U.S. Ebola victim to rush to Dallas hospital
GetReligion - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:42 pm
What we have here is another case of what we could call "generic-god syndrome." That's when claims of divine guidance or deliverance are important enough to feature in a...
Mom Regrets Not Aborting Disabled Baby: I Would’ve Killed My Son if I Had the Chance
LifeNews.com - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:38 pm In a heartbreaking article in the Daily Mail, Jill and Iain Kelly admit that if they had known that their five-year-old son, Dylan, would be disabled they would’ve had an abortion...
Confession of a Tabloid Writer
CatholicMom.com - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:30 pm What do O.J. Simpson, the Bachelorette, Charlie Sheen and Angeline Jolie all have in common? The tabloids love them.
On the way to the grocery store check out, one cannot help but...
Court’s pass on same-sex marriage rulings leaves plenty of questions
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:28 pm When the Supreme Court declined to review the appeals on rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional, many people were left second-guessing why this happened...
Pope Francis: “Be open to God’s surprises,” signs of the times
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 13, 2014 at 12:21 pm In what may be an especially timely commentary, given events of the last few hours, Pope Francis offered this reflection at this morning’s Mass: Be open to God’s surprises, not...
Michelle Obama Ad For Pro-Abortion Wendy Davis: “Give Our Kids a Chance”
LifeNews.com - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:57 am First lady Michelle Obama has recorded a radio ad for Texas Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis, who is best known for filibustering a bill to stop late-term abortions in...
Pope appoints committee to draft Synod report; Synod fathers choose their own reporters
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:52 am Pope Francis has appointed six prelates to a committee to help draft the final report of the Synod of Bishops.
The Synod report is ordinarily drafted by the relator general: for...
Syrian priest faces trial before Islamic court
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:42 am The Franciscan priest who was kidnapped in Syria on October 5 and released a few days later now faces a trial before an Islamic, in a region controlled by Islamic rebels.
Father...
Law is useless if it does not lead to Christ, Pope tells congregation
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:36 am "If the law does not lead to Jesus Christ, if it does not bring us closer to Jesus Christ, it is dead," Pope Francis told a congregation at daily Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae...
Western support for Syrian rebels fueled growth of Islamic State, Syrian priest charges
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:32 am A Syrian priest has charged that the power of the Islamic State grew out of support given by the US, Israel, and other countries to rebels in Syria.
Father Mtanious Hadad, a...
God is a God of surprises, Pope preaches
EWTN - Vatican News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:30 am Vatican City, Oct 13, 2014 / 11:30 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Speaking of the "God of surprises" in his homily at Mass on Monday, the
Holy Father noted the inability of the doctors of...
God is a God of surprises, Pope preaches
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:30 am Vatican City, Oct 13, 2014 / 10:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking of the “God of surprises” in his homily at Mass on Monday, the Holy Father noted the inability of the doctors of...
Vatican cardinals receive discounts on groceries, gas, cigarettes
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:26 am A report on Vatican financial affairs has shown that cardinals serving at the Vatican receive discounts on groceries, gasoline, and cigarettes, among other benefits.
In a letter...
Final prep for firearms deer season
Catholic Hot Dish - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:25 am I slept like a rock last night, as I knew I would. Fitful slumber came as a result of a full day of hard work in the field.
Our deer hunting party spent the day making final...
LED lights planned for Sistine Chapel
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:20 am The Vatican Museums are planning to install low-energy LED lights in the Sistine Chapel, in a move intended to save costs and reduce the Vatican's carbon footprint.
Some 7,000...
New memoirs show how Archbishop Bugnini manipulated post-conciliar liturgical reforms
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:17 am The memoirs of a noted priest show how a powerful prelate manipulated the process of liturgical reform after Vatican II.
The memoirs of Father Louis Bouyer, who died in 2004, have...
“Pumpkin Spice is eggnog for morning people”
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 13, 2014 at 11:12 am I forgive you, John Oliver, for disliking All Things Pumpkin because you’re just so damn funny.
