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Church in Lanka launches 100 days of special preparation for the Pope's visit
News.va - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:55 am Sri Lanka is gearing up for the great occasion of the Papal visit to their nation. The Catholic Bishops Conference is launching a number of programmes. A special programme centred...
Mixing it up: Synod members turn to metaphor to get message across
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:51 am VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis may be the universal church’s undisputed master of metaphor and analogy, but other members of the Synod of Bishops on the family are showing a...
Parents Abandon Surrogate Baby Boy Because They Already Had a Girl
LifeNews.com - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:42 am After the worldwide storm over baby Gammy, a child with Down Syndrome whose parents abandoned him with the surrogate mother after he and his twin sister were born, another case of...
9th Circuit's Invalidation of Idaho and Nevada Same-Sex Marriage Bans Temporarily Stayed By Justice Kennedy
The Religion Clause - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:38 am U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today temporarily stayed the 9th Circuit's mandate yesterday invalidating same-sex marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada. (Full text of...
Doctor Guided to Life of Service by Mother Teresa to Speak to Students at Walsh Univ.
Catholic Education Daily - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:36 am Despite his overall success, Wright felt emptiness and sought out Mother Teresa to help answer the question of his purpose in life.
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Africa, Islam and the light of the Gospel on Synod agenda
News.va - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:20 am (Vatican Radio) How the Church upholds the dignity of homosexuals in Africa. How it deals with the problems of a polygamous family. And why it’s essential for bishops to have good...
Facing HIV/AIDS in Kitui
Catholic Hot Dish - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:17 am
Lucy with new friends
On Monday, October 6, Joyce, Jodee and I (Lucy) were privileged to attend an HIV/AIDS support group sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Kitui. This group...
Pregnant Six Months After My Son Was Born, I Could Have Aborted But Did This Instead
LifeNews.com - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:15 am My name is Riley, and I am 19 years old. I am the birth mother of two beautiful children whom I have chosen to place for adoption.
I became pregnant with my son at 17, the summer...
The mother of all collections
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:07 am STURGEON BAY — When Deacon Paul Zenefski sits down to work in his home office he knows his mother will be looking over his shoulder. All 450 versions of her.
Deacon Paul...
In Which I Become a Church Father Junkie
CatholicMom.com - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:00 am
In the past few weeks, we’ve had a number of our contributors here at CatholicMom.com sing the praises of Marcellino D’Ambrosio’s new book, When the Church Was Young: Voices of...
Archbishop visits Deaf community
The Busy Catholic - Oct 8, 2014 at 11:00 am Father Richard Luberti, CSsR, views confessions, signs penances
Dale Gris (left) and Alessandra Naas, both Deaf Catholics, share a smile
at a barbeque at Grace House, the Deaf...
Nativity of Our Lord Parish will mark 50th anniversary with Mass, blessing of bell tower
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:58 am ASHWAUBENON — Celebrations marking 50 years of Nativity of Our Lord Parish will culminate with an anniversary Mass on Wednesday, Oct. 15. At 5:15 p.m. Bishop David Ricken will...
Pew survey shows interesting views on religion and politics
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:55 am Polls and surveys are not infallible. Nor do they define what is true. But they do have their uses. If they are conducted carefully and without bias, they can offer insights...
Pray for success of synod
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:54 am The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family, which began at the Vatican Oct. 5, couldn’t have come at a better time. The church in the modern world faces many pastoral...
More bile from CRUX
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:54 am Crux Watch continues. Are you starting to get a picture of what Crux is like? I am.
Here is a taste from today by Margery Eagan. Tell me if this doesn’t drip bitterness and...
Fr. Merkatoris, known to priest friends as ‘Merk,’ dies Sept. 30
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:53 am GREEN BAY — His white fire helmet was prominently placed on a table next to a photo of him in uniform. His fishing pole and tackle box were arranged near a chair in the front of...
Pro-Abortion Group Compares Pro-Life People to Sexual Abusers
LifeNews.com - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:52 am We’ve seen some shameful and misleading ads this election cycle, but has the pro-abortion organization NARAL crossed the line?In an ad buy that cost over five figures, the group’s...
Retired teacher still teaching kids
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:49 am APPLETON — What is the purpose of your life?
Your Catholic Neighbor: Gwen Tatera (Steve Wideman | For The Compass)
The short sentence in the Baltimore Catechism rocked 10-...
New Jersey sister first to be beatified on US soil
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 8, 2014 at 10:46 am Newark, N.J., Oct 8, 2014 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Michael Mencer should have been blind for 50 years by now.
As a third grader, Mencer was diagnosed with juvenile macular...
