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Ginsburg Wants to Make Abortion “Right” Equal to Second Amendment
LifeNews.com - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:43 am I have come to believe that if Roe v. Wade is ever overturned–a big if–it will be from the other side. That is, I think it is more likely that a future Supreme Court will find Roe...
Shadows
CatholicMom.com - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:30 am
Anna’s Shadows
Anna just had to take this picture of a shadow. She was trying to capture how the shadow looked just like the object. The shadow could not exist without the object...
Pope Francis appoints personal envoy to Iraq
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:20 am Vatican City, Aug 8, 2014 / 07:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain of...
Marie Miller: 23 years old, third of 10 children and a musical success (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:14 am To view the video click here.
US Bishops Organize Day of Prayer for Iraq (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:11 am It's in response to the persecution of Christians in the country who have been forced to flee their homes by Islamic extremists. To view the video click here.
Pope appoints personal envoy to Iraq, as US launches first air strikes
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:07 am From Catholic News Agency: In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain of Nineveh, Pope Francis has...
Pope calls on international community to help persecuted Christians in Iraq (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:07 am Through a letter, the Pope called for an end to the bloodshed, highlighting the same call he made during a recent Angelus. To view the video click here.
Thousands call for halt to Wisconsin parish’s annual pig wrestling event
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:00 am Details: Tens of thousands of people nationwide, including Garbage singer Shirley Manson, are calling on an Outagamie County church to cancel a pig wrestling event planned for...
What's a progressive Muslim? Don't ask, just read and nod
GetReligion - Aug 8, 2014 at 8:00 am
Reading the Associated Press's recent article on so-called progressive American Muslims is like a game of fill-in-the-blanks. Except that the blanks are never filled.
With its...
Denver Prelate to Host Interreligious Prayer for Peace Event
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:45 am Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver will host an evening of interreligious prayer for peace in the Middle East on Monday at the Denver Cathedral. The initiative, a...
Pope Francis appoints personal envoy to Iraq
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:40 am Vatican City, Aug 8, 2014 / 07:40 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq
following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain of...
Saint Dominic
Communio - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:14 am One of the great saints is liturgically recalled today with the feast of Saint Dominic de Guzman. The founder of the Order of Preachers, who ws once a canon and a close...
Refugees fleeing violence deserve care, bishops emphasize
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:10 am Washington D.C., Aug 8, 2014 / 06:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic bishops are highlighting the need to care for refugees fleeing violent situations in their homelands as the...
Refugees fleeing violence deserve care, bishops emphasize
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:10 am Washington D.C., Aug 8, 2014 / 07:10 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Catholic bishops are highlighting the need to care for refugees fleeing violent situations in their homelands as the...
Meatless Friday: Fiesta Stuffed Potatoes
CatholicMom.com - Aug 8, 2014 at 7:00 am
Today is the Feast of St. Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers. As a lay Dominican myself, this is a pretty special day for me. It’s also a rather busy day, as I’ll be...
Iraqi Notes for the Day (updated throughout the day) "The Gates of Hell have opened."
Rorate Coeli - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:46 am 1. The Pope today named a "personal envoy" to be in Iraq, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of Propaganda Fide (Evangelization of Peoples).
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Dominic’s Rule
Dominicana - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:30 am “Et quicumque hanc regulam secuti fuerint pax super illos et misericordia . . .”
In one corner of the cloister of our house of studies in Washington, D.C., there stands a statue...
Ten Commandments On City Hall Lawn Violates Establishment Clause
The Religion Clause - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:15 am In Felix v. City of Bloomfield, (D NM, Aug. 7, 2014), in a decision described by the court as "a very close case," a New Mexico federal district court held that a 5-foot tall Ten...
Suit Challenging Hebrew National Hot Dog Advertising Is Back In State Court
The Religion Clause - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:10 am American Jewish World reports at length on the July 31 Minnesota state trial court hearing on a motion to dismiss in a long-running lawsuit against the manufacturer of Hebrew...
US Bishops Ask Parishes to Pray for Iraq Aug. 17
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 8, 2014 at 6:08 am The chairman of the Committee of International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asked the U.S. bishops to invite the people of their dioceses...
