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Pro-Abortion Groups Spend $6 Million to Back Pro-Abortion Kay Hagan
LifeNews.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:43 pm The abortion industry knows there is a key Senate election on the line and Planned Parenthood and company are prepared to spend as much as it takes to ensure Harry Reid controls...
Diner drops prayer discount after atheists threaten to sue
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:42 pm You probably remember this story from several days back. Well, here’s an update: Mary’s Gourmet Diner has announced it will no longer offer occasional discounts to people who...
Thai Surrogacy Scandal: The Difference Between Begotten and Made
Creative Minority Report - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:28 pm *subhead*Kids are gifts, not products.*subhead*You have likely heard the surrogacy story that has recently made headlines all over the world. An Australian couple hired a Thai...
Nations Silent as UN Presents Plan to Push Abortion in War-Torn Countries
LifeNews.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 4:10 pm New York, NY (CFAM/LifeNews) — A new UN directive to promote abortion in war-torn areas went unchallenged when it was presented to member states at UN headquarters last week.
The...
Friend Says Couple Who Wanted Surrogate to Abort Baby With Down Syndrome Were Told He Would Die
LifeNews.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:43 pm An unnamed friend of the couple who wanted a surrogate to abort their twin baby who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome has issued a statement to Australian press claiming the couple...
The Mystery of Presence
CatholicMom.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:30 pm The Finding of Jesus in the Temple is the Mystery of Presence, of the certain presence of God.
The Fifth Joyful Mystery is the finding of Jesus in the Temple. We all know the...
Rocked by plagiarism scandal, John Walsh drops out of Montana Senate race
Catholic Vote - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:15 pm
This will make it tougher for Democrats to hold on to their Senate majority.
Breaking news from the Missoulan:
Sen. John Walsh said Thursday he is pulling out of the Senate race...
Rolling on the river
OSV Daily Take - Aug 7, 2014 at 3:00 pm Despite my boys catching — and eating — snakes, our weekend outdoors was full of faith and fun.
Doctor: Elderly People Should be Left to Die, Their Quality of Life is Too Low
LifeNews.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:48 pm Dr. James Beattie, a cardiologist who works at the East of England NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, believes hospitals should let more elderly patients die and “quality of life...
US bishops ask parishes to pray for Iraq on August 17
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:40 pm This release just arrived in my in box: The chairman of the Committee of International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asked the U.S. bishops...
Planned Parenthood Awards Activist Who Said Women Should Have Sex in Hobby Lobby
LifeNews.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:23 pm WARNING: Strong language…. Planned Parenthood is tweeting congrats to Maggie Award Winners: Irin Carmon, Jessica Valenti, Janet Mock, and Zerlina Maxwell, Sara Austin
deputy...
Denver Christians, Jews, Muslims to pray for peace, “coming together as a people who believe in God”
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:19 pm Details: Demonstrating his deep concern for growing violence against innocent people in the Middle East, Archbishop Samuel Aquila invites people of all faith backgrounds to an...
SOS from the Iraqi Church
Commonweal - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:05 pm The following letter was sent today by Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako, the president of the Assembly of of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq, to Aid to the Church in Need, an...
So August 5 was Mark Shea’s Birthday
Quartermaster of the Barque - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:03 pm And he had this funny riff going, which I kind of interpreted as a commentary on the whole HHS Mandate/Buy me Birth Control thing, where for his birthday he’s telling the Internet...
The archdiocese & the arts: What’s your angle?
Commonweal - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:02 pm Peter Steinfels’s post on CNN’s framing of a report on the multimillion-dollar residences of U.S. archbishops got me thinking about coverage of another story concerning use (and...
Does Size Matter?
CatholicMom.com - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm I have six children aged 14 to 4 months. I have gotten to the number where those with fewer start to wonder and awe a bit at how I manage it all. (The trick is that I don’t!)...
Papal visit to Korea to focus on reconciliation, youth, laity and martyrs
Vatican Insider - Aug 7, 2014 at 2:00 pmActor describes faith journey, commitment to serving nation’s veterans
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Aug 7, 2014 at 1:57 pm Some 2,000 Knights of Columbus, their families and church leaders were delighted by a surprise encounter with actor Gary Sinise during the fraternal organization's Aug. 5-7...
NEW EDITION: Directory for the Ministry and the Life of Priests – An Item of Interest
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 7, 2014 at 1:56 pm After some years of waiting, the next, new edition of the Directory for the Ministry and the Life of Priests has been issued by the Congregation of Clergy, which is now under the...
Life Without Charley
Commonweal - Aug 7, 2014 at 1:56 pm Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the removal of my cancerous prostate, and I'm not sure if I should celebrate it with a special cake or a good cry.
The operation itself went...
