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Through the Looking Glass: Conversion Therapy! Gender-Bending! And Gifs!
Catholic Vote - Aug 23, 2013 at 7:12 am Hello boys and girls, welcome to this week’s episode of “Through the Looking Glass,” the exciting reality game show where players try to make sense of the weekly news in the wild...
Pope Francis Book Giveaway!
Brandon Vogt - Aug 23, 2013 at 7:00 am "Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others." - St. Augustine
Since I've built up a large collection of extra books and...
Altogether Now - How Can We Sing Together When Singing for the Liturgy
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 23, 2013 at 7:00 am Why singing in a choir is a demonstration of the three aspects of beauty - integrity, due proportion and clarity.
When I was at the Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference in Rome, we had...
With the use of one word, Pope Francis is signalling to the Vatican insiders that their day is over
Catholic Herald - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:38 am It seems that Pope Francis has been on the phone again, as this heart-warming story that appears in both the Telegraph and the Guardian tells us. The latter’s headline even goes...
The new decree on the rite of Baptism is unambiguous
Catholic Herald - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:35 am Sandro Magister, the long established blogger on Vatican matters, has given a slightly mischievous twist to the headline of his most recent bulletin: “Pope Benedict’s Parting Shot...
Protest over Egypt violence draws hundreds to nation's capital
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:34 am Washington D.C., Aug 23, 2013 / 06:34 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians and Muslims gathered in Washington. D.C., on Aug. 22 to protest acts of terror directed...
Episode 15: Evil Shall Not Prevail
Dominicana - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:30 am Br. Pier Giorgio Dengler, O.P., speaks about the Church and the Holy Spirit (CCC, 683–747):
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The Brew Evangelization
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:14 am With beer! From CNS: Even before retired Pope Benedict XVI set up a pontifical council for new evangelization and convoked a world Synod of Bishops on the theme, a new group of...
USCIRF Commissioners Say CPC Redesignation Is Needed
The Religion Clause - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:10 am In an Aug. 21 Washington Post op ed, Robert George and Katrina Lantos Swett, chair and vice-chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, strongly criticize the...
FFRF Has Standing To Challenge Differential Form 990 Requirements
The Religion Clause - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:05 am In Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Werfel, (WD WI, Aug. 22, 2013), a Wisconsin federal district court held that the Freedom From Religion Foundation has standing to challenge...
Great moments in journalism: is Bradley Manning a “he” or a “she”?
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:02 am Yes, editors are seriously wrestling with this question. Evidently, some contend that a person’s desire to be something trumps the reality of his or her actual gender. From the...
Encountering the Word – 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:00 am …Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the...
Catholic Study Bible Ignatius-Lighthouse Edition
CatholicMom.com - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:00 am
Lighthouse, Ignatius Press is offering a Catholic app which will enable you to keep the entire Bible always at your fingertips.
The free version is effectively designed to whet...
What’s with all the -ism? {An Atheist and a Catholic}
Snoring Scholar - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:00 am Last week, Brittany talked about persuasive methods and how they relate to religion. This week, we’re going to dive into some “-ism” talk.
Also, a bit of news. I’m joining...
New Mexico High Court Says No Human Rights Law Exception For Wedding Photographer
The Religion Clause - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:00 am In Elaine Photography, LLC v. Willock, (NM Sup, Ct., Aug. 22, 2013), the New Mexico Supreme Court held that the New Mexico Human Rights Act requires a commercial photography...
Baptized into the Church of God!
Making Things Visible - Aug 23, 2013 at 6:00 am Great article on a change Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made before he stepped down. He corrected the formula for baptism to The Church of God. This is excellent as it previously...
In Texas, Baptists seek to “address the spiritual questions of current and former Catholics”
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 23, 2013 at 5:45 am From the Baptist Press via the Biblical Recorder: As Hispanic populations across the United States, many of which are traditionally Catholic, continue to increase, so do...
Quest for ethical stem cells prompts moral questions
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 23, 2013 at 5:13 am Washington D.C., Aug 23, 2013 / 05:13 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The first human trials for the treatment of blindness using induced pluripotent stem cells has brought the hope of...
Quest for ethical stem cells prompts moral questions
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 23, 2013 at 5:13 am Washington D.C., Aug 23, 2013 / 04:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The first human trials for the treatment of blindness using induced pluripotent stem cells has brought the hope of...
Lawsuit poses final obstacle to closing last Miss. abortion clinic
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 23, 2013 at 5:11 am Jackson, Miss., Aug 23, 2013 / 05:11 pm (EWTN News).-
A pending suit against a 2012 Mississippi law regulating abortion providers is the only remaining obstacle to shutting down...
