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Malaysia: court setback for Christians on use of 'Allah'
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm A Malaysian court has agreed to hear an appeal against a previous decision allowing Christians to use the word "Allah" in reference to God.
The Court of Appeal will hear the ...
Pope wants action against human trafficking: a growing concern in Italy
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm Pope Francis has called for action to combat the growing problem of human trafficking and slavery.
The Pope has announced plans for a meeting to be held November 2 and 3, at...
Mass of Thanksgiving for Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Sept. 5, 6:00 p.m.
Archdiocese of Saint Louis - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:19 pm “Do not be afraid to give Jesus a free hand. Accept whatever He gives you and give whatever He takes with a BIG smile.” - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
In thanksgiving to God for...
Pope Benedict changed phrase in Baptism ceremony
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:19 pm Before his resignation took effect, Pope Benedict XVI made a small but important change in the text of the ceremony for Baptism.
The outgoing Pope said that rather than a newly...
Cultivating Peace: #2 Eat Well, Together
St. Louis Areopagus - Archdiocesan Blog - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:11 pm To eat well is to live well. Each family defines eating well differently. For some, the menu is all organic; others serve Kraft mac-n-cheese and Mott’s applesauce, happy that...
“Preachers of L.A.: Living the God Life”
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:04 pm That’s the title and tagline of a new reality series about to debut on cable. This press release moved last week: Oxygen Media goes behind the pulpit in an authentic new docu-...
Bradley Manning’s lawyers demand government pay for sex change
LifeSiteNews - Aug 22, 2013 at 4:00 pm by Wesley J. Smith Convicted soldier Bradley Manning has announced his real self is as a woman named Chelsea. Ok. More: His lawyer says this isn’t a private issue, but a public...
Christian leaders in Jerusalem pray for end of violence in Egypt
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:55 pm
People walk around a destroyed Protestant church in Mallawi, Egypt, Aug. 17. CNS photo/Reuters
Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran leaders in Jerusalem prayed for an end to...
No need for a Protestant Giussani today: a brief response to Archie Spencer
Communio - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm Worshipping, preaching and witnessing Jesus Christ as the unique and only Savior of the world is a complicated issue for some Christians today.
A good refresher course in the...
New Mexico Wedding Photographer Case
Commonweal - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:41 pm A while back, I blogged about the pending New Mexico case in which a wedding photographer who refused to photograph a gay commitment ceremony was sued for violating the state's...
N.M. Supreme Court: Photographers Can't Refuse Gay Weddings
Creative Minority Report - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm Quick! Somebody alert Bob Schieffer before he misses this story too.
In a closely watched case on gay rights, religious freedom, artistic freedom, the speech rights of businesses...
If Mark Ruffalo loves abortion so much, why doesn’t he marry it?
LifeSiteNews - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm by Kristen Walker Hatten Aug. 22, 2013 (LiveActionNews) - The other night I couldn’t sleep. I’m always a bit of an insomniac, but that night it was really bad. There was one thing...
How long should homilies be?
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:37 pm We talked about this a little at the Redemptorists’ conference in New Jersey this week. Fr. Edward McNamara has more, from ZENIT: Unfortunately there is relatively little with...
Books move Catholic heroes down from pedestals and into our hearts
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:29 pm Just in time for your late summer/early fall spiritual practice, two new books invite prayerful contemplation about Catholics who were once persecuted for their beliefs, but who...
Fellowship of Catholic University Students Expand To Eleven More Colleges This Year
Opinionated Catholic - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:29 pm Seems when I post on FOCUS the posts come in bunches it seems . This is good news. FOCUS is on eleven more Colleges this year.As is listed at the link those locations are :...
Generation ‘X’: Germany to allow third ‘blank gender’ for birth certificates
LifeSiteNews - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:29 pm by Hilary White BERLIN, August 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The German government has invented a third “indeterminate” gender for official purposes on government documents....
Democratic Party of Slavery and Abortion Demeans MLK’s March on Washington
LifeNews.com - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:23 pm A lot has changed in the 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite the rhetoric from many liberals mouths that “nothing has changed”, we have a president of mixed...
The ‘forced motherhood’ canard
LifeSiteNews - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:19 pm by John Jansen The Kansas City Star recently chronicled a protest staged on August 9 by the Abortion Rights Freedom Riders outside A Better Choice, a pregnancy resource center in...
Vatican’s Year of Faith celebrations to resume in September
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:09 pm VATICAN CITY — Vatican activities for the Year of Faith begin again in late September with an international meeting of catechists, followed in October by a Marian pilgrimage in...
Biola apologizes for actions against pro-life student, endorses use of graphic abortion images
LifeSiteNews - Aug 22, 2013 at 3:09 pm by Jill Stanek Biola president Dr. Barry Corey, pictured right, has issued a public letter of apology for retaliatory actions staff members of his Christian university took...
