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Snowden, Lerner, and the Sin of Bearing False Witness
Catholic Vote - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:21 am Two government acronyms are forever tainted by scandal. First, the revelations of malfeasance and corruption within the IRS destroyed whatever last remnants of goodwill that...
Prayer Requests
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:11 am A reader writes to say his wife is miscarrying and to ask for prayers.
May God grant eternal life to your baby and grace, healing, peace, and strength to you and you wife and...
G.K. Chesterton Book Collection Giveaway
Brandon Vogt - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:10 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...
The Apostles' Fast 2013
Communio - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:09 am
Recently on the Sunday of All Saints (26 May 2013) --the Byzantine Church observes a different feast of All Saints than do the Latin Christians-- the Eparch (bishop) of the...
Reporters Laugh at Serious Question to Pelosi About Late-Term Abortions
LifeNews.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:09 am Most press conferences are very serious affairs, with reporters seeking important information to distribute to the public about a wide variety of issues. That wasn’t quite the...
QUAERITUR: Confessional etiquette
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 14, 2013 at 9:09 am From a reader:
When going to confession, if you know the priest is a Monsignor (name plate on confessional) would you begin, “Forgive me, Monsignor, for I have sinned,” or stay...
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Three Pro-Life Bills Stopping Abortions, Funding
LifeNews.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:55 am Wisconsin Right to Life is hailing State Assembly passage of three major pieces of legislation that will protect pregnant women and unborn children and taxpayers from having to...
Pope Francis: Establish Dialogue with All, “Even Those Who Oppress the Church”
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:52 am Details: Dialogue, discernment, and frontier: These were the three words that the Pope suggested to the personnel of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica (Catholic...
Friday Papist Meme
Catholic Vote - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:51 am Had a little time on my hands this morning!
Photo credit: Vatican Radio – English
A Father's Day Remembrance
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NYT's ironic fact-check error
Commonweal - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:48 am David Brooks's column today is vintage Brooks.
Judge dismisses Serra suit; aim is for both parties to settle dispute
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:44 am Two years of strife has caused some to leave vocations group
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Chicago circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Serra International against Serra's USA...
MSNBC Bashes Republicans for Pushing Ban on Late-Term Abortions
LifeNews.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:35 am Chuck Todd on Thursday hectored the Republican Party for moving “decidedly to the right” on abortion and daring to take up legislation instead of focusing on immigration and jobs...
Tales from the Empty Nest: Would That Wood Could Talk
CatholicMom.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 8:00 am
Tales from the Empty Nest: Would That Wood Could Talk
I’m busy repainting two pieces of furniture that have already served three generations of my family — a 3-drawer bureau and...
Post: Much Ado About Nothing (60 Second Review) (2012)
Decent Films Guide - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:55 am Shakespeare knows how to throw a party … and so does Joss Whedon. Much Ado About Nothing: my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.
Post: Man of Steel (60 Second Review)
Decent Films Guide - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:55 am A Superman movie for our times — but is that a good thing? Man of Steel: my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.
RNS blames Catholics for Anglican ecumenical ills
GetReligion - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:54 am Opinion presented as fact dominates several stories in the run up to today’s meeting of Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Some of the stories are crafted...
Jewish Prisoner Wants Permission To Be Circumcised
The Religion Clause - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:54 am Prison authorities in Florida are facing an unusual religious accommodation question. WEAR News yesterday reported that inmate Pablo Diaz, whose mother was Jewish and who has...
Thank you so much for your understanding!
Rorate Coeli - Jun 14, 2013 at 7:49 am I am grateful, too, for the sincere efforts the Church of England has made to understand the reasons that led my Predecessor, Benedict XVI, to provide a canonical structure able...