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Time magazine says pro-life advocates are winning
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 5, 2013 at 7:34 am New York City, N.Y., Jan 5, 2013 / 07:34 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
A new Time magazine cover story contends that pro-life advocates have been "winning the abortion war" through...
Alabama and Notre Dame bring faith to football showdown
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 5, 2013 at 7:15 am Miami, Fla., Jan 5, 2013 / 06:15 am (CNA).- As Alabama and Notre Dame prepare to face each other in college football’s Bowl Championship Series, both teams will also have the...
In rare move, American ordained permanent deacon in Muslim Abu Dhabi
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 5, 2013 at 7:04 am A deacon from Richmond wrote me this morning: Our classmate Don Fox was ordained a Permanent Deacon in Abu Dhabi yesterday. He was a part of the (huge) Diocese of Richmond 2012...
Texas ban on Planned Parenthood funds takes effect
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 5, 2013 at 6:03 am Austin, Texas, Jan 5, 2013 / 06:03 pm (EWTN News).-
A new Texas law that bars state funds for organizations that perform or promote abortion, including Planned Parenthood, took...
War of Worldcraft
CatholicMom.com - Jan 5, 2013 at 6:00 am
Every few years (or every few months, depending), there is someone out there who spends a lot of time and energy trying the place the blame of the world’s ills on video games.
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Justice - A Virtue For Men
Making Things Visible - Jan 5, 2013 at 6:00 am Admittedly, I am quite far from perfect. There are some days when I feel a bit like the Israelites after Moses parted the Red Sea and freed them from slavery, they complained and...
Notre Dame Football's Rise Paralleled That of Irish-Americans
Franciscan Media - Jan 5, 2013 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Notre Dame prepared to play Alabama Jan. 7 in college football's Bowl Championship Series title game, it seemed like the clash of the titans.
The lady so ascetic she never took a bath unless she was dangerously ill
Catholic Herald - Jan 5, 2013 at 3:00 am Paula (347-404) was a Roman woman of the very highest birth, being related through her mother to both the Scipios and the Gracchi. Moreover, her fortune matched her genealogical...
Lombardi Editorial: 2013 – The Magi and the Faith
News.va - Jan 5, 2013 at 2:40 am They were, in a certain sense, restless; inspired by the dynamics of going beyond themselves. They were philosophers -- that is to say, “friends of wisdom” – who sought not only...
Sherry Weddell on…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 5, 2013 at 12:47 am …disciple-friends. Disciple-friends have been absolutely crucial to my formation as a Catholic. I would say that friendships have been nearly as important to me as the sacrament...
The Relationship of Faith and Suffering
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 4, 2013 at 11:01 pm Dear Sister, There is so much suffering in the world. Why does God allow people to suffer, especially good people? What is the relationship, if any, to faith and suffering? Dear...
Apologies for website crash Friday morning
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 8:46 pm by Steve Jalsevac LifeSiteNews was unfortunately not functioning for several hours early Friday. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was a difficult to find internal technical...
Welcoming the New Year
Cardinal Seán's Blog - Jan 4, 2013 at 8:17 pm Hello and Happy New Year!
Every year the Holy Father publishes a message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace, which the Church celebrates Jan. 1 in conjunction with the...
Something to be dealt with in the churches - urgently and forcefully
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 7:51 pm by Steve Jalsevac This past summer I wrote about a very serious problem in the Catholic Church that is still far from having been resolved. That is, there are still very many...
Perhaps we should start calling him “Henry IX”?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 4, 2013 at 7:41 pm Perhaps we should start calling him “Henry IX“, along with “The First Gay President”?
From FoxNews:
Obama calls Conscience Clause for Military Chaplains “Ill-Advised”
By Todd...
Bring him home: Hugh Jackman talks about modeling Jean Valjean on his own father’s conversion
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 4, 2013 at 7:33 pm And, perhaps ittingly, the star is literally a son of Grace. Details: His performance is both a tribute and a thank you to his father Chris, who brought him up after his mother...
Church of England allows gay men to become bishops
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 4, 2013 at 7:05 pm London, England, Jan 4, 2013 / 06:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church of England has decided to permit gay male clergy in civil partnerships to become bishops, provided that they...
The number of US children living in single-parent homes has nearly doubled in 50 years: Census data
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 6:39 pm by Kirsten Andersen WASHINGTON, D.C., January 4, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The number of children living in single-parent homes has nearly doubled since 1960, according to data...
Maternal Health Argument for Abortion Persists, Despite Evidence
LifeNews.com - Jan 4, 2013 at 6:08 pm New York, NY (CFAM/LifeNews) — Advocates for legal abortion in all circumstances continue to make their case in terms of reducing maternal mortality, despite a growing body of...
Notre Dame mandate lawsuit dismissed as premature
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 4, 2013 at 6:02 pm Washington D.C., Jan 4, 2013 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A lawsuit filed by the University of Notre Dame to challenge the federal contraception mandate has been rejected as...
