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Catholic representation in US Congress hits all-time high
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:36 pm Catholic representation on Capitol Hill has reached an all-time high, with 163 members of the new 113th Congress identifying themselves as Catholic.
A new study by the Pew Forum...
Where Fr. Barron answers a question I asked
The Curt Jester - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:29 pm I had almost forgot about. Somewhere around two years ago Matthew Warner asked me to send in a video question for his “Ask Fr. Barron” series.
So I tried to ask a somewhat...
Unsung heroes and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life”
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Christina Martin January 4, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - Early Saturday morning, my boyfriend and I drove to an abortion clinic in a nearby city. It was his first time coming...
Confession: I Have a Promise to Keep
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:24 pm So, 2012 didn't exactly go as I had planned. Sure, I graduated (which was a miracle considered the obstacles they threw at me) and I started my career as a writer (my dream job)...
John Paul II, Heaven, and Hell…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:24 pm are under discussion over at the Register.
UK Christian Doctors: Stop Liverpool Care Pathway Abuses
LifeNews.com - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:18 pm The Daily Mail has today run a story highlighting Christian Medical Fellowship’s suggestions on how the implementation of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway could be...
Catholic churches set ablaze in Austria and France
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:08 pm Vienna, Austria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:08 pm (CNA).- Several Catholic churches in Europe were reportedly set on fire in the days before Christmas, raising concerns of vandalism...
An unusual party
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 3:06 pm by Brad Mattes, Executive Director, Life Issues Institute January 4, 2013, (Lifeissues.org) – Move over birthday parties, there’s a new celebration that takes place while still...
Religious Numbers
The Forum - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:59 pm The L. C. W. R. is a group of women religious orders. The C. M. S. W. R. is another group. The L. C. W. R. is known for being more progressively minded, and the C. M. S. W. R....
Church of England rules bishops can enter same-sex partnerships
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:55 pm The Church of England has announced that priests who are registered in same-sex partnerships can become bishops provided that they agree to abstain from sexual activity.
The ...
Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Want to Make Abortions Rare
LifeNews.com - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:52 pm How many abortions, legal and illegal, are performed annually, nationally and worldwide? The answer depends upon whom you ask and whether the data come from the United States or...
We’re STILL in the Christmas season…
thiscatholicgirl - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:52 pm We’re STILL in the Christmas season…
Here was a little off the cuff Christmas reflection I recorded before the Christmas break. Don’t forget–we go until January 13–the feast of...
The O Antiphons of Advent and Gaudete
thiscatholicgirl - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:49 pm The O Antiphons of Advent and Gaudete
I think I’m finally getting Advent right this year.
Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll attest to the fact that the two seasons of the...
EWTNNews: Online petition to White House to label Catholic Church a “hate group”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:34 pm From EWTN News:
White House petitioned to label Catholic Church a ‘hate group’
By Michelle Bauman
An online petition asking the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a “...
The Jews and the Masons, again…
Commonweal - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:32 pm What is with those people, messing with the Catholic Church? Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the schismatic traditionalists that Benedict XVI has been diligently courting for years...
And then there were “None”
The Curt Jester - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:29 pm When the 113th Congress is sworn in today, its new members will include the first Hindu member of Congress and the first Buddhist to serve as senator. Also for the first time,...
Judge Dismisses Notre Dame Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
LifeNews.com - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:25 pm A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit Notre Dame filed against the HHS mandate compelling religious groups and businesses to pay for drugs for their employees that may cause...
Abortionist behind shuttered Michigan clinic has long history of trouble with the law
LifeSiteNews - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:22 pm by John Jalsevac MUSKOGEN, Michigan, January 4, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Michigan abortion clinic run by a troubled abortionist may have been shut down by authorities over the...
French authorities find heightened health risks in new oral contraceptives
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:04 pm French officials are weighing a move to restrict the availability of some contraceptive pills, because of mounting evidence of their health risks.
Health officials in France are...
Ohio teacher sues Cincinnati archdiocese after dismissal for out-of-wedlock pregnancy
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 4, 2013 at 2:01 pm The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, is defending the decision to dismiss a Catholic-school teacher who became pregnant outside marriage.
Kathleen Quinlan has filed a lawsuit,...
