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What they’re hearing from the pulpit
Commonweal - Nov 2, 2012 at 11:03 am Perhaps another Pew study will contextualize recent discussions here of clergy and the election. It’s on what Protestant and Catholic church-goers say they’re hearing from the...
Quoting the Eminently Quotable - Newman on Veneration of Sacred Images
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 2, 2012 at 11:00 am I am currently reading a new book on Newman which has recently come to my notice. It is The Quotable Newman - Definitive Guide to His Central Thoughts and Ideas. Published by...
Married clergy and abstaining from sex: “The Church has not changed her expectation”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:56 am Canon lawyer Ed Peters has weighed in on the topic again. He makes clear that — despite indications to the contrary – canon law on the subject is unchaged: My position is, of...
The Internet and researching
Commonweal - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:53 am On the Pew Research site, you can find a summary of the findings of how teen-age students do research today. Here is the summary of the sources they are likely to consult:
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Internal matters top agenda of bishops' fall assembly in Baltimore
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:48 am Bishop Ricken proposes document on sacrament of reconciliation
WASHINGTON — Statements on preaching and ways that bishops can respond using new technologies to modern-day...
Mentally Disabled Woman’s Caregiver Wants Forced Abortion
LifeNews.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:43 am A Nevada state employee who says he’s worked for years with a pregnant, developmentally disabled woman says she needs to be allowed to abort her baby so her rights can be...
God bless New York
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:42 am The young man above is from the Trinity Baptist Church in New York City. I met him on my walk to work today. He set up a folding table and coffee urn beside a busy bus stop on...
The Immaculate Conception: The Witness of the Gospels, Part 2
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:40 am is now under discussion over at the Register.
Eric Holder’s Abortion Connection Just Tip of Obama Iceberg
LifeNews.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:24 am Eric Holder is Barack Obama’s attorney general. He sits in Obama’s Cabinet. And if an article released by the journal Human Events is correct, Holder’s wife and sister-in-law...
Catholic Care loses its 5 year legal battle
Catholic Herald - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:11 am The adoption agency Catholic Care has lost its five year fight to reserve its services for heterosexual couples only, in a landmark court ruling.
The adoption agency based in...
Win: Judge backs Catholic firm over birth control mandate
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:10 am Details: A Catholic-owned family business in Michigan does not have to comply with the provision of the new U.S. healthcare law that requires private employers to provide...
Between heaven and earth
News.va - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:05 am The communion “between heaven and Earth” is an “endless feast”. It is the meaning of the liturgical solemnity of All Saints and so it was described by Benedict XVI in the late...
Cracks, Chips and Leaks
CatholicMom.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 10:00 am
Sheri Wohlfert
Editor’s note: Today, we welcome Sheri Wohlfert to our CatholicMom.com family of contributors. A Catholic wife, mom, speaker and teacher, Sheri blogs at...
Flooded Clinic Kept Doing Abortions During Hurricane Sandy
LifeNews.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 9:59 am A local abortion business in northern Virginia was flooded after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the United States earlier this week. While relief organizations work overtime to...
Baby Saved From Abortion When Mom Can’t Pay for Pregnancy Test
LifeNews.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 9:42 am As we enter the final three days of this 40 Days for Life campaign … I have one question: Have you prayed at a peaceful vigil yet?
If you haven’t gone to pray outside an abortion...
Lombardi editorial: Eternal life
News.va - Nov 2, 2012 at 9:30 am (Vatican Radio) Below, please find the weekly editorial by the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Federico Lombardi, SJ. This week, Fr. Lombardi reflects on the...
For Catholic Voters, Pro-Life Issues are Not Negotiable
LifeNews.com - Nov 2, 2012 at 9:22 am Election Day 2012 in the United States is only days away. While there are many who just can’t wait for all the political ads to disappear and the partisan discussions to finally...
The Vote
The Forum - Nov 2, 2012 at 9:08 am This article, from CNN, discusses the crucial role that Evangelicals and Catholics will play in Iowa. Certainly this theme can be extended to all of the battleground states (Ohio...
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