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Stay Awake
CatholicMom.com - Oct 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm Stay Awake
In the garden, when Jesus admonished His disciples because they couldn’t “stay awake”, I think His words were meant to be timeless; a perpetual message and reminder to...
Benedict on Vatican II: “I remember I was a young professor of theology…”
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 10, 2012 at 7:50 pm Pope Benedict spoke eloquently and very personally about tomorrow’s anniversary of the opening of Vatican II. [He is shown above with Yves Congar during the council.] Below is the...
The HHS mandate is now a ‘non-negotiable’
Commonweal - Oct 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs spoke with Daniel Cole of his local paper and added to the list of positions that will get your barred from communion, at least in his...
Parental notification does not violate the constitution, Alaskan judge rules
LifeSiteNews - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:53 pm by Ben Johnson JUNEAU, October 10, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The right of parents to know whether their minor children are about to obtain an abortion has been upheld as...
Msgr. James Habiger, social justice advocate, dies
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Msgr. James Habiger
Msgr. James Habiger, former executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, died Oct. 9. He was 85.
Ordained a priest in 1951 for the Diocese of...
A website deciphers 'Canada's agenda'
The Busy Catholic - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:24 pm Christian think tank sets up website covering other think tanks
What is Canada's agenda? Cardus, a Canadian Christian think tank focused on renewing the social architecture of...
Assisted suicide advocate Gloria Taylor dies
The Busy Catholic - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:22 pm Kelowna woman was plaintiff in B.C. Supreme Court ruling
Gloria Taylor passed away after a severe infection.
Darryl Dick / The Canadian Press.
The woman who became the first...
Papal reflections highlight special <I>L'Osservatore Romano</I> edition on Vatican II
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has published a special edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, including recollections of the Council by Pope...
Massachusetts Should Vote No on Question 2, Oppose Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:13 pm The Bay State Banner took an editorial position supporting the No side on Question 2, the assisted suicide question, on the November ballot in Massachusetts.
The following...
International Day of the Girl Child ignores killing of girls by sex-selective abortion
LifeSiteNews - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:10 pm by Thaddeus Baklinski TORONTO, October 10, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The United Nations has declared October 11, 2012 as the world’s first International Day of the Girl Child. The...
Washington Post faith reporter asks, ‘Why is polygamy so problematic?’
LifeSiteNews - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:07 pm by Ben Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., October 10, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – As three states face ballot questions on whether to uphold the traditional definition of marriage between...
Mary’s Got This
CatholicMom.com - Oct 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm Mary’s Got This
Got Mary? Then, she’s got you!
The month of October is the month of the Most Holy Rosary. It’s beneficial to remember all the graces — 15 Promises! — that come...
Fostering vocations is everyone's job
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:55 pm Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org
A person's vocation in life is considered a mystery and identity given by God. But it is everyone's job to foster those vocations,...
Kolbe House reopens in archdiocese to address growing trend of seminary candidates with mounting debt
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:54 pm Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org
Christopher Rubie first thought about becoming a priest when he was in high school. He attended a...
Joe Biden the Flip-Flopper: From “Pro-Life” to Pro-Abortion
LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:45 pm On October 9, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) disseminated an email alert, urging its supporters nationwide to lobby ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz, who will...
#RNA2012: Godbeat’s ‘Susan Lucci’ takes second place
GetReligion - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:26 pm At the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual awards dinner Saturday night, Abe Levy of the San Antonio Express-News jokingly referred to himself as the “Susan Lucci of the RNA...
Supreme Court Asked to Stop Obama’s Embryonic Stem Cell Funding
LifeNews.com - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:23 pm Two pro-life legal groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to review an appellate court ruling that allows President Barack Obama to force Americans to fund embryonic stem...
Romney reaffirms pro-life commitment after controversy
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:23 pm Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2012 / 04:23 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reiterated his pro-life views after he made a statement in an interview...
Romney: no plans for legislative action against abortion
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:16 pm Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an Iowa newspaper that he has no plans to promote legislation to restrict abortion if he is elected in November.
"There's no ...
Ex-priests support same-sex marriage in Washington
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 10, 2012 at 5:12 pm A group of 63 former Catholic priests has released a statement supporting a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington.
"We are uneasy with the aggressive efforts of...
