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Olympic Figure Skating’s ugly little secret is coming to light
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 8:00 am At least two champion skaters have withdrawn from Olympic contention.Olympic seasons aren’t supposed to start like this. The Olympics are all about hopes and dreams being...
New York Times on India: Did Hindu activists make Christmas too dangerous this year?
GetReligion - Dec 29, 2017 at 8:00 am As some of us have gone caroling, Christmas tree decorating or dropped by a candlelit church service lately, we’ve never envisaged a moment where it’d be dangerous to do such...
An Iconic Skate
CatholicMom.com - Dec 29, 2017 at 7:30 am Copyright 2017 David and Mercedes Rizzo. All rights reserved.
This Christmas we took on The Big Apple. Our first stop was to see the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and boy,...
Greeting the New Year the Catholic way
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 7:00 am No fear, no matter what comes. Bring it, 2018.According to Fides News Service, as of October 2017, there are 1.28 billion Catholics in the world. Some 70.4 million of them are in...
Christmas Homily of Canon Francis Altiere
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 29, 2017 at 7:00 am This past weekend, my family and I had the great joy of assisting at several Masses at the Institute of Christ the King's Oratory of Old St. Patrick's in Kansas City, MO. I was so...
Annual Bibliography of Law & Religion Publications Released By AALS Section
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:15 am The Law and Religion Section of the Association of American Law Schools has released its annual newsletter which includes a 22-page bibliography of articles and books on Law and...
Lithuanian Court Invalidates Jewish Community Election
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:10 am JTA reports on a Dec. 21 decision (full text in Lithuanian) by Lithuania's Vilnius District Court invalidating an election for president of the umbrella group, Jewish Community...
Oregon Appeals Court Upholds Fine Against Baker Who Refused Same-Sex Wedding Cake
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:05 am In Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, (OR App., Dec. 28, 2017), an Oregon appeals court in a 62-page opinion agreed with the state Bureau of Labor and Industries that...
So a Franciscan, a Dominican and a Jesuit go into a barber shop …
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:00 am Another classic joke featuring three of the most popular religious orders in CatholicismA Franciscan goes into a barber shop to get a haircut. When he is about to pay, the barber...
Life Is The Present!
CatholicMom.com - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Ellen Mongan. All rights reserved.
My favorite line in the movie, “Forrest Gump,” is when Forrest says, “My mama always said life is a like a box of chocolates. You...
Court Dismisses Challenge To Illinois Law Allowing Medicaid Payments For Abortions
The Religion Clause - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:00 am As previously reported, in a suit filed earlier this month plaintiffs challenged HB 40 which eliminates the prior ban on coverage for abortions by the state employees' insurance...
Multiple deaths in attack on Coptic church in Egypt
Catholic Herald - Dec 29, 2017 at 6:00 am Egypt’s Health Ministry spokesman says at least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, have been killed in a shootout outside a south Cairo church. Khaled Megahed says...
Parishoners ‘heartbroken’ after bishop announces church closure days before Christmas
Catholic Herald - Dec 29, 2017 at 5:42 am Parishioners at a Welsh church were shocked to learn just before Christmas that their church is to be closed in a few weeks’ time. The news came in the Christmas newsletter from...
Egypt teenager's murder 'aimed to intimidate Copts ahead of Christmas', says his pastor (World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 5:12 amFeast of Immaculate Conception becomes legal holiday in Philippines (CNN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 5:12 am President Rodrigo Duterte, who has clashed with the hierarchy over the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers, signed the measure into law on 12/28.
Let “Prayer of the Donkey,” written for children, set the tone for the New Year
Aleteia - Dec 29, 2017 at 5:00 am Another poem to teach your children. Maybe a little courage and gentleness could change everything.The Prayer of the Donkey O God, who made me to trudge along the road always, to...
St Thomas Becket: the martyr who defended the Church against the state
Catholic Herald - Dec 29, 2017 at 4:49 am Thomas Becket (1118-70) became one of the most popular saints in Europe after his martyrdom on December 29, 1170. After Henry II succeeded in 1154, Thomas became his best friend....
Pope tells Cardinal Maradiaga: I am sorry for the evil they have done against you
Catholic Herald - Dec 29, 2017 at 4:26 am Pope Francis has called Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga to reassure him after the cardinal was accused of financial mismanagement. Vatican News, the Vatican’s official media outlet,...
Syriac Catholic patriarch issues Christmas message, calls for end of sanctions (Zenit)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 4:12 am The US and EU have imposed sanctions on the Assad regime. The patriarch described sanctions as akin to “crimes against humanity because they target the most vulnerable segments of...
How we ended up with 40% of children born out of wedlock (Institute for Family Studies)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 29, 2017 at 4:12 am The author, an editor at National Review, analyzes statistics in a new report.
