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Obama Administration’s War on Religious Liberty: we have one year to comply!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 20, 2012 at 2:01 pm A bad day.
This comes one day after Pope Benedict gave an important address to US bishops on freedom of religion and the role of the Church in American culture and politics....
Winter Dryness
CatholicMom.com - Jan 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm In many recent years, my skin regularly develops cracks. They happen on some of my fingers, right at the corner of my nails. Gosh do those little cracks hurt. And they can be so...
The Lord thy God King is a Jealous God
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm He will not tolerate Catholic religious liberty!
The question is not whether the Church will survive the growing hostility directed at it by the United States. The question is...
Obama administration refuses to change contraception mandate
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 20, 2012 at 1:45 pm Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2012 / 02:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Obama administration announced Jan. 20 that it will not expand an exemption for religious groups that object to its...
Elizabeth Scalia gets it
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 20, 2012 at 1:34 pm The roar of approval for Gingrich’s smackdown of the press last night was not so much about Gingrich’s disgusting and chutzpah-filled defense of his vile behavior as it was a...
Rick Santorum Is Right and " Legal Insurrection " Is Wrong On Newt Gingrich Character Test
Opinionated Catholic - Jan 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm To be clear I am not questioning Newt Gingrich and wife's Catholic life at this point. Life is a messy business and we are all sinners. Most of us fail to meet the mark and that...
Relics of John Paul II arrive in Colombia
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 20, 2012 at 1:08 pm Bogotá, Colombia, Jan 20, 2012 / 02:08 pm (CNA).- Relics of Blessed John Paul II have arrived in Colombia and will be on display for veneration January 2-22 in the cities of...
Red Cardigan is understandably puzzled…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:55 pm …by the fuzziness of the application of Canon 216 (the one about Catholic thingies/organizations/blogs/internet undertakings/[insert organization here] not calling themselves “...
Pentecostal Detention Officer Loses Most Claims About Pants-Only Policy
The Religion Clause - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:55 pm Finnie v. Lee County, Mississippi, (ND MS, Jan. 17, 2012), is a lawsuit brought by a former juvenile detention center security officer who was terminated after she insisted on...
Asian bishops discuss response to abuse
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:40 pm At a recent closed-door meeting, the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences addressed the problem of sexual abuse and the response of the Catholic hierarchy, acknowledging "a ...
E-mail intro
LifeSiteNews - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:35 pm by John Jalsevac Dear readers, Today we bring you the compelling testimony of Dawn Wilde, a former lesbian who is now married with five children, but who says she still struggles...
Egyptian Church spokesman argues against death penalty for Mubarak
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:31 pm A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Egypt has argued against the imposition of the death penalty for former President Hosni Mubarak.
Mubarak, who was deposed last year, is...
An interview with Dawn Wilde, the author of ‘Confessions of a recovering lesbian’
LifeSiteNews - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:26 pm by Peter Baklinski FAIRBANKS, Alaska, January 20, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a compelling testimony titled “Confessions of a Recovering Lesbian,” a woman struggling with...
Because it is a Friday in January
Rorate Coeli - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:20 pm Bohemian Master [c. 1400]January [detail] Bedřich Smetana
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Outrageous HHS Final Rule: Catholic Groups Must Cover Contraceptives
Creative Minority Report - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:17 pm This is outrageous. HHS has issued its final ruling on exemptions from contraceptive coverage for health plans even in the face of religious reasons. Too bad.And in what passes...
Only one-year reprieve on birth control provision for Catholic employers
OSV Daily Take - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:10 pm A decision by the Obama administration will require Church-affiliated employers to provide birth control free of charge through employee health insurance plans as of Aug. 1, 2013....
PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St Agnes and a Bleak Midwinter
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:07 pm A priest friend reminded me that today is the day before St. Agnes Day, “The Eve of St Agnes” and that, therefore, this would be a good day to post about the famous poem by John...
The War Is On - Obama Administration Mandates Birth Control For Catholic Institutions
Opinionated Catholic - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:06 pm Color me naive but I thought the Obama administration would not go here. Guess I was wrong. I suspect the reaction will fast , furious and indeed prolonged.
As many people that...
An Oasis in the Desert
CatholicMom.com - Jan 20, 2012 at 12:00 pm Last week I started a new job; the first full-time job away from home I’ve had in 16 years. Though I’ve been writing and mothering for years now, my new position as a full-time...
