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What is and is not wrong with Ron Paul

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 18, 2012 at 1:05 am
A reader writes: I wondered what your thoughts are about NOM’s actions and also Ron Paul’s positions on marriage and whether there was anything you’ve written or could add on this...

Constantine: Is there Anything He Couldn’t Do?

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 18, 2012 at 1:03 am
A reader writes: I hope you can help me answer this question that was asked of me by a Baptist co-worker. She asked, ”So, I have a question. Umm, I don’t mean it to be an insult...

Ruling Class vs the Rest of Us

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 18, 2012 at 1:01 am
Euro and Indian edition.

Utah bishop urges federal immigration reform

EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 18, 2012 at 12:35 am
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 18, 2012 / 01:07 am (EWTN News).- Immigration reform must be addressed on a federal level rather than a state level to be truly effective and humane,...

The Other Successors of Peter: The Patriarchs of Antioch

Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 18, 2012 at 12:06 am
Gregory III Laham, the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, has joked that if the Apostle Peter had just stayed put, he himself would be the earthly head of the Catholic...

Priest kidnapping in Sudan heightens tensions

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 18, 2012 at 12:01 am
Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 18, 2012 / 01:01 am (CNA).- A truckload of attackers kidnapped two Catholic priests from their rectory in Sudan on Jan. 15, causing fears for their safety at...

Another blog problem resolved

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:28 pm
The blog was down for a couple hours again this evening.  It was a different problem this time.  After some changes to the server, some other adjustments had to be made.  More...

Tom Friedman's China

Creative Minority Report - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Tom Friedman loves China. He has written repeatedly about how much he loves China. Not the people. Not the culture. The tyranny, he loves the tyranny.He just loves what can be...

The Galatians 5 Spiritual Health Exam

Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:02 pm
Ask a Carmelite Sister… Dear Sister, At least once a year I see a doctor and check out my physical health. Is there any kind of a spiritual health exam that would help me check...

Detachment from the World

Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; First Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20....

Please Support Our Campaign!

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Dear ZENIT Reader: To provide ZENIT's news service free of charge for personal use, we depend heavily on our annual fundraising campaign. Last year, readers' donations covered 90...

A Chaplain's Role on a Sinking Ship

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
ROME, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Search and rescue efforts are still under way as 21 passengers from the Costa Concordia cruise ship remain unaccounted for, after the giant...

Vatican Official Speaks Out on Imprisoned Chinese Clergy

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
ROME, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Rome-based AsiaNews agency has launched a campaign to appeal for the release of three bishops and six priests who are detained by the Chinese...

Pope: Christian Unity Will Take More Than Kindness

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The path to Christian unity requires more than being nice to each other and cooperating, says Benedict XVI. Full and visible unity will...

It Should Be Called the 'Friend of Truth'

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
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Benedict XVI to Youth: Be Generous in Your Witness to Christ

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- In his traditional greetings to close the weekly general audience, Benedict XVI today exhorted youth to "witness generously to your faith...

Beatification Causes Advance for 2 London-Born Nuns

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
LONDON, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The causes of beatification for two London-born nuns have finished their diocesan stage and are headed to Rome. Read more...

It's Christianity. Simple.

Communio - Jan 17, 2012 at 10:28 pm
We seem to be asking the same question: What is Christianity? A perplexing question for believers, I suspect. Test everything, Saint Paul tells us. Indeed, probe the question and...

From TV producer to priest?

The Deacon's Bench - Jan 17, 2012 at 10:15 pm
That’s even more improbable than making the leap from TV producer to deacon. The Milwaukee Catholic Herald has the scoop: A producer, one might say, is not unlike a parish priest...
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