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Letter objects to treating same-sex unions 'as if they were marriage'
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 12, 2012 at 9:00 am Three dozen religious leaders issue joint letter on religious freedom concerns
WASHINGTON — A letter signed by more than three dozen U.S. religious leaders objects to the specter...
Supreme Court upholds church school’s exception to laws against firing
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 12, 2012 at 8:38 am The Supreme Court Jan. 11 upheld the idea that a “ministerial exception” to anti-discrimination laws means the church can’t be sued for firing an employee who the church...
Who Said This Pro-Life Quote?
Creative Minority Report - Jan 12, 2012 at 8:33 am Guess who said the following words at the 1977 pro-Life "March on Washington": "There are those who argue that the right to privacy is of [a] higher order than the right to life...
An airplane trip of note
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 12, 2012 at 8:22 am A Thursday palate-cleanser for you, to help spread a little harmony!
The YouTube notation says: “It took all of us by surprise while waiting on a maintenence check to be performed...
Leaders warn that same-sex 'marriage' threatens religious liberty
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 12, 2012 at 8:02 am Washington D.C., Jan 12, 2012 / 08:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Several dozen religious leaders joined together against redefining marriage in America, warning that such a move would...
Balancing the Cross
CatholicMom.com - Jan 12, 2012 at 8:00 am My husband and I are LSU fans. Not the rabid, alligator-roasting, pay-off-your-season-tickets-before-your-mortgage kind. But the faithful kind.
We had friends over to the house...
Conservative Benedictine Community in U.S. to Move to Ireland
Lux Occulta - Jan 12, 2012 at 7:54 am Exciting news:
The Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle
Benedictine Adorers of the Eucharistic Face of Jesus
About us
Our Monastery is dedicated to the traditional monastic life...
Vatican today — January 12, 2012
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 12, 2012 at 7:54 am INDIVIDUAL DESTINY IS LINKED TO COLLECTIVE DESTINY
“The challenges we are currently facing are numerous and complex, and can be overcome only if we reinforce our awareness that...
Catholics should support both Israel and Palestine
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 12, 2012 at 7:54 am Brussels, Belgium, Jan 12, 2012 / 07:54 pm (EWTN News).-
The group of European and North American bishops with responsibility for supporting the Church in Israel and Palestine...
Benedict XVI to politicians: Integration, legality and social solidarity are key
Vatican Insider - Jan 12, 2012 at 7:35 amThe Ancient Origins of the Nativity Scene - Part 2
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 12, 2012 at 7:00 am Even though St. Matthew does not specify in his Gospel how many Magi came from the East to worship the Christ Child, the customary representation of three of them is one of the...
Carleton U student union considers banning pro-life groups from campus
LifeSiteNews - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:32 am by Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, January 12, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After denying a pro-life group official club status in 2010, Carleton University’s student union is...
Daily Quote from the Catechism on the Media
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:30 am CCC 2496 “The means of social communication (especially the mass media) can give rise to a certain passivity among users, making them less than vigilant consumers of what is said...
8th Circuit Dismisses Tony Alamo Ministry's Challenge To Seizure of Children
The Religion Clause - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:28 am In Tony Alamo Christian Ministries v. Selig, (8th Cir., Jan. 11, 2012), the 8th Circuit dismissed on Younger v. Harris abstention grounds a challenge by Tony Alamo Christian...
High School Prayer Mural Violates Establishment Clause
The Religion Clause - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:15 am In Ahlquist v. City of Cranston, (D RI, Jan. 11, 2012), a Rhode Island federal district court held that a high school student has standing to challenge on Establishment Clause...
Brazilian Official Wants To Regulate Underwear and Necklines On Wedding Dresses
The Religion Clause - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:10 am In the Brazilian town of Vila Velha, apparently the latest superstition among brides is that their marriage will last longer if they wear no panties under their wedding dress...
In Canadian Province, Catholic Schools Hit By Complaints Under Parental Rights Law
The Religion Clause - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:05 am The Edmonton Journal reported yesterday on the unanticipated consequences of a law enacted in 2009 by the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of Alberta. Bill 44, the...
Australian ambassador: countries without Rome-based embassy suffer
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:03 am Rome, Italy, Jan 12, 2012 / 06:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The departing Australian ambassador to the Holy See says that countries without a resident diplomatic presence in Rome are...
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 1/12/12
CatholicMom.com - Jan 12, 2012 at 6:00 am Scripture: Lectionary 302. Jan 12, 2012, Thursday in Ordinary Time
I Samuel 4:1-11. Psalm 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26. Mark 1:40-45
Thursday’s Readings
Over a century ago, Wilhelm...
