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When Will Bishops Follow the Pope's Lead?
Saint Louis Catholic - Jan 10, 2012 at 9:40 am The Remnant's online site has an article that asks this very relevant question, specifically concerning the norm of receiving Holy Communion while kneeling, on the tongue of the...
Quilts, yes, but so much more
Catholic Hot Dish - Jan 10, 2012 at 9:37 am A poet and an illustrator patch together history, art and spirituality in boisterous words and blooming color
What it was like to be a Black slave in the American South — the back...
Court: Planned Parenthood Can Open Michigan Abortion Biz
LifeNews.com - Jan 10, 2012 at 9:32 am A Michigan court has allowed a local Planned Parenthood to build a new abortion business in the Detroit area despite a restriction on the deed Planned Parenthood obtained for a...
Politics - Papal reminders: Can a Catholic be "pro-Capitalism"? It depends.
Rorate Coeli - Jan 10, 2012 at 9:19 am [B]efore deciding whether wages axe fair, many things have to be considered; but wealthy owners and all masters of labor should be mindful of this - that to exercise pressure upon...
Should We Treat Cognitive Symptoms of Down Syndrome?
LifeNews.com - Jan 10, 2012 at 9:15 am This last year has shown hope for a cognitive treatment for Down Syndrome. And yet there has been some reservations about such treatment by parents of children with Down Syndrome...
One interesting fact and one tragic blasphemy
Brandon Vogt - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:50 am
Fact: In 1961, C. S. Lewis nominated his friend, J. R. R. Tolkien, for the Nobel Prize in literature.
Blasphemy: Tolkien was dismissed by the selection committee because, "his...
My Mom's Gonna' Kill Me
Creative Minority Report - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:43 am Picture's worth a thousand words so I'm not gonna' say anything. Ht Troglopundit
Patriarch Kirill calls for Greece to free Abbot Ephraim from Vatopedi Monastery
Vatican Insider - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:35 amVatican today — January 10, 2012
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:33 am MODIFICATIONS TO RITES FOR THE CREATION OF NEW CARDINALS
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has introduced certain modifications to the ordinary public...
Is your spirituality expressed in these words to live by?
Catholic Hot Dish - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:32 am Here’s a philosophy of life worth adopting. It’s from illustrator Michele Wood:
“Follow the light along the path of God because there will be precious jewels to pick up on your...
Tech Talk: Going to Space with the Cat in the Hat
CatholicMom.com - Jan 10, 2012 at 8:00 am Find the Tech Talk Tuesday archive here.
The Cat in the Hat has become quite a character. His TV show is one of my girls’ favorites in the mornings when it’s on PBS, and now we...
West Virginia County's Funding of Jesus Fest Creates Controversy
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2012 at 7:19 am The Harrison County West Virginia Commission is receiving conflicting advice on the constitutionality of its $2000 grant to Jesus Fest, a two-day festival in downtown Clarksburg....
St. Louis Catholic Church, Memphis
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 10, 2012 at 7:00 am Alert reader Michael Beaureagard recently emailed me to point out a rather handsome renovation:I wanted to share with you a renovation at St. Louis Church in Memphis [...] that...
Daily Quote from Dr. Peter Kreeft
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 10, 2012 at 6:30 am “Here is one of the stupidest philosophies of life I have ever heard, and yet it is the one that drives our whole civilization: it’s the idea that the purpose of life is to get...
8th Circuit En Banc Hears Arguments On Funeral Picketing Cse
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2012 at 6:15 am Yesterday the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals en banc heard oral arguments in Phelps-Roper v. City of Manchester, Missouri. An audio recording of the full arguments is available...
Australia Modifies School Chaplaincy Program To Also Fund Secular Welfare Workers
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2012 at 6:10 am In 2007, the Australian government began offering schools up to $20,000 per year to fund chaplaincy services. (See prior posting.) Around 2700 schools have received funding under...
Vigilante Morality Police Attempt To Enforce Islamic Law In Rural Egypt
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2012 at 6:05 am Bikya Masr reported this week that in rural towns in Egypt, vigilante gangs of conservative Salafi Muslim men have formed themselves into a Committee for the Promotion of Virtue...
Egypt Charges Wealthy Coptic Politician With Blasphemy
The Religion Clause - Jan 10, 2012 at 6:00 am The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that in Egypt, Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom and a major shareholder in the cell phone service provider Mobinil, has been...
