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Can the Church ever bless the death penalty?
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 6:10 am In his memoir The Church and I, the Catholic apologist Frank Sheed recalled his part in an unusual conversion story. A murderer on death row had asked to become a Catholic. Since...
Meet the English bishop with a desert diocese 10 times the size of Britain
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 6:10 am Bishop John MacWilliam, a former British Army officer, is about to take charge of a diocese that is 10 times the size of Great Britain. It has a population of some four million...
If you want inner peace, try giving up Facebook
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 6:10 am For years I have been something of a social media junkie, regularly checking my phone for updates on Facebook and Twitter (I’m too old for Snapchat) and posting my wisdom to the...
Muslim Student Sues Claiming Grade Was Result of Religious Discrimination
The Religion Clause - May 25, 2017 at 6:05 am NJ Advance Media reported yesterday on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by a Union County College Muslim student. Plaintiff Sahna ElBanna claims that her business...
Discovering the meaning of motherhood on my closet floor
CatholicMom.com - May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am
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There’s a song from the musical Working, by Studs Terkel, called “Just a Housewife.”
“All I am is just a housewife, nothing...
The enigma of Fatima, the fall of Communism, and Islam
Aleteia - May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am A Third World War—which could have been nuclear—was foreseen, but it was averted because the pope made the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.It’s been 100 years since...
Long Skirts, Title II vs. Title VII
The Religion Clause - May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am In Jalal v. Lucille Roberts Health Clubs, Inc., (SD NY, May 22, 2017), a New York federal district court dismissed a suit brought by a Jewish woman against a health club which...
India pushes to make every car electric by the year 2030
Aleteia - May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am The country’s growing economy is fueling a huge appetite for gas and a bigger pollution problem.The Indian government is vaulting ahead of the United States and other countries in...
Why this cardinal has high hopes for Pope Francis' Colombia visit
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 25, 2017 at 5:51 am Rome, Italy, May 25, 2017 / 05:51 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis is headed to Colombia this summer, and one of the nation's leading bishops believes the visit will be a chance...
US First Lady Melania Trump is Catholic, spokeswoman confirms
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 4:42 am United States First Lady Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic, her spokeswoman has confirmed. Following speculation over Mrs Trump’s faith during her visit to the Vatican on...
Religious freedom cited in first US female genital mutilation case
Catholic News Agency - General - May 25, 2017 at 4:02 am Detroit, Mich., May 25, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A U.S. federal law prohibiting female genital mutilation will be challenged for the first time in a case in Detroit,...
Religious freedom cited in first US female genital mutilation case
EWTN - US Latest News - May 25, 2017 at 4:02 am Detroit, Mich., May 25, 2017 / 04:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A U.S. federal law prohibiting female genital mutilation will be
challenged for the first time in a case in Detroit,...
Ukrainian Catholics who used to worship in a basement see ‘dream’ of golden-domed church come true
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 3:55 am When Anastasia Voinikova joined the local Ukrainian Catholic community more than 20 years ago, liturgies were celebrated at the basement of the Roman Catholic church. Later, in...
Daily Gospel Reflection for May 25, 2017
CatholicMom.com - May 25, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: John 16:16-20
“Lord, how long?” I don’t know about you but there are times in my life when I have thought these words in prayer. In desperation as I have cried...
Debate Continues Over Amoris Laetitia
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 25, 2017 at 3:10 am
The ambiguities of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, continue to provoke a lively debate even as we pass its one-year anniversary. Allies of the pope marked...
What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.
Aleteia - May 25, 2017 at 3:00 am Anthony de Mello
Liberal Myths Have Consequences
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 25, 2017 at 3:00 am
“Contemporary liberalism is less a political philosophy than a façade for undermining extant social and legal mores.” ∼ John Safranek, The Myth of Liberalism, 2015.
When I...
Thousands flee city where priest and churchgoers have been taken hostage
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 2:41 am Army tanks packed with soldiers rolled into a southern Philippine city on Thursday as gunfire and explosions rang out after militants linked to the Islamic State group torched...
Cardinal pleads for Islamist militants to release Philippines hostages
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 25, 2017 at 2:27 am Cotabato, Philippines, May 25, 2017 / 02:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A Filipino cardinal has prayed for the release of Catholic hostages held by Islamists militants who have seized...
Attorneys for David Dadelein Mount Defense, Release Unseen Planned Parenthood Videos
OnePeterFive - May 25, 2017 at 2:16 am Two former Los Angeles County District Attorneys — Steve Cooley and Brenford J. Ferreira, along with their firm, Steve Cooley and Associates (SCA) — have taken up the defense of...
