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BREAKING: Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump’s rule ending HHS contraceptive mandate
LifeSiteNews - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone said the exemption that protects the Little Sisters of the Poor from violating their faith intrudes into the lives of women.
A Friday Thought
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:31 pm On this Friday, meditating on the Crucifixion, a thought came to me that I just had to share. Hanging on the cross, dying for the sins of us all, abandoned by nearly everyone,...
The O Antiphons, December 17 - 23
Big C Catholics - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:30 pm Beginning on December 17, as the final phase of preparation for Christmas, the Church recites or chants the O Antiphons preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of...
The International Stillbirth Scandal: Every Day 7,100 Stillborn Babies Die
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:26 pm (C-Fam) Every day somewhere in the world 800 women and 7000 children die in childbirth. This tragedy has rightfully garnered attention at the highest levels at the UN. Lurking in...
Let clarity and compassion define sexual identity debates, bishops say
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:07 pm Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2017 / 03:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a time of cultural conflict and mistaken ideas about sexual identity, religious leaders have put forth their...
U.S. leaders sound alarm over Canada’s new pro-abortion loyalty oath for businesses
LifeSiteNews - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:04 pm 'I hope this is a wake-up call for those in the United States who think we will never get there.'
Judge Overturns Trump Repeal of Obamacare Mandate, Forces Christians to Pay for Abortions
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:02 pm Christian groups and businesses once again may be forced to pay for birth control, including forms that may cause abortions, after a federal judge ruled against the Trump...
Repeal of ‘Net Neutrality’ under Trump leaves pornographers scrambling
LifeSiteNews - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:01 pm Free online porn may be over as the Trump FCC votes to end ‘Net Neutrality’ regulations
Cracks in the evangelical monolith myth: Gray Lady looks at post-Alabama soul-searching
GetReligion - Dec 15, 2017 at 4:00 pm After? After?!?
That was my first reaction when I read the headline on that post-election thumbsucker in The New York Times, the one that proclaimed: "After Alabama Vote, Soul-...
Kentucky Gov Wins Battle in Fight to Shut Down Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic for Breaking Law
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:55 pm A Kentucky appeals court revived a legal battle between the state and Planned Parenthood on Friday after the abortion chain allegedly performed almost two dozen abortions...
Apostolic nuncio to US speaks with EWTN News Nightly
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:45 pm Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2017 / 02:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXoCmKN2XHo" frameborder="0" gesture="media"...
IN THE LIGHT OF FAITH | Vocational discernment and anxiety
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:38 pm By Nick Lopez
"The purpose of vocational discernment is to find out how to transform (our choices), in the light of faith into steps toward...
Catholic Church in Australia commits to ensuring justice for sex abuse victims
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:12 pm Canberra, Australia, Dec 15, 2017 / 02:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a wide-ranging report released Friday, Australia’s royal commission found serious failings in the protection of...
City Tries to Shut Down Pro-Life Pastor Who Yelled So Loudly He Disrupted Abortions
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:10 pm A pro-life pastor is seeking to have his case against State of Maine officials heard by the United States Supreme Court. The Thomas More Society has filed an amici curiae (“...
TWENTY SOMETHING | The art of giving, the challenge of Advent
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:04 pm By Christina Capecchi
Oprah Winfrey sang and clapped when presented with the $69 lunch box that made her 2017 "Favorite Things" list.
"I...
Lego kit brings mystery of the Mass into homes of families around world
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:02 pm ST. PAUL, Minn. — Stephen and Jennifer Maas’ family business, Domestic Church Supply Co., carries one product: a Lego kit that brings the mystery of the Mass into the living rooms...
Winter Solstice
CatholicMom.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm Pixabay (2017), CC0 Public Domain
One of my favorite days of the year is December 21, the winter solstice. It is the shortest day of the year at just 8 hours, 59 minutes and 59...
The Other Major Antiphons for the End of Advent
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm The best known feature of the Office in Advent is of course the O Antiphons, which will be upon us on Sunday, said with the Magnificat from December 17-23. Their prominence has...
Disabled lives are worth living. Euthanasia implies otherwise
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2017 at 2:56 pm The New Zealand government is now officially debating a bill to legalize euthanasia. Today Stuff News published an excellent article by Claire Freeman, who writes from the...
A Priest Tells the Powerful Truth About What His REAL Job As a Pastor Is
ChurchPOP - Dec 15, 2017 at 2:51 pm I am your pastor… You don’t need me to be your buddy but your shepherd. You don’t need me on the barstool
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