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Mail Bag: Sally Field Edition
Saint Louis Catholic - Feb 15, 2017 at 5:25 pm One of the best things about blogging is the incredible support I get from all seven readers. And by support, I'm including the wonderful anonymous people who would rather that I...
Unrest at the Vatican; reassurances backfire
LifeSiteNews - Feb 15, 2017 at 4:35 pm Is there any way to see the message from the Council of Cardinals as something other than damage control? Why did the Council thank the Pontiff in February for a speech he...
Convalidation ceremonies bring couples married civilly fully into church
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 15, 2017 at 4:01 pm CHICAGO — The brides gathered at the back of Immaculate Conception Church in Chicago complimented one another, adjusted their veils and kept their eyes on the small children who...
Thousands take to Brisbane streets to oppose abortion bills
The Catholic Leader - Feb 15, 2017 at 4:00 pm THOUSANDS of pro-life marchers in Brisbane have piled the pressure on Queensland politicians to oppose a private member’s bill aimed at decriminalising abortion. The people-power...
House Votes Tomorrow on Overturning Obama’s Mandate Forcing States to Fund Planned Parenthood
LifeNews.com - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:58 pm Back in mid-December we wrote about a last-minute gift from outgoing pro-abortion President Barack Obama to his Planned Parenthood sweetheart.
Tomorrow the House of...
Pink Planned Parenthood supporters a sign pro-lifers must keep fighting
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:51 pm Thousands of Planned Parenthood supporters in pink with pink signs confirmed pro-lifers don’t have an easy road ahead Feb. 11 despite recent wins in the pro-life movement.
Here’s the skinny on how bathroom laws are leading to ‘voyeurism epidemic’
LifeSiteNews - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:44 pm Pastor Paul Dirks has compiled data on male-on-female sexual assaults and is lobbying against a Canadian gender-identity protection bill.
We were both raped and became pregnant. She aborted. I’m so glad I didn’t.
LifeSiteNews - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:36 pm 'I don’t want to judge. I know how horrible rape is, but aborting will never help.'
Tell the Hawaii Legislature to Vote “No” on SB 1129 to Legalize Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:35 pm SB 1129 legalizes physician-assisted suicide and allows euthanasia as long as actions are taken in “accordance” with the act.
The proposed Oregon style act applies to people with...
Click-bait aggregation at Washington Post debases New Jersey Catholic girls' hoops story
GetReligion - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:30 pm We call it click-bait; these come-hither headlines that make you want to read whatever’s below them, even if it’s about a topic that doesn’t interest you.
Who can turn away from...
What Would Niebuhr Say?
Commonweal - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:19 pm On January 31, Union Theological Seminary’s Faith in America series hosted the premiere of the film An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story. Serene Jones, the seminary’...
Pro-Abortion Actress Scarlett Johansson Claims Monogamy is “Not a Natural Thing”
LifeNews.com - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:11 pm Actress Scarlett Johansson has been an abortion activist and supporter of Planned Parenthood for many years.
A new interview with Playboy this month revealed more about the...
Sharing the Word for February 16, 2017
Franciscan Media - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
February 16, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Genesis 9:1-13
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The Antiquity and Universality of Fore-Lent (Part 4)
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm This is the fourth and final part of Henri de Villiers’ examination of the various forms and traditions of the pre-Lenten period. Click the following links to read part 1, part 2...
How to Meditate during Lent
Franciscan Media - Feb 15, 2017 at 2:42 pm Our five senses and physical life are intricately woven into our spiritual seasons.
To meditate, begin with your physical posture. Sit down (chair, cushion on the floor, or...
Meet the Trump admin official paid to promote LGBT ‘rights’ around the world
LifeSiteNews - Feb 15, 2017 at 1:41 pm The new president has now made three moves favoring the gay-rights agenda since taking office.
Missouri legislation seeks to pre-empt city’s ‘abortion sanctuary’ ordinance
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Feb 15, 2017 at 1:38 pm By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker
Missouri legislators considering a bill on free speech rights of...
Citing pro-life momentum, thousands demonstrate to defund Planned Parenthood
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 15, 2017 at 1:27 pm Washington D.C., Feb 15, 2017 / 12:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 10,000 pro-life advocates gathered at some 227 protest locations in 43 states and the District of Columbia on...
Oh, Boy. Here It Comes.
Saint Louis Catholic - Feb 15, 2017 at 1:03 pm Steve Skojec asks, "Am I the only one who finds this incredibly suspicious?"Answer: No.Let's see. A thought experiment:1. Send Cardinal Burke to the Knights with a mandate to stop...
Catholic teachers’ union urges Canadian gov’t to promote ‘access to abortion’
LifeSiteNews - Feb 15, 2017 at 12:39 pm Ontario's Catholic teachers' union now supports abortion along with homosexuality.
