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Washington Post Falsely Claims There’s “No Evidence” Planned Parenthood Sold Aborted Baby Parts
LifeNews.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 8:29 am A Thursday Washington Post editorial on the results of a House panel’s investigation into what the paper called Planned Parenthood’s “contributions” to “fetal tissue research”...
AP story on trangender man doesn't ask obvious questions about Catholic doctrine
GetReligion - Jan 9, 2017 at 8:20 am
One thing that’s been lost in this new journalism era is the ability for critical thinking that leads to logical questions.
Now, don't get me wrong, there’s lots of critical...
Baby safe after being found abandoned at Minnesota cathedral
Catholic Herald - Jan 9, 2017 at 8:06 am A newborn child found on the doorstep of the Cathedral of St Paul was in good health and being cared for by local children’s services officials.
Nathan Leonhardt, a custodian at...
Liberal Pro-Life Writer Nat Henthoff Passes Away, Lost Key Writing Gigs Because He Opposed Abortion
LifeNews.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:59 am We have lost a great writer, civil libertarian, free speech absolutist, jazz historian, and pro-life advocate, Nat Hentoff, who died today at 91.
As an atheist, Nat took much heat...
Pope: Christians put Jesus at the center of their lives
Vatican Insider - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:58 am Christian life is simple; a Christian does not need to do strange or difficult things, but put Jesus at the center of his or her daily choices. This was the message at the heart...
New Campaign Life Coalition youth director sets her sights on engaging peers in pro-life movement, politics
LifeSiteNews - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:55 am Marie-Claire Bissonnette's goal is to go beyond social media to rally young people into action.
Couple With Down Syndrome Get Married in Magical Wedding Ceremony
LifeNews.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:53 am To love and be loved. This longing is woven into the fabric of every human experience. And this longing isn’t extinguished simply because a diagnosis of Down Syndrome.
The...
‘I don’t like travelling, but papal visits encourage seeds of hope,’ says Pope
Catholic Herald - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:47 am Pope Francis has confessed that he really doesn’t like to travel. But the Pontiff added in the interview published on Sunday in La Stampa daily that because of his position he...
"Man" Sues Catholic Hospital for "Medically Necessary" Hysterectomy
Creative Minority Report - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:40 am A woman who is "transitioning" to become a man needs a hysterectomy. STAT! And he wants a Catholic hospital to do it. Because you know, I guess, Catholic hospitals are the only...
Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord
CatholicMom.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:30 am
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Readings for January 9, 2017: The Baptism of the Lord
Reflection on #Gospel by @dritaly: why did...
Vatican doctrinal chief: ‘No need to correct Pope Francis on divorce’
Catholic Herald - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:10 am The Catholic Church is “very far” from a situation in which the pope is in need of “fraternal correction” because he has not put the faith and church teaching in danger, said...
Death by Dullness: Prioritizing Speech over Silence and Song
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 9, 2017 at 7:00 am A friend and I were talking recently about the difference between sight in the liturgy and sound. If a liturgy looks silly, as it invariably does when the priest is facing the...
Cardinal Müller: no need to clarify Amoris Laetitia
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:36 am Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has said that there is no need for clarification of Amoris Laetitia.
Pope to diplomats: when it comes to politics, peace must be more than a theory
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:29 am Vatican City, Jan 9, 2017 / 06:29 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Following a year marred by war and terrorism, Pope Francis told
diplomats Monday that for 2017, peace has to be more than...
Vatican now has diplomatic ties with 182 countries
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:27 am During his annual address to members of the Vatican diplomatic corps (see today’s top CWN news headline story), Pope Francis welcomed new bilateral agreements between the Holy See...
Problems In NY Town Experiencing Explosive Growth of Hasidic Jewish Community
The Religion Clause - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:05 am Yesterday's Lower Hudson Journal News carried a very long investigative report titled Ramapo Nears Breaking Point, documenting the dislocations and conflict created by "chaotic,...
Be Happier in 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
It’s an irony that being overly concerned with our...
Recent Articles and Books of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jan 9, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Neil James Foster, Protection of Religious Free Speech in Australia, (Australian Christian Lawyers Conference 2016 - Freedom of Religious Speech).
Helge Årsheim,...
Pope's "State of the World" Message: "Peace Demands Commitment"
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:58 am The Holy See's principal intervention of each year on the geopolitical stage, this morning brought the Pope's "New Year's greeting" to the ambassadors accredited to the Vatican –...
Pope condemns terrorism in address to Vatican diplomatic corps
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:58 am In his annual address to the Vatican diplomatic corps, Pope Francis denounced terrorism as “a homicidal madness which misuses God’s name in order to disseminate death, in a play...
