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Update: Judge Orders School To Put Charlie Brown Christmas Poster Back Up
Creative Minority Report - Dec 15, 2016 at 10:47 pm A Texas judge has ordered a school district to restore a decoration that included a biblical verse recited by Linus in the 1960s TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and add the...
What Bothered Me About President Obama’s Christmas Remarks
ChurchPOP - Dec 15, 2016 at 9:10 pm Just a few weeks ago, at a ceremony for the lighting of the national Christmas tree, President Obama remarked on the meaning
The post What Bothered Me About President Obama’s...
Gay Priests and a Stonewall Moment?
Commonweal - Dec 15, 2016 at 8:37 pm The Congegation for the Clergy has released a new General Executive Decree called "The Gift of the Priestly Vocation," updating and summarizing the new work that's been done since...
Saint John Paul II documentary takes two Emmys
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2016 at 8:08 pm Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 07:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two Emmy Awards have gone to a documentary that shows St. John Paul II’s central role in the end of communism.
Liberating...
Australia’s Chaldean Archbishop answers how Christians can still love in the face of evil and terrorism
The Catholic Leader - Dec 15, 2016 at 8:00 pm Archbishop Amel Nona was Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul in Iraq for more than four years before he and thousands of other Christians were forced by Islamic State militants to flee...
Social justice group honours local singer for his community efforts
The Catholic Leader - Dec 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm TOOWOOMBA singer-songwriter Josh Arnold has won the diocese’s 2016 Social Justice Award. At the recent award presentation, the diocese’s Social Justice Commission executive...
Why does the Bible include two different family trees for Jesus of Nazareth?
GetReligion - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:28 pm
THE QUESTION:
In the accounts of Jesus’ Nativity in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, why are the genealogies so different?
THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER:
Because there are no...
Apps to find where to go to Confession
The Curt Jester - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:13 pm People in Spain have an “Uber” version of the Confession and it’s awesome
There is now an app whereby a Catholic in Spain can find a priest to meet him or her in order to be...
Opus leader dies at 84
The Busy Catholic - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:48 pm Prelate of Opus Dei passes away due to lung infection
Bishop Javier Echevarria Rodriguez (centre), Prelate of Opus Dei, greets Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Tlanlnepantia,...
Minnesota Has Killed 77,000 Babies in Abortions Using Taxpayer Dollars
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:41 pm More than 77,000 unborn children have been killed using taxpayer funds since a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling 21 years ago today. The Doe v. Gomez decision required taxpayer...
Judge Blocks Texas Rule Requiring Burial for Aborted Babies Instead of Dumping Them in the Sewer
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm A judge has blocked a new rule in Texas that would stop any possible sales of aborted babies’ body parts by requiring that abortion clinics give abroted babies a proper burial or...
This Baby Conceived in Rape Was Saved From Abortion After His Mom Saw an Ultrasound of Him
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:19 pm “Forever blessed,” the title of a touching blog post by Danielle in Pennsylvania revealed her joy for the life of her youngest son, Eli Samuel, who was born as a result of rape....
Pro-Life People Across America Will Gather on December 17 to Sing Christmas Carols at Abortion Clinics
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:13 pm “After all of the bitter cultural and political battles of the past year, many are calling for peace and reconciliation in our society,” observed Eric Scheidler, executive...
Threats to tax exemption could ruin Chicago pastor's ministry
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:08 pm Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 04:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As secularists look to abolish a religious tax exemption, a pastor whose life is dedicated to serving those in need fights...
Jill Duggar Remembers Stillborn “Youngest Little Sister” by Sharing Heartbreaking Photo
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:57 pm Jill Duggar Dillard has a lot of siblings to remember, but she has not forgotten the sibling who many of her family’s public followers probably have already forgotten.
The...
Vatican official: Religion in public has never been more at risk
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:32 pm Vatican City, Dec 15, 2016 / 03:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While violent persecution against Christians assails swaths of territory the Middle East and Africa, one Vatican official...
BREAKING: Pro-lifers urge legislators to override veto of Ohio bill banning abortion from first heartbeat
LifeSiteNews - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:20 pm Right-to-life societies around the state asked the Ohio Speaker of the House to convene for a vote.
Did 'Catholic Spring' groups undermine the Catholic bishops?
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:20 pm Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2016 / 03:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Groups reputedly founded for a “Catholic Spring” revolt within the Church have a history of criticizing Catholic bishops...
Anthony Esolen’s Plight Has Relevance to Other Catholic Colleges
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:11 pm The persecution of Providence College’s Dr. Anthony Esolen by the college administration, fellow faculty and students has received plenty of attention in recent weeks. For daring...
Conjoined Twins Doing Great After Surviving 17-Hour Separation Surgery
LifeNews.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 3:50 pm Working for 17 hours through the night, a medical team of more than 50 recently gave two little California toddlers the chance at a better life.
Before Eva and Erika Sandoval were...
