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Mother Loses $15 Million in Wrongful Birth Lawsuit, She Wishes Her Daughter Was Never Born?
LifeNews.com - Feb 16, 2016 at 9:10 am A Montana woman who sued her doctor for almost $15 million after her daughter was born with cystic fibrosis lost her case in court this week.
The latest in a series of “wrongful...
A Very Good Metaphor
Saint Louis Catholic - Feb 16, 2016 at 9:04 am I saw this on Facebook and had to share:I'm starting to thing that this is the last season of America and the writers are just going nuts.
Two ‘lost’ Tolkien poems found at school in Abingdon
Catholic Herald - Feb 16, 2016 at 8:52 am Two previously undiscovered poems by the Catholic author JRR Tolkien have been found at a school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Stephen Oliver, the principal of Our Lady’s, Abingdon,...
8 Times Justice Scalia Affirmed There is No Right to Abortion in the Constitution
LifeNews.com - Feb 16, 2016 at 8:48 am Hailed by many as a pro-life hero, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia never was shy about explaining how the Constitution does not grant women a so-called right to...
Fish Daddy reviews Holy Cross’ fish fry
Catholic Hot Dish - Feb 16, 2016 at 8:44 am
Fish Daddy’s plate at Holy Cross’ Lenten fish fry. Courtesy Fish Daddy
Catholic Hotdish welcomes Fish Daddy, who visits some of the hot spots in the Twin Cities for Lenten fish...
Breakthrough Or Breakdown?
CatholicMom.com - Feb 16, 2016 at 8:30 am
OB/Gyn Christine Northrup, M.D. believes that PMS symptoms are the natural way the mind, body, and soul connect and communicate. For optimal health, Dr Northrup invites us women...
The New York Times digs into 'Arab' sex problems (and all Arabs are alike, you know)
GetReligion - Feb 16, 2016 at 8:15 am
At the time of 9/11, my family was part of an Eastern Orthodox parish in South Florida in which most of the members -- a strong majority -- were either Arab or Lebanese. It was...
Pope Francis has lunch with indigenous representatives in Mexico
News.va - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:59 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis had lunch with representatives from Mexico’s indigenous communities after his Mass in the southern region of Chiapas.
The indigenous population is 15...
Purdue staffer who threatened to rape pro-lifers resigns
LifeSiteNews - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:58 am 'If anything, you owe me an apology – indeed, you should probably be begging my forgiveness ...'
Francis and Kirill: Some Success, Some Wait-and-See
Aleteia - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:57 am The meeting of Francis and Kirill opens up a new, significant chapter in the building of unity between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church; this will be the ecumenism of...
Mother in failed ‘wrongful birth’ lawsuit: ‘I would have had an abortion’
LifeSiteNews - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:54 am The family of the child, who suffers from a severe form of cystic fibrosis, demanded over $14 million for damages from those who treated the mother.
Study: Over 50% of assisted suicide patients could have been treated
LifeSiteNews - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:54 am In many cases in the study, patients cited 'loneliness' as their primary reason for requesting to be killed.
Catholic College Professor Encourages Student Participation in Cross-Dressing Event
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:30 am A professor at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) in San Antonio, Texas, is encouraging students to attend and work an off-campus “drag show” where students and faculty will...
The Devil Hates Latin, Says Exorcist
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 16, 2016 at 7:00 am I just attended a talk by the exorcist for diocese of San Jose, Fr Gary Thomas. He is the subject of a book and a film called The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins. (The talk was...
The wonder of Walsingham
Catholic Herald - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:57 am I was delighted to hear last week that the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has received a donation of £4 million for its building development fund. It is a great...
Full text: Pope Francis’s speech to families in Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Catholic Herald - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:36 am Dear brothers and sisters,
I am grateful to be here, on Chiapaneca soil. It feels good to be here on this soil, on this land; it is good to be here in this place which, with you...
Gregorian University begins course on child protection
News.va - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:15 am (Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Gregorian University on Monday began its first Diploma Program on the Safeguarding of Minors.
The one-semester course is conducted under auspices of...
Justice Scalia's Opinions on Religion Clauses and Religious Issues
The Religion Clause - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:10 am The media continue to be filled with tributes to Justice Antonin Scalia who died suddenly over the week end. (See prior posting). Religion News Service and NPR review Justice...
Pope Francis warns against diminishing importance of family
Catholic Herald - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:06 am Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, during a speech at a packed football stadium in Mexico.
Speaking under a scorching-hot sun as dozens...
Pope Francis: better for families to be tired, struggling than isolated, seeking luxury
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 16, 2016 at 6:05 am On the afternoon of February 15, Pope Francis traveled by helicopter from San Cristóbal de Las Casas to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the city of 600,000 that is capital of the Mexican ...
