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What Obama Didn't Say About Slavery and Christianity
Creative Minority Report - Feb 9, 2015 at 7:54 am President Obama took to the podium of the National Prayer Breakfast to criticize the “terrible deeds” . . . committed “in the name of Christ” throughout the pass two thousand...
Pope calls for a more widespread female presence in Church
Catholic Herald - Feb 9, 2015 at 7:45 am Pope Francis has called for a more widespread and incisive female presence in the Church.
In an address to members of the Pontifical Council for Culture on Saturday he said that a...
What Cardinal Burke really said about 'resisting' Pope Francis
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 9, 2015 at 7:27 am Vatican City, Feb 9, 2015 / 07:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Cardinal Raymond Burke said he was "responding to a hypothetical
situation" when he stated that he would resist any possible...
The enduring importance of saints’ days
Catholic Herald - Feb 9, 2015 at 7:05 am Last week was rich in feasts and saints’ days, reminding us, if we need reminding, of the extraordinary beauty and breadth of our faith. On Monday (February 2) it was the Feast of...
The Powerful Humility of Mothers
CatholicMom.com - Feb 9, 2015 at 7:00 am
“A mothers love (14865176845)” by Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA – A mothers love. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
God gives mothers whatever good they...
Faith does not justify lawmaker's support of abortion, theologian says
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:51 am Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2015 / 06:51 pm (EWTN News).- A Catholic congressman's use of faith to justify his recent statements
in support of legal abortion is morally problematic...
Returning to the Gilead trilogy
Commonweal - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:47 am Maria Bowler's excellent post below and Joseph Komonchak's post about Home have made me feel more guilty than usual that I haven't finished blogging through Marilynne Robinson's...
Statue of Pope Francis' new saint could be kicked out of US capital
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:31 am Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2015 / 06:31 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Just weeks after Pope Francis announced his intention to canonize
missionary Father Junipero Serra during his upcoming...
Mystery and Music
Dominicana - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:30 am Last May saw the first fruits of a little-known but compellingly ambitious project of the Netherlands Bach Society. The project, called All of Bach, is exactly what it sounds like...
Free Exercise Challenge To Marijuana Seizure Rejected
The Religion Clause - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:15 am In Jenkins v. Micks, (ND CA, Feb. 5, 2014), a California federal magistrate judge dismissed a civil rights action alleging that plaintiff's free exercise rights were infringed...
Bitter Legal Dispute Continues Over Colorado Land For Jewish Retreat Center
The Religion Clause - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:10 am The Denver Post reported yesterday on a long-running and bitter legal dispute over 22 acres of desert land in Gardner, Colorado that Gary Lensky, an Orthodox Jew who is also...
Catholic and Conservative Christian Groups Urge Congressional Disapproval of Two D.C. Ordinances
The Religion Clause - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:05 am Under Title VI of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Congress may disapprove laws enacted by the D.C. City Council. Last week, fifteen Catholic and conservative Christian...
Pope prays for human trafficking victims
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:00 am At the conclusion of his February 8 Angelus address, Pope Francis prayed for victims of human trafficking.
February 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, was the first...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Jordan Mathews, State RFRAs: Trust Judges to Strike the Proper Balance Between Religious Freedom and Anti-Discrimination Law, (February 1, 2015).
Leah Achor, A...
“Hangout” with CatholicMom.com Bloggers to Make This Your Best Lent Ever
CatholicMom.com - Feb 9, 2015 at 6:00 am Prominent Catholic Bloggers
To Host Lenten Google Hangout For First Time
Invites Families to Explore Ways to Make the Most of CRS Rice Bowl at Home
Monday, February 16, 2015 12 pm...
Cardinal O'Malley: We must respond to and prevent abuse (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 9, 2015 at 5:56 am To view the video click here
The Pope meets with his Curia reform advisers (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 9, 2015 at 5:55 am To view the video click here
A look at the Pope's powerful visit to an immigrant shantytown (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 9, 2015 at 5:54 am To view video click here
Pope Francis: bring the light of the Gospel to the sick
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 9, 2015 at 5:52 am Reflecting on the day's Gospel reading at Mass (Mk. 1:29-39), Pope Francis said in his February 8 Angelus address that "Jesus shows a particular predilection for those who are...
Pope's Video Message to the 'Expo of Ideas' in Milan
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 9, 2015 at 5:52 am We translate below the Video-Message sent by Pope Francis on the occasion of the event “Expo of Ideas in Milan, with the participation of 500 national and international experts,...
