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Sweet Dreams are Made of These
Dominicana - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:30 am During his recent trip to the Philippines, Pope Francis gave some advice to families. Speaking candidly, he told them:
Every mother and every father dreamed about their children...
Ohio Dominican Univ. Wowed by Enthusiasm for Youth Conference
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:20 am Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio, began a new campus program, Encounter Columbus, which exposes students to Adoration, Confession, praise and worship, and Catholic...
Vatican Reflects on Women's Cultures
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:18 am What posts are being proposed for women in the Church? Have we asked ourselves what type of woman is necessary for the Church of today? What are the characteristics of women’s...
Pope's Homily for World Day of Consecrated Life
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:17 am Here is a translation of the text of the Pope’s homily given today in St. Peter's Basilica at a Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, marking the World Day of...
No Title VII Liability For Refusing To Hire Applicant Who Will Not Furnish Social Security Number
The Religion Clause - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:17 am In Yeager v. FirstEnergy Generation Corp., (6th Cir., Jan. 28, 2015), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer is not liable under Title VII or Ohio's anti-...
St. Gregory’s Univ. Gets Go-Ahead for New Nursing Degree Rooted in Catholic Teaching
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:11 am With the state board approval, junior-level nursing students, including transfer students, will be admitted into the traditional program starting in the fall of 2015.
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Recent Articles and Book of Interest
The Religion Clause - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:03 am From SSRN:
Michael Heise, Lost Ground: Catholic Schools, the Future of Urban School Reform, and Empirical Legal Scholarship, (Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper, Jan. 2015)....
Pope lauds fidelity of Church in Lithuania, warns of threats to family life
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:56 am Pope Francis received the bishops of Lithuania in audience on February 2 and paid tribute to the "heroism" of older bishops during the era of Communist persecution.
If, in the...
Francis announces surprise trip to Sarajevo (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:44 am To view the video click here.
The Pope's week: World Day for Consecrated Life and visit to Roman parish (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:41 am To view the video click here.
Auxiliary Named for London, Ontario
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:39 am Pope Francis has appointed the Reverend Joseph Dabrowski, C.S.M.A., as Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario. At the time of his appointment, the Bishop-elect was Superior of the...
Benedictine College Dedicates New Stadium with Prayerful Medal Ceremony
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:38 am Campus chaplain, Father Brendan Rolling, OSB, blessed the medals of three saints before placing them in the foundation of the new stadium in hopes that the fields will become not...
Stephen Fry is wrong: Without God, the world would be worse off
Catholic Herald - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:29 am A video featuring Stephen Fry is going viral. In it he condemns the Christian faith because of the presence in the world of natural evil. As one who takes Christian apologetics...
Consecrated life without sacrifice is a 'caricature,' Pope Francis warns
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:27 am Vatican City, Feb 2, 2015 / 05:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis warned consecrated men and women against reducing their
religious live to a "caricature," calling them to...
BU Religious Prof Made Me Laugh
Creative Minority Report - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:20 am I read an interview with a religion professor from Boston University and it just made me laugh. You really have to have a PhD to sound this stupid.David Frankfurter, professor and...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 2, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 2:22-40
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Put yourself in the temple. You become Mary. Now, go ahead . . . hold your baby Jesus. Feel the tiny weight of...
Court to weigh in on lethal injections
Franciscan Media - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:00 am
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When the Supreme Court weighs in on the
constitutionality of the lethal- injection executions in Oklahoma this
year, its ruling will not likely be a tipping...
Heroes amid a haunted past: Pope meets, praises Lithuania's bishops
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:49 am Vatican City, Feb 2, 2015 / 04:49 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis praised Lithuania's bishops for their courage in a nation
marked by both a history of persecution against the...
Pope Francis emphasizes: the Gospel can change hearts
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:25 am Pope Francis devoted his February 1 Angelus address to the Gospel at Mass (Mk. 1:21-28) and emphasized that the Gospel can change people's lives.
Reflecting upon the authority...
Christian school in Pakistan ransacked in response to Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Catholic Herald - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:25 am Hundreds of Muslim students, armed with iron bars and sticks, have ransacked a Christian school in northern Pakistan in protest at blasphemous cartoons published by Charlie Hebdo...
