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In All Things
Prayer cards are nothing unfamiliar to most Catholics We get them after burying family and friends and sometimes to remind us of our devotion to a particular cause or saint Chances are you have one lying forgotten in a desk drawer or maybe on a bulletin board near your desk But as the Washi
In All Things
As we ve discussed here previously the ministry of women religious has expanded over the past decades Today s New York Times includes an excellent example of the way in which one sister uses her many talents as an academic adviser Xavier University s Division I student athletes Sister Rose Ann Fl
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Carolyn Martin Buscarino full disclosure in the words of Darth Vader nbsp You have a sister nbsp reminds readers that NBC s critically acclaimed new show nbsp Parenthood is not simply a spin-off of the 1989 hit movie starring Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen it s also the second time arou
The Good Word
The Gospel passage for the Wednesday of the Fourth week of Lent John 5 17-30 seems on first reading to be like so much of John ethereal and other-worldly It might be that as well but it is one of the most down-to-earth passages in the Gospels Some years ago the British New Testament scholar C
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Cardinal Francis George President of the Bishops rsquo Conference is to be commended for the statement he issued last night opposing the final health care reform bill I do not agree with the policy conclusion reached by the USCCB as I mentioned yesterday Still unlike some of the previous stat
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The so-called Anglican Catholic Church in Canada ACCC which has about 45 parishes has written to Rome to apply for an ordinariate Its three active bishops propose setting up a governing council to suggest a terna from which the Pope can select the Canadian ordinariate s first ordinary or canoni
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In the wake of its controversial decision to withhold health benefits for spouses of all new employees Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Washington took another step that will inevitably alienate potential hires The Washington Post reports that Shortly after imposing limits on spousal healt
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Lisa Miller s new book on Heaven comes out in two weeks and were happy to have one of the first interviews with the author Thanks to assistant editor Kerry Weber for leading this discussion of God and the afterlife with Miller the religion editor at Newsweek Listen to Kerry s interview with Lisa
In All Things
As the Congress gets ready for final votes on the health care reform bills the USCCB maintains that they cannot support the final bill because it permits federal funding of abortion But a series of analyses have raised questions about the factual accuracy of the assertions made by the USCCB The
Signs Of the Times
More than 1,000 Christians walked through Hamdaniya on Sunday Feb. 28 in an appeal to Iraq’s central government for protection.
Books
T. Walter Herbert argues that the Iraq war was undertaken with ardent devotion to a misplaced faith.
Signs Of the Times
"We condemn the offenses committed by monks, priests and their colleagues in our dioceses,” the bishops said in a statement on Feb. 25.
Editorials
Recession-driven prison closings may provide state lawmakers an opportunity to promote a more rational approach to criminal justice.
U.S. combat drones operate outside international law.
Signs Of the Times
The president of the country's bishops’ conference said, “We ache for our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives."
Books
Unlike the prose of some childrens books, 'The Purples are Coming!' has a spritely, imaginative style.
Signs Of the Times
If King Juan Carlos of Spain signs a new law easing abortion restrictions, a church official said that no action would be taken against him.