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Smuggled, Trafficked, Violated

I rsquo m very grateful to have the mother that I do Among the many and varied reasons I have for my gratitude certain news events have reminded me of yet another When I was three years old at a Peach Festival in Western New York a man approached my mother and offered to buy me for 500 on the

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Fighting for Food Stamps

On February 7 nbsp President Barack Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law The Act is being hailed as a seminal bipartisan piece of legislation with a heavy focus on helping farmers Mr Obama emphasized the fact that the bill would help rural communities in regards to economic develop

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Rendering the Soul

It begins with the woodwinds soft low and warm Next the violins enter at first intermittently and then the brass burst forth with the chorus shortly thereafter Forcing the listener to run the gamut of emotions from fear to joy horror to relief and with overwhelming force and great empowerme

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In the New, November 6th

M23 rebels laid down their arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Supreme Court deliberated nbsp quot official quot prayer Vatican Officials reported Monday that the nbsp Extraordinary Synod of Bishops set for next October which will use materual gathered from an unprecedented 39-point ques

Posted inThe Ignatian Educator

Finding the Balance

The following is a guest post from our intern Nicholas Sawicki The Ignatian Educator welcomes guest contributions from writers scholars teachers students parents or administrators who are interested in joining the conversation about Catholic education Contributors may send guest blog posts to

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In the News, October 9th

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See spoke on Wednesday regarding Vatican financial transparency and presented new legislation in the Vatican rsquo s financial laws to reduce any chance of money laundering or the financing of terrorism In his general au

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