Offensive T-shirts Glorifying Rape Cost Owner His Business
A U.S. clothing company is reportedly near bankruptcy after promoting t-shirts glorifying violence against women.
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Feast of St. Frances of Rome (1384 – 1440)
Merciful Father, In Frances of Rome You have given us a unique example of love in marriage as well as in religious life.
Keep us faithful in Your service, and help us to see and follow You in all the aspects of life.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. +Amen. -From the Collect of the Mass on the Feast of St. Frances of Rome 
For Reflection:
St. Frances of Rome did not want to marry but desired instead to enter religious life. However, she recognized that marriage was God’s will for her. She did marry and, following the death of her husband, she founded a religious order. How is God speaking to me through the witness of the life of St. Frances of Rome?
Indulgences: A Lost Treasure and Forgotten Gift of Christ
I wanted to follow up on my last post about the "Apostolic Pardon" and go into a bit more depth on just exactly what an indulgence is. We use it in everyday life in our own society and nobody seems to have a problem with it. As a matter of fact, many people who find themselves in prison, appeal for mercy and an indulgence (pardon) of some sort.
Conclave to Begin Tuesday March 12
The Vatican Press Office (VIS) has just announced that the College of Cardinals have decided to begin the Conclave to elect the next pope on Tuesday, March 12.
Vatican: Conclave Could Start on Monday
Early word from the Vatican Press Office is that the College of Cardinals is expected to vote today on a start date for the Conclave with most expecting that it will begin early next week.
A Personal Experience with SoulCollage®
This post contains a letter written by a woman who has had personal experience with the New Age practice called SoulCollage® that we blogged about in January. Her descriptions are self-explanatory.
Americans Give High Marks to Pope Benedict XVI
Just a week after his retirement took effect, a new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll finds that American Catholics give high marks to Pope Benedict XVI.
Arkansas Passes Strictest Abortion Laws in U.S.
Pro-life lawmakers in the Arkansas legislature made history on Wednesday when they overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe of a law that will ban all abortions in the state after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
