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Mother With Brain Cancer Gives Birth to Healthy Boy
Kim Vaillancourt with Wyatt EliA 36 year-old young mother from New York, who is suffering from a rare form of brain cancer and who opted to delay treatment until after her baby was born, has given birth to a healthy baby boy named Wyatt Eli – a name which means “little warrior sent by God.”
Pro-Life vs. Pro-Abortion Battle Brewing at Georgetown
Pro-life students at Georgetown University aren’t about to let Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards spread her propaganda on campus without a challenge and have arranged for Abby Johnson, former clinic director and “Planned Parenthood Employee of the Year” to speak on the same day.
Why You Should Avoid Medical Mediums
MB writes: “Do you know anything regarding a so-called Medical Medium named Mr Anthony William? I couldn't find much about his background. Apparently he discovered some kind of 'healing gift' when he was a child. What bothers is that he call himself that this gift comes from the 'Spirit?' but never refers to God or Jesus Christ. Which tells me it might be he got a 'gift' from the wrong spirit.”
Confidence In God!
Pope Pans Transgender Movement
In his new exhortation on marriage and family, Pope Francis is adamant about how children should be taught to “accept their own body as it was created” and to avoid the pretension of cancelling out sexual difference “because one no longer knows how to deal with it.”
The Two Synods and the Exhortation that Followed Them
Amoris Laetitia is very much a document of the two synods from which it sprung.
Mary Jo Anderson
In this Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, cardinals gather in the Synod Hall at the Vatican. Church experts say synods should get more input from lay faithful. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, Pool)
In this Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, cardinals gather in the Synod Hall at the Vatican. Church experts say synods should get more input from lay faithful. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, Pool)There has been great frenzy the last several days following the presentation of Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis’ post-synodal exhortation on the family. The quick take is this: it’s a draw. That collective exhale heard around the world last Friday was the sound of a pause before the next round—maybe in the next pontificate. The orthodox and progressive camps are looking at a glass half-full but also half-empty. Meanwhile, canon lawyers have a collective headache.
Increasing Hope
Court Tosses Case Against Catholic Hospitals
Religious freedom was upheld yesterday in a federal court when justices threw out a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) aimed at forcing a Catholic hospital system to commit abortions regardless of their religious objections.
Thank You from a Young Woman of Grace
This young Woman of Grace isn't shy about sharing her enthusiasm for the new Young Women of Grace program. She is bubbling over with excitement about the course and what a difference it is making in her life. Let us keep all of these precious young women in our prayers as they open their hearts and minds to this life-changing - and very counter-cultural - message.
