
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage, 11 lawmakers have re-introduced the State Marriage Defense Act which will protect states from any efforts by the federal government to impose a definition of marriage that is not supported by democratically-elected state legislatures.
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The fifth annual “Index of Family Belonging and Rejection”, which tracks the number of 15 to 17 year-olds who grow up with married biological parents, has found record numbers of teens living in broken families.
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In a bold message posted on the Archdiocesan
Facebook page, Cincinnati’s Archbishop Dennis Schnurr condemns the controversial Fifty Shades of Grey movie, calling it a “direct assault on Christian marriage.”
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“What do you think His will is? The Lord
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New research published this month in a prestigious British journal is the largest study to date that finds poor outcomes for children who were raised by same-sex parents.
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Officials at the Monessen School District in Pennsylvania are investigating how eighth grade students were given graphic word puzzles that were based on the
Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
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“If you would attain the purity you ask of me,
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St. Rita Catholic Church Lenten Women of Grace Commencement
On the evening of February 9, 2015, St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, Louisiana gathered 110 women who have committed to the journey of a Lenten Women of Grace® study program. These women are inspired by the life of St. Rita, a woman who well interpreted the "feminine genius" espoused in the study, by living it intensely in day-to-day life and particularly in her gift of spiritual motherhood. The Women of Grace study program is their path to a deeper understanding of their God-given, unique feminine gifts, and the discovery of their particular role in bringing Jesus Christ to the world.
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The family of slain American hostage, Kayla Mueller, 26, have released a letter she wrote to her family in the spring of 2014 which reveals her intense struggle against the darkness of despair, the depth of her love for her family, and the brilliance of her faith in God.
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Plans to detonate a bomb as the papal convoy drove through Manila on January 18 were foiled when police discovered the plot and secretly re-routed the pope’s motorcade.
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