World Youth Day 2008 is far from over for hundreds of young people from around the world who are petitioning the Australian courts to grant them asylum rather than force them to return home and face almost certain persecution.
Yearly Archives: 2011
Conservatives in U.S. Now Outnumber Liberals 2 to 1
A new survey by polling giant Gallup, Inc. has found that the number of Americans who identify themselves as conservative has risen to 42 percent this year.
The Last Things
“At the particular judgment the soul will be judged about every single thing – its thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions.”
Cardinal Gasparri
For Reflection:
How would my thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions stack up today? Would they show a love of God and neighbor? Why or why not? In light of all this, what interior dispositions need to be converted?
FEMA: Don’t Stress Over Today’s Emergency Alert Test
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is asking the public not to become alarmed by today’s planned emergency test which will be aired at 2:00 p.m. EST on all U.S. television and radio stations.
Vatican Hosts Adult Stem Cell Conference
An international conference entitled “Adult Stem Cells: Science and the Future of Man and Culture” begins today in the Vatican.
The Last Things
“It is appointed for men to die once and then the judgment.”
Hebrews 9:27
For Reflection:
Our culture is awash with many false ideas about death. One is the concept of reincarnation. How does this scripture passage refute this idea? This verse also talks about “the judgment.” What do I think this means? On what will I be judged? How would that go if it were to happen today?
(See tomorrow’s Grace Line for some indication.)
Open Mike Catches Obama, Sarkozy Trashing Israeli PM
Shortly after facing reporters for a G20 press conference on Thursday, French president Nicolas Sarkozy and President Barack Obama were overheard trashing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not realizing that their microphones were still on.
Beware of New Anti-Catholic Christmas Movie!
The Catholic League is warning the public about the movie, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, which stars the Obama Administration’s former Associate Director in the Office of Public Liaison, because it makes a mockery of Catholicism.
Vaccinating Our Children for Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
By Father Tad Pacholczyk
Last month, an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recommended that 9 to 12 year old boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus transmitted through sexual contact. Read the rest…
Archbishop Survives Assassination Attempt
The Archbishop of Florence, Italy, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a 70 year-old homeless man.
