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Monthly Archives: July 2014
First Friday Giveaway: Embracing Edith Stein: Wisdom for Women from St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Embracing Edith Stein: Wisdom for Women from St. Teresa Bendicta of the Cross
by Anne Costa
This First Friday, our giveaway item features wisdom from one of my favorite female Catholic saints, Edith Stein who became St. Teresa Bendicta of the Cross, a true woman of grace. Anne Costa introduces us to her friend Edith Stein and helps us to grasp the loftiness and greatness of the true feminine vocation. Read the rest…
Here We Go Again: Oklahoma City to Stage “Black Mass”
Inside the OK City Civic Center
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City is decrying a recent announcement by the Oklahoma City Civic Center stating their intent to host a “Black Mass performance” on September 21, 2014 which will be conducted by a local satanic church whose leader is a registered sex offender.
Now it’s Too Many Catholics on the Bench?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
First, complaints against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect the religious liberty of Hobby Lobby and corporations like it set off a wave of hysteria among “reproductive rights” supporters – now it’s the Catholic-basher’s turn.
Rights & Entitlements
Sudanese Mother Facing New Charges
The family of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman sentenced to death on false charges of apostasy, is still being detained in Sudan because her own relatives have brought new charges against her.
Help! My Spouse is in a Multi-Level Marketing Cult
Joel Wallach
JP writes: “I am suspecting that the health programs that my husband has spent hours and hours listening to over the past several years are some kind of health cult. . .
U.S. Bishops Applaud Hobby Lobby Decision
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is applauding the Supreme Court’s decision to protect the religious liberty of Hobby Lobby and similar closely held for-profit corporations in the U.S.
Patiently Waiting…
Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Erupt Over Murdered Teens
L-R: Eyal Yifrach, 19, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, and Gil-ad Shaar, 16
Less than a month after Israeli President Shimon Perez and Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas prayed together for peace in the Vatican gardens, the killing of three Israeli teens by the Palestinian-based terrorist group, Hamas, has ignited new tensions in the region.
