“Faith is a gift, but for very few is it a gift given
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Yearly Archives: 2015
Latest Report Reveals Record Levels of STD’s
In a newly released report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found record levels of STD’s occurring among youth in America.
Paris Under Siege . . . Again
An unexpectedly violent confrontation between French police and terror suspects left another two people dead and led to the arrest of seven more terrorists after authorities raided a suburban Paris apartment complex this morning.
Bishops Release New Pastoral Response to Pornography
Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family and Youth
One of the many fruits of the Fall General Assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore is a newly approved statement on pornography that examines its effects on men, women, marriages and families and provides catechesis as well as words of hope and encouragement to those who are struggling with pornography use or are trying to help loved ones escape the grips of this modern-day scourge.
Is JOGA Different from Yoga?
Jana Webb
GS asks: “I was wondering if you could tell me the difference between joga and yoga. Is joga safe or just a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”? It is being introduced into my child’s catholic school health program. I have warning bells going off in my head- should I be concerned?”
Overcoming Self Pity
To Attend, or Not to Attend
The following post is from the Catholic Answers website. I mentioned it on the Women of Grace Live radio program today and am posting it here for those who have been struggling with this issue.
I have been an apologist for Catholic Answers since 2003. When people find out how long I’ve been with Catholic Answers, they sometimes ask, “What is the most-asked question you receive?” That’s easy: Can I go to this wedding? The question has been asked so often, in fact, that in 2007 I created a checklist for laypeople to use to decide for themselves if they could go to a particular wedding. In the years since, that checklist has become one of the most-viewed apologist Q&A’s on the Catholic Answers Forums, with over 75,000 views. Read the rest…
Why Are So Many Muslims Converting to Christianity?
Experts have been debating for weeks about why so many Muslim immigrants in Europe are not only converting to Christianity but are also practicing their new faith.
Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231)
“I declare before God that I have seldom seen
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New Campus Groups Challenge Hook-Up Culture
Students across the country are turning away from the physical and emotional dangers of casual sex on campus, otherwise known as the “hook up culture”, and are forming groups to offer an alternative to those who want to return to good old-fashioned romance, dating and commitment.
