“Just as two friends, frequently in each
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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Synod Diary: Three issues, The Letter, and reaction from Cardinal Dolan
Originally posted in The Catholic World Report
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October 13th and the Miracle of the Sun
Eye witnesses to the “Miracle of the Sun.”
From the earliest times, the history of the Church is studded with appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary. One such apparition happened when Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children in the small hamlet of Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal. Read the rest…
PP’s Latest PR Stunt: Stop Taking Money for Baby Parts
In what they are calling a move to take the “smokescreen” away from pro-life investigators who caught the abortion giant cavalierly engaging in the selling of fetal body parts, Planned Parenthood has announced that they will no longer accept payment for these “products”.
Synod Focuses on Marriage Prep, Sacraments for Divorced
Day seven of the Synod of Bishops on the Family focused primarily on forming couples for marriage and accompanying them after marriage, as well as providing the sacraments to the divorced and remarried. The press spokesman also addressed a letter that was supposedly given to the Pope before the Synod began which expressed concern about the way the Synod was being managed.
Legal Scholars Call for Resistance to Gay Marriage Ruling
Some of the nation’s most esteemed legal and political scholars have issued a statement calling upon all public officials and American citizens to resist the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that redefined marriage for every state in the nation because the ruling is unconstitutional and therefore illegitimate.
Eyes On Christ
“In a word, by focusing our eyes on
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For the Woman Who Wasn’t There: To All the Moms who Watched Philly From Afar
When we welcomed Pope Francis into our country, I’m sure many of you moms, like me, dreamt of traveling to be with the crowds who were there to celebrate, listen, and pray with the pontiff. Of course, for most of us, it never got further than a fleeting, wishful thought. Read the rest…
Child Adopted as Embryo Meets Her Sister
Jamie and Piper
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
It’s a scenario that was once the stuff of sci fi novels – a “leftover” embryo who was conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and “adopted” by another couple who brings her to life – meets up with her biological sister a decade later.
Synod: Importance of Precise Language & Understanding Today’s Family
The results of several days of small group meetings at the Synod of Bishops on the Family point to a need to change the way the Church communicates with the world, and to come to a new understanding of what marriage and family looks like in the modern world.
