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Latest Pope Francis Controversy and Why Non-Catholics Should Care
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Latest Pope Francis Controversy and Why Non-Catholics Should Care

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by on Apr 15, 2016 in Canon Law, Contraception & Abortion, Education, Featured, Marriage
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Non-Catholics may be wondering why Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia or The Joy of Love, has Catholics in an uproar. Has the Pope changed Catholic doctrine? Has he left the doctrine officially intact, but changed pastoral practice so much that the doctrine is annulled? Now that I have taken the weekend to read it, […]

Five Things my Mother (and Daughter) Taught Me about Caring for People with Dementia
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Five Things my Mother (and Daughter) Taught Me about Caring for People with Dementia

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by on Apr 15, 2016 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Featured, Those in Need
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My mother developed Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, in her early 60s. Later on, she was diagnosed with an aggressive thyroid cancer that required a surgical opening in her throat called a tracheostomy so that she would not suffocate from the tumor. My father and siblings were naturally distraught and overwhelmed. I […]

Assisted Suicide: Canada's Deadly Shifting Landscape
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Assisted Suicide: Canada’s Deadly Shifting Landscape

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by on Apr 15, 2016 in Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured
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Canadian legal landscape is shifting. On April 14th 2016, Canada’s Liberal government introduced for 1st reading it’s assisted suicide legislation.[1] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau initially said he was going to whip his majority government into supporting the bill for state-sanctioned assisted suicide. Unnamed sources informed me he was faced with a potential Caucus revolt […]

Pope Francis Stresses Faithful Education in Light of Family Crisis, Says Theologian
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Pope Francis Stresses Faithful Education in Light of Family Crisis, Says Theologian

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by on Apr 14, 2016 in Catechesis, Education, Featured
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Pope Francis clearly stated the need for faithful Catholic education in his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia released on Friday, and warned against any attempts by schools or teachers to impose ideologies contrary to the teachings of the Church, theologian and author Dr. Edward Sri told The Cardinal Newman Society. “Pope Francis went out of his […]

US Presidential Election
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“Pigasus” for President: Chicago 1968 Speaks to 2016

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by on Apr 14, 2016 in Featured, Government & Politics
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it can rhyme.

Review: <em>The Original Image of Divine Mercy: The Untold Story of An Unknown Masterpiece</em>
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Review: The Original Image of Divine Mercy: The Untold Story of An Unknown Masterpiece

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by on Apr 13, 2016 in Featured, On TV and Movies
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A new full-length documentary film on the Divine Mercy is now available for large or small screenings during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. It has the long and intriguing title of: The Original Image of Divine Mercy: The Untold Story of An Unknown Masterpiece. Also for Divine Mercy Non-Fans Now, if you, like me, are […]

For Christians in Aleppo, Syria, Life Remains a Struggle
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For Christians in Aleppo, Syria, Life Remains a Struggle

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by on Apr 12, 2016 in Featured, Those in Need
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By Oliver Maksan NEW YORK—The conflict in Syria entered its sixth year in March, but the ceasefire and ongoing talks in Geneva between the major warring parties have for the first time given rise to a glimmer of hope that an end to the conflict might be possible. However, real security and peace remain elusive, […]

Male Privilege and Women's Bathrooms
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Male Privilege and Women’s Bathrooms

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by on Apr 11, 2016 in Featured, Law & Justice, Men, The Homosexual Agenda, Women
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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has become a whipping boy for the advocates of the latest round of the sexual revolution. The Human Rights Campaign has gathered a bunch of business owners to bully the governor in an attempt to get him to back down. “Your bigotry is bad for business,” is their mantra. […]

Do Protestant's and Catholic's Believe the Same "Gospel"?
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Do Protestant’s and Catholic’s Believe the Same “Gospel”?

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by on Apr 08, 2016 in Catechesis, Featured
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In an article called “The Gospel for Roman Catholics” put out by the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) the claim is made that Roman Catholics lack a fundamental understanding of the true and undefiled gospel of Jesus Christ. Meanwhile, the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls the Lord’s Prayer a “Summary of the Gospel” (CCC 2761) and Pope […]

The Great Unaddressed Human Rights Issue of Our Day
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The Great Unaddressed Human Rights Issue of Our Day

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by on Apr 07, 2016 in Featured, Reproductive Technology
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Moments after speaking before a sea of families in Rome about the dangers of commercial surrogacy, an Italian reporter asked why I was being so vocal in a country where it is already illegal. Isn’t that like preaching to the choir, she wondered? While the notion of speaking to hundreds of thousands of people who […]

Last Days and the Resurrection of the Dead, Part II
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Last Days and the Resurrection of the Dead, Part II

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by on Apr 06, 2016 in Featured, Science
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In my last article, Last Days and the Resurrection of the Dead, Part I, I discussed  Andrej Grib’s proposition that there would be a “Big Crunch”, the universe disappearing in a singularity. Grib, in his article about this and quantum logic, referred to that Big Crunch being an “Omega Point”, proposed by the Jesuit paleontologist […]

USAID Needs to Warn Women of the Dangers of Depo-Provera
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USAID Needs to Warn Women of the Dangers of Depo-Provera

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by on Apr 06, 2016 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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Jonathan Abbamonte also contributed to this article. Despite mounting evidence of serious side effects associated with the use of injectable contraceptives, international aid programs continue to indiscriminately distribute Depo-Provera under various brand names worldwide. Indeed, a coalition of family planning partners including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bill and Melinda Gates […]

Holy Spirit, Inspire Me to Speak
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Holy Spirit, Inspire Me to Speak

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by on Apr 05, 2016 in Evangelization, Featured
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Holy Week and Easter Sunday, the 2016 versions, are in our rearview mirror. That means we are in the midst of the Easter Season – a.k.a. Eastertide or Paschal Time. To exemplify the importance the season holds on the Church liturgical calendar, Eastertide lasts 50 days, longer than both Lent and Advent. St. Athanasius reckoned […]

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Surrendering to ISIS is the Only Way to Defeat It

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by on Apr 04, 2016 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, Law & Justice
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Unlike our leaders, ISIS doesn’t confuse victory and defeat.

Genetically Engineered Language: Propaganda Colors Public Perception
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Genetically Engineered Language: Propaganda Colors Public Perception

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by on Apr 01, 2016 in Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Featured
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A recent headline in the United Kingdom’s Independent shouts that the first genetically modified human embryos could be created in Britain in just a few weeks. The article by Steve Connor reported that scientists have submitted a proposal to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the government’s fertility regulatory body, asking to edit the genes of […]

Pope Reaches Out to Pakistan Bomb Blast Victims
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Pope Reaches Out to Pakistan Bomb Blast Victims

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by on Mar 31, 2016 in Featured, Those in Need
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By John Pontifex NEW YORK—Victims of the Easter Sunday Pakistan bomb blast have received a personal message of sympathy from the Pope.  Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore described how he was going from bed to bed visiting the wounded in a local hospital when he received a call on his mobile phone from Vatican officials […]

Sweet Spanish-Language Book Teaches Children Why We Pray
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Sweet Spanish-Language Book Teaches Children Why We Pray

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by on Mar 30, 2016 in Education, Featured, Live in Christ, On Books, Parenting
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It was my pleasure to introduce my kids to Kimberly Cook’s delightful little book Mami, Mami, Cuando Rezas — the Spanish-language translation of her book Mommy, Mommy, When You Pray. It provided me with the perfect opportunity to make headway on my New Year’s resolution to teach our kids more Spanish! Mami, Mami, Cuando Rezas […]

Canada’s Demand for Death
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Canada’s Demand for Death

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by on Mar 30, 2016 in Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured
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I spent this past weekend in Montreal, Canada, where despite the expected joie de vivre that Francophone cultures are prone to celebrate, the province of Quebec seems to be spending more time and energy focused on death rather than life. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the country’s ban on physician assisted suicide […]

The Endless Ages of Purim
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The Endless Ages of Purim

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by on Mar 29, 2016 in Featured, History
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Every age carries within it the seeds of its ruin.

Supreme Court Asks for Additional Briefs in Little Sisters Case
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Supreme Court Asks for Additional Briefs in Little Sisters Case

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by on Mar 29, 2016 in Featured, Law & Justice
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Less than a week after it heard the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, the U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of asking for additional information, telling both sides to discuss alternative ways to avoid forcing religious women to provide services against their faith. “This is an excellent development. Clearly the Supreme Court […]

Remembering an Old Friend who Saved Lives
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Remembering an Old Friend who Saved Lives

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by on Mar 29, 2016 in Contraception & Abortion, Evangelization, Featured
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“I’ve been served with a restraining order. I need a lawyer. Will you help me?” I answered the call one evening in 1989. I said yes and, as it turned out, from that point forward I have been active in the pro-life movement. The caller was Chuck Pelletier, founder of the local pro-life center here […]

Movie Review: <em>Miracles from Heaven</em>
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Movie Review: Miracles from Heaven

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by on Mar 29, 2016 in Featured, On TV and Movies
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Miracles from Heaven is a disruptive new God film from the folks who brought us Heaven Is For Real. There are many similarities to the two films. Each film is about a miracle experienced by a child. Each child has an out-of-body encounter with heaven and God, and comes from an already-believing family. Each film […]

Bigotry Towards Catholics Showcased at the UN During Holy Week
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Bigotry Towards Catholics Showcased at the UN During Holy Week

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by on Mar 29, 2016 in Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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Marianna Orlandi, Ph.D also contributed to this article. Holy Week did not deter an open attack sponsored by the government of Finland on the Catholic Church and religious teaching on family and sexuality at an event at the United Nations last week. Finland’s government screened a documentary on an aid worker determined to confront Catholic […]

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The Perils of Cooking Intelligence

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by on Mar 28, 2016 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, Law & Justice
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From Vietnam to ISIS