California Catholic Daily: On January 17, Santa Clara University will welcome Amy Tan, a novelist who has made no secret of her support for abortion “rights,” as well as the unfettered use of contraceptives. Ms. Tan has used her novels as … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews: As French Catholics prepare to mobilize on January 13 for a national march against the creation of homosexual “marriage,” the country’s education minister is warning Catholic schools against participating, claiming that it could cause “homophobia” against homosexual students. More on … Continue reading
Benedict tells Vatican clergy that activists want to “manipulate man” and destroy his nature while criticizing others for “manipulating the environment.” Catholic Online: “Rant!” “Hateful!” “Outrageous!” These were some of the milder expletives cast at the Pope-the ones we didn’t have … Continue reading
Catholic Online: A cache of Hebrew documents has been discovered in Afghanistan’s northeast region, a Taliban stronghold. The manuscripts, discovered in caves prove the first evidence of Jewish communities living in the devoutly Muslim country 1,000 years ago. More on … Continue reading
CNA: A socialist government official in Andalusia, Spain, called for a local Catholic bishop to be “muzzled” for arguing that men and women are both different and complementary. Full report is here.
LifeNews: They’re threatened by informed consent. They’re traumatized by the limp body parts they look at every day. They’re torn by the contradiction that they became doctors to preserve life but use their profession to end it. Here are some eye-opening … Continue reading
AsiaNews: In 2013, China will put an end to forced labor camps, in particular the laojiao (“reform through labor”), where many Christians, members of the Falun Gong and persons responsible for petty crimes are sent. The news, for now unofficial, was … Continue reading
CNA: An online petition asking the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a “hate group” for its views on marriage is drawing criticism for generating unjust animosity. More here.
LifeNews: General George S. Patton, Jr., in his 1926 essay, “The Secret of Victory,” wrote, “The secret of victory lies not wholly in knowledge. It lurks invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning — the warrior soul. … Continue reading
(The New American) With their legal options at an impasse for the time being, and with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against an emergency injunction on their behalf, the owners of the Oklahoma-based retailer Hobby Lobby have decided they will … Continue reading
The Lonely Conservative: The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued for conducting poisonous and dangerous experiments on Americans. Most of the subjects are poor and they include the elderly, children and sick people. They expose these test subjects to high levels … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Hebei priests and faithful are eagerly awaiting the return of their bishops and priests who have disappeared in police custody for years. From 1st January 2013, their hope of seeing their pastors, some detainees without trial for 15 years and … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Of all people killed in the civil war, 85 percent of them, 39,520 human lives died in 2012. According to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 6,548 men, women and children lost their lives in 2011, representing … Continue reading
Cardinal George: “Those who know that marriage is a union between a man and a woman for the sake of family will carry a social opprobrium that will make them unwelcome on most university faculties and on the editorial boards of … Continue reading
Cardinal Re is eighty-four years old. His father was one hundred and four. Catholic Culture: Like any prominent man with a wide circle of acquaintances, Pope Benedict XVI is constantly sending out short notes of congratulations, condolences, encouragement, and sympathy. Ordinarily … Continue reading
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