The Girl Scouts of Colorado have decided to accept a seven year-old boy who believes he's a girl, saying that their policy is to accept anyone who "identifies as a girl".
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Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the John Paul II's historic meeting for peace in the Italian town of Assisi, and was remembered by Pope Benedict XVI with a special pilgrimage to the site along with representatives of other religions and non-believers.
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Special Report by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The raunchy contents of New York City's mandated sex ed program has shocked the nation, but it's no surprise if you consider the sordid roots of sex education in America.
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"The family that recites the Rosary together reproduces something of the atmosphere of the household of Nazareth: its members place Jesus at the center; they share his joys and sorrows; they place their needs and their plans in his hands; they draw from him the hope and strength to go on."
Pope John Paul II
For Reflection:
What about my home and my homelife reflect the household of Nazareth? What about it does not? How can I help my family enter into the mysteries of the Rosary so that Jesus is at the center of all we do and say?
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A new survey of American Catholics has found that Mass attendance continues to slip even though the majority still say that they can't imagine being anything else.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann
The country's premier media watchdog has sent letters to all major news outlets demanding that they report on the rampant anti-Semitism that has been repeatedly caught on video at Occupy Wall Street (OWS) events and yet continues to be ignored by the mainstream media.
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A new study, believed to be one of the largest ever conducted, has found that conventional stretching exercises are as effective in relieving lower back pain as yoga, which discounts the popularly held notion that yoga is superior to other forms of exercise.
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"To pray the Rosary for children, and even more, with children, training them from their earliest years to experience this daily 'pause for prayer' with the family, is admittedly not the solution to every problem, but it is a spiritual aid which should not be underestimated."
Pope John Paul II
For Reflection:
Does my family "pause for prayer" together? What problem is assailing my family today? Can we begin, if we haven't already begun, to pray the Rosary together for a solution?
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A new document issued by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PCJP) which calls for the establishment of a global authority or World Bank to render economic justice is being misinterpreted by liberal Catholics as well as the mainstream media who say it puts the Church in allegiance with the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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The prominent Princeton legal scholar, Robert George, contends that mandating sex education classes that promote a moral ideology to which parents are opposed usurps their constitutionally recognized authority.
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