Thousands of immigrants who are hoping the president's controversial new executive order on immigration will allow them to stay in the country may soon have those hopes dashed as a federal judge ruled against the president yesterday, accusing him of making an unconstitutional end-run around Congress in drawing up the new law.
The Vatican has released its final report on the Visitation of U.S. Religious orders that took place between 2009 and 2012, striking a mostly positive tone but warning orders to insure that their spiritual practices are in harmony with Church teaching.
……the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:22
Women of Grace Christmas Caroling with the home-bound.
Our Lady of Fatima Church in Lafayette launched its Women of Grace study program during Lent of 2014. The fruit of the Lenten program and the newly added Advent program has borne an evangelical sisterhood of 175 women. Through this sisterhood, the parish family is reaping the fruits of what these women have received through their “Women of Grace” study experience.
It's been two years since that tragic December day in 2012 when a lone gunman stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary School and massacred 26 people, and many survivors are still suffering from a variety of mental health issues.
This week we will be celebrating the #WeekofGrace. It is a week to highlight the ways that women of grace are transforming lives around the world. We will feature testimonials that have been submitted on our website and via the radio program. Johnnette will be interviewing several individuals who will share their stories of hope and transformation.
Hostages seen holding up Islamic message inside cafe
UPDATE 12:04 pm: Gunman and two hostage are dead.
Australian police have ended a 16 hour siege that took place in a cafe in Sydney Australia when a violent Muslim jihadist took more than a dozen persons hostage.