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Young Women of Grace program is just over a year old and, thanks to the creativity and generosity of women leaders, is finding its way into a variety of settings which now include CCD classes.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSA few months ago, Teen Vogue was under fire for publishing a horrendously insensitive article about how to cheer up a girl who has had an abortion. But their latest article, entitled “Anal Sex: What You Need to Know” goes far beyond the pale by providing teen girls with graphic instructions on how to engage in sodomy.
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In our last blog, we reported on an address by Father Francesco Bamonte, chairman of the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) who is calling for more training for seminarians and priests about the nature of evil and workings of Satan. This is a call that needs to be answered!
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Even though mindfulness is all the rage right now, an eminent neuroscientist says that when it comes to enhancing performance, prayer that comes from a deeply rooted belief can be much more effective than mindfulness.
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A British High Court is reconsidering the case of Charlie Gard, the 11 month-old infant who is dying of a rare mitochondrial syndrome, after researchers at the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu hospital provided additional evidence that new therapies could help the child.
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The Vatican’s Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital in Rome is offering to take in 10 month-old Charlie Gard, the British infant who is suffering from a terminal disease in a UK hospital that has won the right to discontinue his life support. Another hospital in the U.S. has also offered to take in the child and treat him free-of-charge.
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In spite of all the hype about the health benefits of yoga, a new study has found that the injury rate of yoga is 10 times higher than previously reported.
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A new study has found that chemicals from contraceptive pills that are being flushed into household drains are ending up in the water system where a fifth of male river fish are now transgender.
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In a statement released today, Pope Francis is asking that the desire of the parents of 10 month-old Charlie Gard, who is dying of a rare disease, ans who wish to take him home to die, be permitted to care for their child as they wish until the natural end of his life.
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Father Francesco Bamonte, the chairman of the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) says future priests need more training about the nature of evil.
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