Women of Grace
® and other concerned lay groups have cause to rejoice as news breaks that the U.S. bishops have heard their concerns and released a new FAQ paper on the controversial Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that acknowledges the “growing concerns about the effect of these standards on Catholic schools in our country.”
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The husband of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, the pregnant Sudanese Catholic who has been sentenced to death for apostasy, says the US State Department has done little to help him and is left with nothing more he can do "but pray" for the release of his wife.
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The nation's largest media watchdog has started a petition drive to demand an end to the mainstream media blackout of new developments in the IRS scandal that targeted Christians and conservatives and pro-life groups.
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According to a national medial watchdog group, McDonald's, Kohl's, Sears and Target are among the companies who are sponsoring some of the raunchiest shows on television today.
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The popular Home and Garden TV channel (HGTV) is the latest network under fire after cancelling a show hosted by major league baseball players, David and Jason Benham, simply because they subscribe to the Christian faith.
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More than 350 big-hearted volunteers from Memphis-are churches banded together to host the first annual Joy Prom for people with special needs to give them an opportunity to experience a beloved high school tradition.
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop in the U.S., Gene Robinson, whose ordination caused a split in the global Anglican community, has announced that he and his partner of 25 years are divorcing.
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Michelle Knight, one of three women who were held captive in a Cleveland house before escaping a year ago today says she has forgiven her captor.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A courageous representative from the state of South Dakota, Rep. Steve Hickey, has touched off a firestorm by publishing a column in which he criticizes doctors for not speaking out about the devastating physical and emotional ramifications of same-sex relations.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
How do you know when the cultural obsession with sex has reached the point of no return? When someone comes up with a "Hook-Up Truck", a kind of mobile hotel suite outfitted to accommodate anyone who needs a place to indulge in casual sex.
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