In the course of the past week, the U.S. Supreme Court opted not to review a challenge to Obamacare by the Virginia-based Liberty University, but has agreed to hear a pair of cases that challenge the federal government's authority to force business owners to provide contraceptives — including those that can cause abortion — to their employees.
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In his new apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis puts to rest any speculation that he might bend the rules on the Church's moral positions by stating that the institution of female priests is "not a question open to discussion" and that the taking of a human life by abortion is always wrong.
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The ancient prayer form called
Lectio-Divina is a perfect way for us to enter into an ever deepening relationship with God, and the season of Advent provides us with the perfect opportunity to use it. The following six steps lead us in this beautiful method of prayer:
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“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians
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A record number of retailers offered an early start to the Christmas shopping season last week by opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day, but the move didn't result in an increase in sales.
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While addressing participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful not to put aside their own beliefs in order to dialogue with those of other faiths but to "have the courage and the patience to encounter and come towards each other as we are.”
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China's one-child policy has not only ended the lives of millions of babies, but a new meta-analysis of Chinese studies has revealed a 44 percent increase in breast cancer among women who had at least one induced abortion.
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One of the world's best known psychics, Sylvia Browne, died on November 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, at the age of 77. The cause of death has not been released.
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The following blog is being reposted from the teaching series that I gave previously. I hope that you enjoy it!
Great events are marked by great preparation. A wedding, the coming of a new baby, graduations, special anniversaries, significant birthdays, and celebrations of all sorts are often months in the planning.
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“The parting of the ways occurs right at the Child’s manger;
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In the course of the past week, the U.S. Supreme Court opted not to review a challenge to Obamacare by the Virginia-based Liberty University, but has agreed to hear a pair of cases that challenge the federal government's authority to force business owners to provide contraceptives — including those that can cause abortion — to their employees.
