by Tom McFeely
Friday, June 19, 2009 10:41 AM
'Reproductive health' clinic in Kenya. (hewlett.org)
A pair of new studies conclude that U.N.-sponsored health programs may have been a multibillion-dollar boondoggle.
“In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries,” Associated Press reports. “But just what the world’s gotten for its money isn’t clear,... READ MORE
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Filed under abortion, contraception, united nations
by Edward Pentin
Friday, June 19, 2009 9:04 AM
A priest hears a confession during a penitential celebration at St. Peter's Basilica. (Reuters)
In his letter to priests yesterday to mark the beginning of the Year for Priests, Pope Benedict XVI drew attention to the sacrament of confession, which has been declining in parts of the Western world, particularly Italy.
“Priests ought never to be resigned to empty confessionals or the apparent indifference of the faithful to this... READ MORE
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Filed under confession, sacraments, year for priests
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:59 PM
Catholic News Service reports:
The U.S. bishops will have to poll members missing from their meeting in San Antonio before it’s known whether they are approving liturgical prayers, special Masses and key sections of an English translation of the order of the Mass.
Five texts being prepared for use in English-speaking countries failed to get the... READ MORE
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Filed under mass translations, u.s. bishops
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:26 PM
(CNS)
“Teenagers whose fathers are more involved in their lives are less likely to engage in risky sexual activities such as unprotected intercourse, according to a new study,” MSNBC.com reports in this recent article.
It continues, “The more attentive the dad — and the more he knows about his teenage child’s friends — the bigger the impact... READ MORE
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Filed under fathers
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:16 PM
Want to monitor proceedings at the U.S. bishops’ spring general meeting now underway in San Antonio?
Here’s the link to the USCCB’s Media Relations page on Twitter. Happy Tweeting!
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by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:51 AM
Phil Mickelson practices yesterday for the U.S. Open (usopen.com)
Many golf fans are pulling for Phil Mickelson at this week’s U.S. Open, as his wife, Amy, struggles with breast cancer.
Famed retired NFL coach Don Shula knows how hard it is to focus on your sports career under these trying circumstances. His late wife, Dorothy, died from the disease in 1991, despite a pilgrimage the Shulas took to Medjugorge... READ MORE
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Filed under breast cancer, don shula, medjugorje, phil mickelson
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:52 AM
(ewtn.com)
Pope Benedict XVI today released a letter to priests, in proclamation of the Church’s Year of the Priest, which commences tomorrow.
The letter draws deeply on the priestly example of St. John Mary Vianney, France’s famous 19th-century “Curé of Ars.”
From the Pope’s letter:
There are also, sad to say, situations which can never be... READ MORE
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Filed under benedict xvi, st. john mary vianney, year for priests
by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:08 AM
In the wake of the University of Notre Dame scandal and the Cardinal Newman Society report naming 10 Catholic universities that actually promote abortion by recommending student internships at pro-abortion organizations, comes the story that Catholic college leaders are lobbying the U.S. bishops to withdraw their 2004 policy banning pro-abortion... READ MORE
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Filed under abortion, catholic college, catholic university, university, university of notre dame
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:50 AM
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There hasn’t been a formal confirmation yet, but as the image of this book cover at Amazon.com indicates, arrangements are well under way to distribute Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming social encyclical.
Amazon’s main site won’t accept orders right now due to lack of stock, but Edward Pentin reports out of Rome that Caritas in Veritate (Charity... READ MORE
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Filed under benedict xvi, caritas in veritate, encyclical
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:16 PM
Statue of St. Peter Enthroned (sacred-destinations.com)
Anglican minister Jeffrey Steel describes why he has decided to become Catholic in this June 15 post at his blog, De Cura Animarum.
An excerpt from the post:
In January of this year I began to seriously pray about my journey and was moving deeper into the question of communio. What was God saying to me and why did he bring me all the way to... READ MORE
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Filed under anglicans, conversion, jeffrey steel
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