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DAILY BLOG | Breaking News and Analysis PRINT EDITION | February 14, 2010 Issue

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Commentary

Laughing at Lucifer in Lent

by Father Dwight Longenecker

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Pro-Marriage Prejudice

by Sue Elln Browder

Christians in California felt that the federal trial examining Prop. 8, the ballot initiative banning same-sex “marriage,” put their own beliefs on trial.

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Stupak’s Pro-Life Vision

by RICH DALY

Pro-life Congressman Bart Stupak, D-Mich., discusses the effect the pro-life movement is having on politics in Washington.

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March Adds White House Vigil

by RICH DALY

There was a new element at this year's March for Life in Washington: a flashlight vigil outside the White House to pray for the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Books

Bringing the Word to Life

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Frank Freeman recommends Scott Hahn’s Spirit & Life.

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Education

Art for Faith’s Sake

by Carlos Briceño

The Way of Beauty program is intended to help students at Thomas More College in New Hampshire appreciate art and Western civilization — and lead them closer to the source of all beauty.

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Travel

2,000-Year History

by ANGELO STAGNARO

On the 1,000th anniversary of the sacking of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Register correspondent Angelo Stagnaro takes a look.

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Opinion

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New Roman Missal Ready to Go?

by EDWARD PENTIN

Australian Cardinal George Pell, chairman of the international group of bishops advising the Vatican about the translation of the Roman Missal into English, is “optimistic” the new missal will be ready for parish use for Advent 2011.

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St. Francis: a Giant of Sanctity

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Evangelizing Over the Airwaves

Father Francis Hoffman of Relevant Radio discusses why the airwaves are still an important area of evangelization in this Internet age.

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8 Practices for a Happier, Healthier, Holier Marriage

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Media Overload

Kids spend more than 53 hours a week using electronic media, a new survey finds. To avoid this overload, the Church says: “One should practice moderation and discipline in the use of the social communications media” (Catechism, No. 2512).

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