By Monica Migliorino Miller, Ph.D I am composing this memo just hours after the US Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision—led by so-called Catholic Justice Anthony Kennedy—ruled that all 50 states must recognize gay so-called “marriage” as marriage according to the rights guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Let me say …
Lincoln, Neb., Jun 25, 2014 / 02:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Nebraska Bishop James D. Conley’s pastoral letter “The Language of Love” has had an international impact in the first three months since it was published. “Sacrifice is the language of love,” Bishop Conley’s pastoral letter reads. “Love is spoken in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, …
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By Mary Rezac Denver, Colo., Jun 28, 2015 / 04:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After receiving thousands of complaints about the adverse effects of the birth control implant Essure, the FDA announced late Wednesday that it has updated the list of risks and complications associated with the device, and that a public hearing would be held …
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http://www.patheos.com/blogs by Simcha Fisher Got a big family? Then you already know that you’re crazy, a traitor to feminism, and a slave to the patriarchy; you’re neglecting most of your kids and robbing the rest of their childhood; you’re a burden on the system in general, and you probably don’t own a TV. But wait, …
June 24, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) — For the first time in seven years, the U.S. birth rate has risen, according to recorded U.S. birth certificates. The number of births rose to 3.98 million babies born alive in 2014. It’s the most births since 2010, and the first time since 2007 that the number of annual births …
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June 19, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) — Carolyn Woo, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), spoke yesterday at the Vatican as a member of the panel that presented the papal encyclical Laudato Si to the world’s media. Woo was invited by the Vatican despite longstanding and frequently expressed concerns that the CRS is involved in funding contraception and abortion …
Por: Bonnie Borel-Donohue ¿Quién podría ser el mejor ejemplo de cómo amar a su cónyuge que el Máximo Amante, Dios? Pero, ¿cómo ama Dios? Después de haber meditado sobre esta pregunta, el Papa Pablo VI y el Papa Juan Pablo II discernieron cuatro características claves del amor de Dios. El amor de Dios es siempre: …
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June 15, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – A new study shows that certain birth control pills may impair sleep and raise the level of stress hormones in women who take them. The study examined women and girls who use combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) to treat acne. To ascertain the quality of subjects’ sleep, researchers used the Pittsburgh …
http://www.dw.de/german-study-says-condoms-contain-cancer-causing-chemical/a-1220847 The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart said on Friday it had found the carcinogen N-Nitrosamine in 29 of 32 types of condoms it tested in simulated conditions. The condoms, which were kept in a solution with artificial sweat, exuded huge amounts of cancer-causing N-Nitrosamine from its rubber coating. Researchers measured amounts of …
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is pleased to confirm that Pope Francis will visit our nation’s preeminent Marian shrine and patronal church on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, rector of the National Shrine, states, “We are truly delighted that Pope Francis is following in the footsteps of …
CHAPEL HILL, NC, June 9, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – A new study recommends that doctors implant IUDs into new mothers’ wombs while they are still in the hospital for childbirth, in an effort to increase the number of American women fitted with the abortifacient device. Previously, new mothers were told to wait six months after birth …
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Connie Marshner A 26-year-old woman in Los Angeles nearly died last month because of a blood clot in her brain. The cause? An oral contraceptive (OC). A 21-year-old woman in England, Fallan Kurek, did die last week after taking an oral contraceptive for only 25 days. It had been prescribed by her doctor to “regulate …
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Of all the gestures, actions, decisions, operations, motions in the life of the human person, by far the greatest (beyond comparison) is to receive Jesus, the Lord and God into the very depths of your soul in the greatest of all Sacraments: Holy Communion. The Bread of Life, the Bread of the Angels, Corpus Christi, …
“One cannot encounter God, my brothers and sisters, without trembling, without awe, without profound respect and holy fear.” The following Message from Cardinal Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was sent to participants of the “Sacra Liturgia 2015” event in New York City, held this past week, …
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CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 5, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has announced that taking oral contraceptives caused depression that plunged her into some “dark moments” as a teenage college student. The actress, best known for her portrayal as Padme in the popular big screen “Star Wars” saga, spoke to graduates of her alma mater, …
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By Grace Smith May 29, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) — “So are you hoping for a boy or a girl?” “It doesn’t matter as long as the baby is healthy.” This is the conversation that I listened to as I stood next to my special needs sister. I bet you have heard this line before; or possibly …
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May 29, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) — The grave effects of Ireland’s May 22 referendum in favor of same-sex “marriages,” not only for the secular world, but also especially for the Catholic Church, are showing themselves already. None other than the leading cardinal who has promoted the liberal agenda for the two-part Synod of Bishops on the …
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May 29, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Women who use modern contraceptives have at least a 50 percent greater chance of having potentially deadly blood clots, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Medicine. The study — which examines women aged 15-49 over the last 13 years — used two different United Kingdom …
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BY STOYAN ZAIMOV , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER, May 7, 2015 Pope Francis has said that Roman Catholic priests can begin pardoning women who’ve had abortions and doctors who have performed the procedure starting in 2016, changing long-standing Catholic practice. The Vatican insisted, however, that it continues to look at abortion as a sin. Archbishop Rino …
BY STOYAN ZAIMOV , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER, May 7, 2015 Ann Marie Lapkowicz is a friend of mine. Her daughter is now an international celebrity. The story begins when Ann Marie’s daughter Mary was in 4th grade. As PennLive.com reports, her friend Ben Moser worked hard to make sure that Mary was included in the …
By John Stonestreet May 28, 2015 (BreakPoint.org) — For five years, Dr. Abigail Rine has been teaching a course on gender theory at George Fox University, an evangelical school in the Quaker tradition. At the beginning of the semester, she tells her students that “they are guaranteed to read something they will find disagreeable, probably …
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