In US, Capuchins punch above their weight/John Allen
New Chapel Dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon: New worship space is located at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Our Lady of Lebanon in Lebanon http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/new-chapel-dedicated-to-our-lady-of-lebanon/
.....As of Friday, no criminal charges had been filed against the longtime priest [Monsignor Kevin McAuliffe], who came to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1997 and is largely credited with building it into one of the largest Roman Catholic churches in Nevada, according to Father James Jankowski, the man who replaced him at the church on an interim basis. Jankowski made his comments in a church newsletter..... http://www.lvrj.com/news/priest-s-absence-riles-summerlin-church-130900963.html?ref=963
Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University Of Steubenville? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ken-blackwell/will-obama-destroy-franci_b_989529.html
That, as they say, is that.
When anti circumcision activists–known ludicrously (in my view) as "intactivists"–qualified an initiative to ban the circumcision of minors, we discussed it at length here at SHS.
Well, that led to a big fuss, a judge booted the initiative from the ballot, and now Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that makes such local attempts to outlaw circumcision illegal. From the AP story:
Anwar al-Awlaki was reportedly killed by a U.S. drone strike on Friday morning. He was as the New York Times describes him "the American-born cleric whose fiery sermons made him a larger-than-life figure in the shadowy world of jihad."
But that is not how the New York Times always described him. It's interesting to review the coverage he received over the years and what, if anything, that can tell us about media coverage of Islam in America.
Shortly after al Qaeda launched it's attack on Americans using four hijacked airliners, media interest in Islam spiked considerably. This is understandable. One of the people that was sought after for interviews was none other than al-Awlaki. He was an American, spoke perfect English, used American idioms, and was well respected by many Muslims.
Here's a New York Times piece from October 19, 2001.....
O'Grady: Cuba's Repression Escalates
Growing Numbers of Britons Claim 'No Religion'
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| Growing numbers of Britons are rejecting religious belief, with almost one in four now saying they have "no religion at all", official figures suggest. |
http://www.thechurchreport.com/index.cfm?objectID=140170
The Stripping of the British Churches
....."Boom conditions in China, India and Brazil have created an incredible demand for lead and copper," Katri Link, senior press officer at Ecclesiastical Insurance, a private company that insures about 90 percent of churches in England and Wales) told ENInews. "Church roofs are often the target, threatening some churches with bankruptcy," she said.
Theft of copper cable from churches, railways and historic buildings is a soaring national problem in Britain..... http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2011/09/the-stripping-of-the-british-churches.html
Lobbying Group Wants Cross Removed From Swiss Flag http://www.persecution.org/2011/09/30/lobbying-group-wants-cross-removed-from-swiss-flag/
Poland: The people of Sokolka, Poland celebrate a possible Eucharistic miracle as scientists confirm that a consecrated host has become human heart tissue
Russian Catholics condemn demolition of Missionaries of Charity
A member of the Missionaries of Charity carries a portrait of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at World Youth Day 2011. Moscow city officials are preparing to bulldoze a second building operated by the order. http://www.catholicregister.org/news/international/item/13064-russian-catholics-condemn-demolition-of-missionaries-of-charity-hospice
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Washington (CNN) -- Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran's semi-official Fars News agency reported Friday. http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/world/meast/iran-christian-pastor/
Iran: No annulment of Nadarkhani death penalty http://www.persecution.org/2011/09/30/iran-no-annulment-of-nadarkhani-death-penalty/
Washington exhibition traces history of the Bible in China
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Ask most Americans where the largest Bible printing facility in the world is and they might imagine Nashville, Dallas or London to hold that honor.
Few would guess the correct answer: China.
 Donald Barnes, a former English teacher in China and a member of Groveton Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., studies a display at the Bible exhibit. (Photo by Jim White) |
'Something Beautiful for God'
Saturday Book Pick: Malcolm Muggeridge's uncollected writings
Illinois officials suspend bizarre Rockford abortion facility's license indefinitely
ROCKFORD, Illinois, October 1, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Pro-lifers in Illinois are celebrating after the state of Illinois reportedly suspended the operating license of the notorious Rockford abortion facility based on the dangerously unsanitary conditions discovered there last month.....
.....The abortion facility achieved national notoriety in the pro-life community for its personalized, taunting messages and mocking signage, including hanged and crucified rubber chickens in the windows. The owner of the facility has been known to mock pro-lifers while dressed in a devil costume, or even to emerge from the facility wielding a running chainsaw to drown out pro-lifers......
International pro-life champion Dr. Margaret Ogola dies at age 53
NAIROBI, September 30, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Award-winning author, medical doctor, and world-renowned pro-life advocate Dr. Margaret Ogola passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011. She had battled with cancer for many years.
Dr. Ogola was the author of several highly acclaimed novels including "The River And The Source," a book that follows the lives of four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing world, and a sequel, "I Swear By Apollo," that examines issues of medical ethics and authentic identity.
She was the Director of the Institute of Healthcare Management at Strathmore University in Nairobi, the Medical Director of Cottolengo Hospice, a hospice for HIV and AIDS orphans, the Executive Director of the Family Life Counselling Association of Kenya, and National Executive Secretary for Health and Family Life at the Kenya Episcopal Conference.
Dr. Ogola also helped found and manage the SOS HIV/AIDS Clinic, a clinic for people living with AIDS, and was the Country Co-ordinator of Hope for African Children Initiative (HACI), a partnership of several international NGOs which included Plan, CARE, Save the Children, Society for Women and AIDS, World Conference for Religion and Peace, and World Vision.
However, Dr. Ogola was most widely known for her worldwide pro-life work..... http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/international-pro-life-champion-dr-margaret-ogola-dies-at-age-53
Borneo: Outrage, disbelief over 'abortion' passage in English language workbook http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/10/01/outrage-disbelief-over-'abortion'-passage-in-english-workbook/
Pre natal genetic testing has turned into a search and destroy eugenic abortion mission that targets fetuses with Down syndrome, dwarfism, and other genetic conditions. Indeed, we know that about 90% of such nascent humans become medical waste instead of being born.
Evidence showed that "genetic counselors" pushed the abortion option, and thus the late Senator Ted Kennedy and former Senator (now KS Governor) Sam Brownback co-sponsored a law that requires neutrality in genetic counseling.
And now with a test coming that can catch Down earlier, some are worried that the eugenic enterprise will shift into high gear.
Penn bioethicist Art Caplan reminds us in a good column that parenting children with Down is often a joyful experience. From "Down Syndrome's Rewards Touted as New Test Looms:"
In Euthanasialand–the fantasy world depicted by assisted suicide advocates–every family is loving and caring of their ill and elderly members. In Euthanasia, no one is ever pressured to die early, either directly or indirectly, such as by being made to feel like a burden or unloved. In Euthanasialand, every assisted suicide or lethal injection is absolutely free from coercion, abuse, and/or neglect.
Euthanasialand doesn't exist, of course.
In the real world, elder abuse is a very real and growing problem. Indeed, a new MacArther Genius Grant Award recipient warned in Congressional testimony earlier this year, that elder abuse is a present and growing problem. From "Testimony of Marie-Therese Connolly Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, hearing on Justice for All: Ending Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation. March 2, 2011:
Homosexuality: Illinois Catholic Conference Creates Marriage-Defense Department
Advocates will defend God's definition of marriage in the wake of opposition. http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/illinois-catholic-conference-creates-marriage-defense-department/
No pressure: The boy's two lesbian adopted mothers, Debra, left, and Pauline, right, say that they have not forced their son to become a girl http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043345/The-California-boy-11-undergoing-hormone-blocking-treatment.html#ixzz1ZSSMbzPC
I have worried before that stopping the normal onset of puberty in boys who believe they are girls, is a form of human experimentation–and on children, no less. And now another case has surfaced of an 11-year-old boy who is being kept medically from entering puberty. From the story:
Canada: National Post apologizes for pro-family ad, donates proceeds to gay activist group
September 30, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian National Post, which until the advent of SUN news network was thought to be the most conservative national mainstream media outlet in the country, has shocked conservatives by apologizing for running a pro-family advertisement. Moreover, the National Post says it will be donating the thousands of dollars paid for the ad by the pro-family group to a homosexual activist group.
The ad, sponsored by the Institute for Christian Values, depicted a large picture of a little girl with the header, "Please! Don't confuse me." Below the photo, the youngster said, "I'm a girl. Don't teach me to question if I'm a boy, transsexual, transgendered, intersexed or two spirited." The ad specifically addressed the Toronto District School Board's policy of forbidding parents to opt out of its pro-homosexual curriculum.
In its published apology, the National Post editors wrote: "The fact that we will not be publishing this ad again represents a recognition on our part that publishing it in the first place was a mistake. The National Post would like to apologize unreservedly to anyone who was offended by it. We will be taking steps to ensure that in future our procedures for vetting the content of advertising will be strictly adhered to..... http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-national-post-apologizes-for-pro-family-ad-donates-proceeds-to-gay
Mike Weatherly, who represents the constituencies of Hove and Portsdale, two areas of Brighton on the English Channel, says that Anglicans, Catholics, or those of any other religion that refuses to permit homosexual marriage are evil discriminators who must not be permitted to perform any marriages.
Weatherly, a public proponent of same-sex marriage, is is a member of the Conservative Party.... http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-mainmenu-26/europe-mainmenu-35/9191-british-mp-ban-marriages-in-qhomophobicq-churches
Politics: Pope Benedict XVI on what the principal focus should be for Catholic voters http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-benedict-xvi-on-what-should-be-the-principal-focus-for-catholic-voters
From Jeff Mirus: .....in America, the silly season (I mean the political season) is upon us again. Casting around for a viable Catholic strategy, I simply cannot think of anything that would be more salutary than making government smaller and encouraging intermediate institutions to bloom in the vacuum. Here's why: Toward a Viable Catholic Political Strategy for our Times.
And this.....
Why the Autumn Sun Shines Golden Light http://www.realclearscience.com/2011/10/03/why_the_autumn_sun_shines_golden_light_243362.html
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