Posts Tagged ‘matter’
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Religious labels matter less in 2012 presidential campaign
There aren't any white Protestants on the presidential ballot this year — a first in American history.
Instead, the race features two Catholic candidates for vice president, and a Mormon Republican and African-American mainl...
News
Separating fact from fiction in Vatican leaks case
For the last six months, the so-called Vatileaks affair has rocked the frescoed halls of the Vatican, plunging the global center of the Roman Catholic church into turmoil.
Devotion
Poetry: All I Want Is Peace
Dear Lord Jesus, All I ever wanted was peace To be left alone and have peace. Not just peace and quiet, but everlasting peace. The kind of peace that only you can offer. I am sick and tired of people bringing drama around me &n...
Christian Living
Walking the Tightrope:The Lover’s Smile
By Father Nathan Miller How do we come to realize the beauty of the Spiritual Life? How do you explain to a little girl what a beautiful dancer she could become if she has no idea what a ballerina is? How do we begin to give le...
Christian Living
Think Again: Who’s Right?
By Benjamin O’Loughlin Election year in the US always brings debate and strife. What’s interesting about this year is that, from healthcare to ecology, belief is at the center of the storm. Today belief is cheap. I believ...
Catholic bishops in India concerned about growing economic divide
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, told the bishops’ biennial assembly on 1 February that the widening of the gap between rich and poor is “a matter of serious concern fo...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Christians and Civil disobedience
Question: “When is civil disobedience allowed for a Christian?” Answer: The emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 to 68 was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, also known simply as Nero. The emperor was not known for b...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Is Halloween for Christians?
Question: “Should Christians celebrate Halloween?” Answer: Whether or not Christians should celebrate Halloween can be a very controversial topic. Some Christians celebrate Halloween simply by dressing up in a costu...
News
Dutch commission investigates high level of deaths of minors in Catholic mental hospital in the 1950s
A Dutch commission was tasked recently to investigate the deaths of some 34 minors, all boys, in the 1950s, that stayed in a Roman Catholic boarding school and workshop for the mentally ill. The commission, headed by former edu...
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