2016-09-30T17:35:59-04:00

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He has given us lip balm flavored like Girl Scout Cookies: The Girl Scout Cookie lip balm collection represents five of our favorite tasty treats: Thin Mints, Trefoils, Chocolate Peanut Butter (Tagalongs), Peanut Butter (Do-si-dos), and Coconut Caramel Stripes (Samoas). These lip balms taste and smell just as scrumptious as the cookies, and you won’t put on any extra pounds by wearing them-though you may develop a habit of licking your lips. Thankfully they’re hydrating too. Buy them individually or get... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:59-04:00

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The fate of that issue  — which Catholic bishops declined to support — was one of the more closely watched votes in yesterday’s election.  The amendment was resoundingly rejected. Details: Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would’ve declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide. The so-called “personhood” initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters, falling... Read more

2016-09-30T17:35:59-04:00

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Details: A woman who spent five years training to be a nun has been crowned the winner of Miss World 2011. Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares, beat contestants from 122 countries to the coveted title after impressing the judges in the categories of beach beauty, top model, talent, sports, and beauty with a purpose – where the contestants must demonstrate involvement in a charity project. Ms Sarcos Colmenares, 21, who has a degree in human resources and currently works... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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It looks like just another singing “flash mob” on a London subway train.  But watch for a delightful surprise at the end. Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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He turned 80 over the weekend, and the Boston Herald takes us to the celebration in Rome: Cardinal Bernard Law was treated to a lavish birthday spread, the company of a conclave of clerics and even the music of a mariachi band in a four-star Italian hotel, where guests rolled up in Vatican Mercedes sedans and left singing the praises of the fallen prelate promoted to his Holy City post after decades of covering up clergy sex abuse in Boston.... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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I seem to remember posting something on this a few years ago at my old site.  But a reader sent it my way, and it deserves re-posting. From Zenit, via Catholic Online, here is Pope Benedict speaking about permanent deacons in 2008: Following a Lenten tradition, Benedict XVI met Thursday with parish priests and clergy of the Diocese of Rome. During the meeting, the participants asked the Pope questions. Here is a translation of the first question and the Holy... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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It’s a precedent-setting ruling out of the Royal Court of Justice in London. From the Guardian: Victims of clerical sexual abuse will find it easier to bring compensation claims against the Catholic church after a judge ruled it can be held responsible for the wrongdoings of its priests. In a test case heard at the high court, Mr Justice Macduff gave a decision in favour of a woman, known as JGE, who claims she was sexually assaulted by a Portsmouth priest... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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And this couple decided to get married during one. They tied the knot while running the New York City Marathon last weekend. Really. Mary and Raymond Donaldson said “I do” while puffing their way through the 22nd mile. Somehow, I don’t think they went through Pre-Cana… Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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Last week, my colleague at CNEWA, Fr. Guido Gockel, delivered a speech in Washington that looked at the problems of the Holy Land in a striking, thought-provoking way. A snip: When we look at the Holy Land from a political point of view, I don’t know what is happening. Recently a senator friend told me that the longer she is in politics, the less sure she is about what is true. What is true in the Holy Land? During the... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:00-04:00

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCCB is continuing to hold HHS’s feet to the fire, regarding the way it denied grants to Catholic organizations. The latest: When Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise yelled “Show me the money” in the movie Jerry Maguire, it was funny. When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) cries “Show me the data,” it is serious. “Show me the data” is an urgent request from USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services. MRS has long worked... Read more

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