2016-09-30T15:58:41-04:00

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:58 pm   By

Or maybe a variation of “Modern Family”? From Hollywood comes this news:  Comedy veteran Laurie Metcalf is set to star opposite Jack McGee and Joey McIntyre in CBS’ new pilot for half-hour The McCarthys, from Sony TV and Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment…. Written/co-executive produced by Brian Gallivan, The McCarthys revolves around a big Irish Catholic, sports-crazed Boston clan and the gay son whose greatest sin is not his sexuality but his desire to spend less time with his family. Metcalf will play the clan’s... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:41-04:00

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After igniting some lively discussion on Facebook—and a fair amount of criticism for her approach—Michelle Arnold of Catholic Answers has just removed the Q&A that sparked this post, with the explanation: Sometimes apologists try out new means of making their point—sometimes the new means work, sometimes they don’t. In this case, evidently the word picture I chose did not help. I’ll keep it in mind for the future, and I will go and remove the Q&A from EWTN’s web site  Thanks,... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:42-04:00

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From The Times of India:   Women who take oral contraceptives regularly are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to others, shows a study by AIIMS doctors. Breast cancer risk was found to be 9.5 times more in women with a history of consuming such pills. Early menstruation cycle, late marriage and lower duration of breastfeeding were the other major factors responsible for the disease amongIndians, according to the study published in the latest issue of the Indian Journal of Cancer. The... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:42-04:00

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From the AP:  A Roman Catholic churchofficial is set to leave prison after 18 months because he won an appeal of his landmark conviction in the priest-abuse scandal. A state prison spokeswoman, Terri Fazio, saysMonsignor William Lynn is scheduled to be released Thursday from the prison in Waymart, in northeastern Pennsylvania. Lynn is set to be taken to Philadelphia, where he must remain on electronic monitoring while prosecutors appeal the Superior Court ruling. Read the rest.  UPDATE:  Reports indicate he was released this afternoon, after the Archdiocese... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:42-04:00

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From Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie:  The Pope is not just a leader; he is a religious leader who, precisely because of his religious vitality, has succeeded in touching human hearts. The Pope Francis phenomenon is a reminder, yet again, that spirituality and not secularity is the driving force of modern life; it is his spiritual intensity that sets him apart and that provides the best answer to the spiritual emptiness of our time. It is simply impossible to understand the... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:42-04:00

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He did it at a memorial service on New Year’s Day:  Claire Davis’ father asked people to forgive the fellow student who shot and killed his 17-year-old daughter at Arapahoe High School. It was an amazing and generous request to make at a celebration of Claire’s life on New Year’s Day at the National Western Livestock Show complex in Denver. The request was all the more stunning because Michael Davis invoked the name of his daughter’s killer — 18-year-old Karl... Read more

2016-09-30T15:58:42-04:00

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Details:  A beloved Roman Catholic priest was found dead Wednesday in his church’s rectory, spurring police to launch a murder investigation and those he touched to try to make sense of his sudden passing. Eureka, California, Police Chief Andy Mills said officers — responding to a call from staff at St. Bernard Church — first came across the victim around 9 a.m. Wednesday. He did not elaborate on how the death occurred, adding Wednesday night that there were no suspects.... Read more

2016-09-30T15:59:13-04:00

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From the BBC:  A missing priest from Luton has been found dead and slumped over the wheel of his car outside a supermarket. Father Joseph Williams, 42, is believed to have lain undiscovered in his car at Morrisons’ car park in Houghton Regis for three days from 27 December. Bedfordshire Police said they were called to the car park on Monday. A spokesman said the priest had been in the car “for some time”. Father Williams is thought to have... Read more

2016-09-30T15:59:13-04:00

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Details:  The White House responded Wednesday to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor halting a birth control mandate in ObamaCare for a Catholic organization, saying the group isn’t subject to the requirement because it doesn’t apply to self-funded church plans. Sotomayor issued the order late Tuesday, one day before parts of the health care law were set to go into effect. In her order, Sotomayor said the government is temporarily prevented from enforcing contraceptive coverage requirements against the Denver-based Little Sisters... Read more

2015-03-13T16:34:36-04:00

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Start practicing: Music and dates are here.   Details: While a day like Christmas is fixed in our minds and on the calendars on December 25th, many of the important feasts of the Church year move, based upon the date that Easter is set. Easter changes each year moving to the Sunday after the “Paschal Full Moon,” and can fall between March 22 and April 25. In ancient times before calendars were common, most people did not know the dates for the upcoming Liturgical... Read more

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