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2014-12-17T14:27:33-07:00

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4 Ways the Synod on the Family was Like the United States Congress

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:27 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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How was the Synod on the Family like the United States Congress? Here are four ways. 1. We switched from hoping that they would accomplish something good to praying that they didn’t do any harm. By the time the Relatio came out, most faithful Catholics were just hoping and praying that the Synod managed to get through the next week and adjourn without trashing the sacraments and deep-sixing 2,000 years of Catholic teaching. We were no longer looking to the Synod... Read more

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2014-10-18T09:21:54-06:00

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President Obama Discusses Ebola

Last updated on: October 18, 2014 at 9:21 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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President Obama summarizes what’s happening with Ebola in the US. Read more

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2014-10-18T08:57:47-06:00

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In Their Own Words: Inside the Synod

Last updated on: October 18, 2014 at 8:57 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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Synod Fathers discuss the Synod on the Family, 2014. Cardinal Willem Jacobus, Netherlands Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, USA Cardinal Timothy Dolan, USA Cardinal Caffarra, Italy Final Report Projections Read more

2014-12-17T14:29:52-07:00

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Pope Adds African Cardinal to Synod Drafting Committee. Cardinal Pell Says ‘We’re Not Collapsing in a Heap’

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:29 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Public Catholic reader Ken alerted me to the fact that Pope Frances has added another member to the drafting committee for the final report from the First Synod on the Family. This report will not directly affect Church teaching. It will be used for further discussion during the next year. The new member is rather interesting, considering Cardinal Kasper’s foot in mouth comment about African bishops a couple of days ago. He is Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, of South Africa. The... Read more

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2014-12-17T14:37:10-07:00

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Between Terrorism, Ebola and Ebola Hysteria, Staycations are Looking Good

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:37 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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I don’t have the money to take a cruise right now, anyway. I’ve got to hire a plumber to fix some drippy leaks and figure out why water backs up into the vents on my house when the yard is soaked. That, and not airline tickets and cruise ships, is where my money is going. But even if I was full up on cash and aching to roll, I think I’d settle for a car trip and a family picnic.... Read more

2014-12-17T14:38:06-07:00

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Four Londoners Charged with ISIS-Related Terrorism

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:38 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Four men have been accused of plotting a terrorist attack on police officers and soldiers in the streets of London. According to the Daily Mail, the men had sworn oaths of allegiance to ISIS and were scouting a London police station and an army barracks. They had photos of four officers. I assume these were photos of their intended victims. They had managed to arm themselves and had “jihadist materials, including videos of beheadings.” From the Mail Online: Four men... Read more

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2014-12-17T14:38:37-07:00

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Nigeria, Boko Haram Agree to Ceasefire and Release of Kidnapped Girls

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:38 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Nigeria’s chief of defense, Alex Badeh, has announced a truce between the Nigerian government and Boko Harma and the possible release of the 200 school girls that Boko Haram abducted six months ago. From BBC Africa: Nigeria’s military says it has agreed a truce with Islamist militants Boko Haram – and that the schoolgirls the group has abducted will be released. Nigeria’s chief of defence staff, Alex Badeh, announced the truce. Boko Haram has not made a public statement. The... Read more

2014-10-16T22:32:25-06:00

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Cardinal Kasper and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Interview

Last updated on: October 16, 2014 at 10:32 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Cardinal Kasper says he didn’t say it. The reporter says he’s got it on tape. “It” is the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad interview that Cardinal Kasper gave yesterday. I can understand why Cardinal Kasper is doing his best to unsay what he said. He truly did open his clerical mouth and insert both his priestly feet. His terrible, horrible, no good, very bad interview began with a few off-the-cuff remarks about how the bishops from Africa were opposing... Read more

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2014-12-17T14:39:44-07:00

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6 Things I Hope the Synod on the Family Does That It Doesn’t Seem to be Doing Now

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:39 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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I had high hopes for the Synod on the Family. I had hope that it would find ways for the Church to support and strengthen traditional marriage, that it would address the real problems of children of divorce who grow up with half their souls amputated by the constant roiling. I had hope that it would take a look at ways to help people who are trying their best to follow Catholic teaching in a hostile world where one McJob... Read more

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2014-12-17T14:40:26-07:00

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Second Dallas Nurse Diagnosed with Ebola had Just Completed Cross Country Flight

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 2:40 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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A second Dallas nurse has been diagnosed with Ebola. She had traveled on a commercial flight from Cleveland to Dallas a few hours before she became ill. She is the second person to contract the disease after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, who died from the Ebola. I’m not sure how emergency room personnel, who make the first diagnosis, are going to protect themselves from potential exposure to Ebola. It may lead to masks and gloves all around, even when... Read more

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