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2017-01-24T17:19:04-05:00

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I Warned You About Never Knowing When Pope Francis Might Give You A Call…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

But everyone ignores me. So a young man in Italy gets the surprise of his life. An Italian teenager who wrote to Pope Francis was shocked when the informal Argentinian pontiff phoned him for a chat. (more…) Read more

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Remember the Ruined Fresco? Cecilia Gomez teaches Us How To Make Mistakes Pay

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

I mean, that seems to be the takeaway to me. An 82-year-old Spanish pensioner who gained global notoriety for ruining a fresco of Christ in a clumsy restoration has signed a lucrative royalty deal for the merchandising of her ‘art’. (more…) Read more

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Calling All Vampire Hunters: Your Kit Is Complete And Ready For Ordering

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Just kidding about the “ready for ordering part.” But this would really come in handy when coming across vampires and such like. I hear it will even work on zombies in a pinch. For the zombie version, they replace the silver bullet firing Derringer with a sawed off shotgun. Want to see something else that’s scary? (more…) Read more

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The Virgin Mary Church Building in Delga, Egypt Is No More

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Not even being named for the most revered woman in the Koran could spare the site, which had endured in Delga since the 4th or 5th century, AD. (more…) Read more

The Persecuted Church

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Someone Send Governor Christie A Catechism. Please.

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

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By just perusing it briefly, see, he could learn a lot of neat things. You know, like how the Church teaches that homosexuals are no more sinful than folks who are not homosexuals. (more…) Read more

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Pope Francis Wants Us To Pray For Egypt. Idea: Send Money Too!

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

First, a prayer from Pope Francis to Mary, Queen of Peace. (more…) Read more

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2017-01-24T17:19:06-05:00

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HHS Mandate Briefing: It’s the “Pop Philosophy” of Planned Parenthood vs. the Real McCoy

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

And unfortunately, we aren’t bringing to bear the in-depth philosophical arguments needed to carry the day. Baylor University’s Francis Beckwith explains it all in his latest post at The Catholic Thing. Here’s a snip. (more…) Read more

Fighting the Good Fight

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Like the Coptic Church Does, The United States Should Be Supporting the Egyptian Provisional Government UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

The Coptic Christian Church in Egypt has put out the following statement, “The Egyptian Coptic Church is following the unfortunate developments on the ground of our country Egypt and emphasizes its strong stance with the Egyptian police, armed forces and other organizations of the Egyptian people in the face of groups of armed violence and black terrorism…While we appreciate the sincere and friendly position that understands the nature of the developments, we strongly deplore the media fallacies that are prevalent... Read more

We Backed the Wrong Horse

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This Is The Kind Of Chart One Can Stare At For Hours…UPDATED

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 9:26 am By Frank Weathers

I found it folded neatly in the back of volume one of Philip Hughes’ A History of the Church: An Introductory Study. I picked it up for $2.00 at the public library’s used book sale earlier this year. Here on one piece of paper is all that was happening between the time Sts. Peter and Paul were martyred, up until the Edict of Milan. Sorry it’s a little cock-eyed, but this is the best I could do. (more…) Read more

The Church in the World

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Salman Rushdie on the “Culture of Offendedness,” and Thoughts of Other Authors Whose Names Start With “S”

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

From The Independent, with a dateline out of Edinburgh, the noted author observes that we’re all too offended nowadays. What? You hadn’t noticed? (more…) Read more

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