DEQUINCY, LA (AP) — Early this morning, a small town in Louisiana suspended one of its firefighters, 39-year-old Ronnie Edwards, without pay for praying while on duty at the scene of a fire. Edwards, who has been with the DeQuincy Fire Department since he was 21, was also arrested and sentenced to 30 days in […]
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized yesterday by Pope Francis. In 1994, she submitted an amicus brief, filed by her counsel Robert P. George, pleading with the United States Supreme Court to reverse its decision in Roe v. Wade. The text of her brief appears below. Source: Mother Teresa’s 1994 Message to the Supreme Court […]
By Isla Binnie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonization just 19 years after her death. Tens of thousands of pilgrims packed Source: Pope proclaims ‘dispenser of […]
In a day and age when many professional athletes succumb to lust and the pressure of sexual temptation, former NFL Player and Super Bowl-winning tight end Ben Utecht says he wore a wedding band even before he was married to guard against the temptation of sexual sin. Source: Christian NFL Player Ben Utecht Wore Wedding […]
My brother Evan was born female. He came out as transgender 16 years ago but never stopped wanting to have a baby. This spring he gave birth to his first child Source: My Brother’s Pregnancy and the Making of a New American Family | TIME
Source: The weekend activity that can help you feel happier throughout the week | Ahead of the Trend
If public accommodation is the highest law, then anyone who declines to engage in such accommodations should theoretically face the same costs. Source: This Pattern Suggests Conservative Christians are Being Targeted | The Stream
Any Catholic who rejects Catholic teaching, or who technically accepts it but minimizes it to the point of insignificance, is not a “moderate” Catholic but a dissenter, or one seeking approval from the world (a temptation Our Lord warns against)—and should be identified as such. Source: The Myth of the Moderate Catholic | William Doino […]
Some have forgiven. Others are still trying. “I know I need to as a believer.” Source: A year later, families of the Charleston shooting victims still wrestle with forgiveness. – The Washington Post
The party’s convention gave voice to the religious principle of love as the root of liberal policies, a linking of policy and faith usually associated with the Republican Party. Source: For Hillary Clinton and Democrats, a Public Shift Toward ‘God-Talk’ – The New York Times
