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. . . You Shall Know Them
A commentary from http://www.RealCatholicTV.com
Just what is the result of the scandal surrounding the USCCB?

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Archbishop Hannan’s Original ‘Prayer for the (New Orleans) Saints’

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Credit: Archdiocese of New Orleans – Prayer for the Saints – by WWLTV.com
Posted on January 26, 2010
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Archbishop Philip Hannan penned the original “Prayer for the Saints” in 1968. You can see a copy of it by clicking here.

Americans, Left and Right, Have Obama’s Number! The President Must Lead America Conservatively

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Marie Jon, RA analyst, February 4, 2010

President Barack Obama stood before Congress and the American people just a little over a week ago to deliver his State of the Union Address — but his words still resound as nothing more than the tirade of a spoiled, frustrated, scolding and angry man.

While some might claim [...]

Thank You, Glenn Beck, for Exposing Communism’s Evils

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Beck’s efforts ensure that the millions extinguished by the communist killing machine will not be forgotten.

  By Jamie Glazov,  Pajamas Media, February 5, 2010
Both of my grandfathers were exterminated by Stalinist terror. Both of my parents, Yuri and Marina Glazov, were dissidents in the former Soviet Union. They risked their lives for freedom; they stood [...]

Vatican Official Says Religious Orders Are In Modern ‘Crisis’

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 By John Thavis, Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A top Vatican official said religious orders today are in a “crisis” caused in part by the adoption of a secularist mentality and the abandonment of traditional practices.
Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, said the [...]

LifeSiteNews.com Headlines: Feb. 6, 2010

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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FORCES MILITARY HOSPITALS TO STOCK MORNING AFTER PILL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) – Late Thursday, the Obama administration issued a new order for the U.S. military requiring all military hospitals and health centers to stock the morning after pill. The Department of Defense will soon begin having military medical facilities stock the Plan B drug, [...]

President George W. Bush Receives Cardinal O’Connor Award from Legatus

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By John-Henry Westen, February 5, 2010, LifeSiteNews.com
DANA POINT, California – At a gathering Thursday night, former President George W. Bush was awarded the 2010 Cardinal John J. O’Connor Pro-Life Award, given annually by the international Catholic business executives’ organization, Legatus, for distinguished achievement in service to the pro-life effort. 
Less than a dozen protestors attempted to [...]

Gaming for Satan: New Video Games Mock the Church and Glorify Satan

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….All these games seem to have one central theme – God is the enemy and the devil is the hero. One game guide blatantly states: “The Judeo-Christian God is portrayed as the prominent villain in the series . . .”….

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS, Staff Journalist, Living His Life AbundantlyFebruary 5, 2010
A long-time video gamer and [...]

Second Focus on the Family Ad on Tebow, Abortion to Air Before Super Bowl

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By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Editor, February 5, 2010

Miami, FL (LifeNews.com) – If you think you have read all there is on the Focus on the Family commercial featuring Tim Tebow and his mother’s decision not to have an abortion — wait, there’s more. Officials at the pro-life group announced today that they are unveiling a [...]

CCHD Scandal Picks Up Steam as Bishops React

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By Patrick B. Craine and John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews.com, February 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Various offices of the U.S. Bishops Conference (USCCB) have reacted to the two new reports issued by the Reform CCHD Now coalition (RCN) this week, but the reactions, claims RCN, have not addressed the core message of their reports. 
While RCN [...]

GOSPEL & MEDITATION

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Father Alex Yeung, LC , 4th week in OT
Mark 6:30-34
The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. [...]

ST. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS

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CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY, FEBRUARY 06, 2010

 
Born in a wealthy family in 1562  at Tounucumada, Japan, the son of a military leader, Paul Miki felt a call to religious life from his youth. He became Jesuit in 1580 after being educated at the Jesuit college at Anziquiama. He became a successful evangelist, and when the political [...]

FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 2010

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