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As a college professor of biblical studies and an ordained minister, I am often dismayed by the lack of critical thought in matters religious. Nowhere is this more apparent than at Christmastime. Case in point: On last Saturday’s religion page, the Daily Breeze ran a story about a Notre Dame astrophysicist who claims that the Bethlehem star of Matthew’s Gospel was likely an unusual planetary alignment.

Think about it… You’re burying a loved one, looking for a funeral home, and a guy in a dress walks in… I mean, come on… Who wants to deal with all those pronoun tripwires under those circumstances? No one. MORE

The UK government has granted pharmaceutical giant Pfizer a legal indemnity protecting it from being sued, enabling its coronavirus vaccine to be rolled out across the country as early as next week. MORE

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The Vatican suggested Thursday a Biden presidency might inject new life into the stagnant Paris Climate Accord after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal in 2017. MORE

Psychedelics — everything from ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew with Amazonian origins, to psilocybin, the mind-altering compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms — are at the center of the kind of burgeoning image and legal makeover most recently seen in America’s relationship with cannabis. MORE

Singapore has granted San Francisco start-up Eat Just Inc. regulatory approval to sell its laboratory-grown chicken in the city-state — the world’s first government to allow the sale of cultured meat. MORE

I’m sure most so-called Catholics voted the same way

Latino voters this election season were instrumental in helping flip the state of Arizona blue for the first time since 1996, but in Florida and Texas more Latinos than expected voted for President Donald Trump. MORE

Michael was one of 270 students studying at the Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna State on the main highway to Abuja. On the evening of January 8, 2020, his world was upended when an armed gang, disguised in military fatigues, breached the gate of the school. They snagged four seminarians, including Michael, and made their escape. MORE

Admittedly, she was spectacular. Fuller went 5 for 5 on field goals, booted 3 touchbacks past the end zone, and even made a game saving tackle as the clock expired in regulation. Just kidding. Actually, she kicked one time, it went 30 yards, Vanderbilt lost 41 to zero, and the head coach was fired after the game. This is reality, not a movie. And in real life, women embarrass themselves when they try to play against male athletes. MORE

Vol 13 Issue 48 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward KrierNovember 28, 2020 ~ Our Lady on Saturday

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      First Sunday in Advent
3.      Saint Saturninus
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome’s Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Monday. MORE

Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s comment is sure to raise questions about the Church’s pro-life witness. But for some Catholics, the remark might also raise questions about the sincerity of U.S. bishops on the topic of ecclesial reform. MORE