The Archdiocese of Boston has taken some parishioners to court in an effort to put an end to their 10-year vigil at a closed Roman Catholic church.
A Superior Court judge heard arguments Friday. It’s unclear when a ruling will be issued regarding the church in Scituate (SIT’-choo-it). MORE
The Constitution’s Natural Born Citizenship Clause states that “no person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.”
The scholarly consensus about Cruz is that he’s most likely eligible to run for the office of President and serve in the White House for several reasons. MORE
The move appeared to be an attempt to heal rifts and mute criticism at home and in the United States. Netanyahu drew accusations of racism in Israel, especially from its Arab minority, and a White House rebuke when, just a few hours before polling stations were to close across the country, he warned that Arab citizens were voting “in droves.” MORE
Riot police protected the 58-year-old Rev. Juan Barros as he left the ceremony at the cathedral of San Mateo in the city of Osorno.
Thousands of churchgoers dressed in the black of mourning protested outside the church and a few made their way inside, despite police efforts to keep them out. Even inside the cathedral, supporters of Barros scuffled with opponents who shouted denunciations. MORE
“Sisters . . . Later. . . . well would you look at that. And these are the cloistered ones. Just imagine the non-cloistered ones,” he said, provoking laughter among the crowd gathered in the cathedral.
“They are going to eat him! Sisters . . sisters!” MORE
Foetuses normally touch their mouths and faces much less the older and more developed they are. MORE
In the last decade, thousands of British teenagers have celebrated their ‘graduation’ from secondary school by hiring a limousine to travel to their prom in style. MORE
The signs of the times, the words behind the gestures being made tell the story of just how close we are to a Nuclear war with Russia. This report was found on CBS Chicagos website and posted on March 19th 2015. Not only do we have the possibility of a confrontation with Russia this past week, but the Russian companies are preparing their employees for a nuclear war, now America begins its preparations for a nuclear war. MORE – VIDEO #1 – VIDEO #2
Public health officials have unveiled a new plan to launch a massive nationwide vaccination promotion campaign involving private business and non-profit organizations to pressure all adults to comply with the adult vaccination schedule approved by the Centers for Disease Control MORE
If the master planners of the universe are anything, it is predictable in their behavior. No matter what rules they seek to impose, you can always count on a healthy dose of hypocrisy.
Take the issues of assisted suicide and mandatory vaccination. While on the surface the two may not seem related at all, they both have to do with life, ironically enough. MORE
What a difference a decade makes. Last week, the Presbyterian Church (USA) became the latest Christian denomination to affirm marriage equality, after a ratification vote in the Palisades presbytery on Tuesday night pushed the number of affirming presbyteries over 51 percent MORE
“Arise, Little Lamb”
Vol 8 Issue 12 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
March 21, 2015 ~Saint Benedict, opn!
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (11)
2. Passion Sunday
3. St. Nicholas of Flue
4. Marriage and Parenthood (12)
5, Articles and notices Continue reading
Nazar Sarani’s village in southeast Iran was once an island. It is now a desert, a casualty of the country’s worsening water crisis.
“We live in the dust,” said the 54-year-old cattle herder of his home in the once exceptional biosphere of Lake Hamoun, a wetland of varied flora and fauna, which is now nothing but sand-baked earth. MORE
For Bishop Williamson, it’s too little too late.