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Month: July 2021

You can’t take a child from his parents, even if you think you’re saving his soul

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There is an error Catholics and other Christians can commit, and have committed, despite the Church’s own historic warning against it. That is the error of supposing that children can legitimately be taken away from their parents for the sake of their spiritual welfare. The subject has come out most recently in the story of

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Dentist integrates faith into his life and work

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James Koller, a dentist practicing in North St. Paul, recalled being moved by lay presenters at a Cursillo retreat about 25 years ago as they described integrating prayer and their daily lives. “I really was struck by a police officer who said the moment he turns on his siren, he started praying for the people who were at the other end of that call he was going to,” he said. “And I was just like, ‘wow.’”

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St. Joseph: no contemporary superhero, but ‘savior of the savior’

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We live in the culture of the superhero, “the Marvel comic savior,” said Deacon Joe Michalak. Referencing movie superheroes such as the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Captain Marvel and Black Widow, he said they are always saving the world and humanity in flamboyant, futuristic ways.

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House’s refusal to include Hyde in spending bills is called an ‘injustice’

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The refusal by the U.S. House to include the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life riders in appropriations bills before lawmakers passed the measures is an “injustice” that overshadows the provisions that help “vulnerable people,” said the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees.

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Efforts to amend House appropriations bills with pro-life riders fail

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As he offered three amendments to the State Department appropriations bill before the House July 28, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., asked his House colleagues in remarks from the floor, “Where is the justice and empathy and compassion for unborn babies?”

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More pre-COVID liturgical practices resume in archdiocese; caution urged with Delta variant

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Baptismal fonts and holy water stoups in Catholic churches can be filled again in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and as COVID-19 vaccinations continue to take hold, distribution of Communion from a common chalice can resume.

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