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is there such a thing as "Post-Abortion Syndrome?". It’s the cover story for the NYTimes Magazine tomorrow – not up on the main magazine site yet, but I found it posted already here. The author, Emily Bazelon, is a contributing editor of Legal Affairs and a senior editor of Slate magazine, and has written for…

The Pope will write a letter to Chinese Catholics: Benedict XVI has decided to shortly “address a letter to the Catholics of China”: this was the important conclusion contained in an official statement released by the Holy See press office at the end of a 2 day meeting held at the Vatican January 19 and…

Reader Anthony points us to this great site for artwork related to the Gospel of John. Don’t forget Textweek, either, a site which provides all sorts of resources, including art, for each Sunday of the liturgical year (all the mainline lectionaries are incorporated, not just RC)

Via the Fides News Service – the news service for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (which you should bookmark), I saw a brief story about the Saint Camillo Association in Benin and the Ivory Coast. Started by a layman named Gregoire Ahongbonon, it is dedicated primarily to serving the mentally ill, those who…

The Pope, with a reminder: Pope Benedict XVI asked the government of Turkey to grant full legal recognition to the Catholic Church and to establish a formal dialogue with the nation’s Catholic bishops to work out concrete problems. Welcoming Muammer Dogan Akdur as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican Jan. 19, the pope said that…

…overheard while I "worked." In a place with no music this time, thank goodness, but plenty of business otherwise. And yes, I did get stuff done. Counter person serves me my fruit cup, gives me my change then whips around to her co-worker and continues their conversation:  "So, if you’re still talking on the phone,…

The Archdiocese of New York today announced its decisions on parish realignment and closings. This link takes you to a press release Nine parishes and six missions originally recommended to be closed or to be merged with other parishes will retain their current status.  These include Saint Rita of Cascia parish in the Bronx, Guardian…

First Things has a redesign – looks sharp. Now online, an excellent article from the new issue by Timothy George on "Evangelicals and the Mother of God." Mary’s significance for Luther is twofold. Mary is the person and place where God has chosen to enter most deeply into the human story. And Mary is also…

But this time, the Jewish kind. A fascinating look at the history of cantors in synagogue services – and their American heyday. In early December, a bearded Hasidic Jewish man stood before a sold out crowd at Lincoln Center and delivered a concert of melodies that are normally heard only within the confines of a…

…for the Episcopal Church: Today, January 18, 2007, the Executive Board of the Diocese of Virginia took a step forward in preserving the mission and ministry of the Diocese and the Episcopal Church for current and future generations of Episcopalians and adopted a resolution concerning the property of 11 Episcopal Churches where a majority of…
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