International Religious Freedom Report Notes Persecution EWTN NEWS - US CATHOLIC NEWS - May 20, 2013 Washington D.C., May 20, 2013 / 06:05 pm ( EWTN News/CNA ).- Secretary of State John Kerry released on May 20 the annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2012, which documents violence and persecution towards global religious minorities.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-US/~3/HXIqg2dOVLw/new.php
Obama's State Department Report on Religious Freedom - Muslims 49 Mentions, Christians 26 Hmmmmm... BLAZING CAT FUR - May 20, 2013 The most persecuted religious group in the world are Christians. But not according to Obama & John Kerry. Here's the report on religious freedom. Here's Kerry spewing bullshit. "The State Department report, which covered 2012, said that "Anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions were clearly on the rise — particularly in Europe and Asia."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NWSav/~3/AUSxJfF8cTM/obamas-state-department-report-on.html
Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and International Collaboration Focus of Audience Between Pope and Angela Merkel VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - May 20, 2013 ... discussed. Finally, there was an exchange of viewpoints on Europe as a community of values and its responsibilities in the world, with the expression of the desire for all civil and religious elements to commit to a development founded upon the dignity of the person and inspired by principles of subsidiarity and ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2013/05/human-rights-religious-freedom-and.html
Who Were the Beguines? COMMUNIO - May 20, 2013 ... religious life is what's happening today with the rise of ecclesial movements and secular institutes. Let us pray for the repose of the soul of Marcella Pattyn, may her memory be ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/who-were-the-beguines.html
Jesuits on the Rise THE NEW BEGINNING - May 20, 2013 Vatican Insider: Jesuit superior, Nicolas, appointed head of religious orders The "black pope" has been placed in charge of the International Union of Superiors General for the next three years GIACOMO GALEAZZIhttp://cantate-domino.blogspot.com/2013/05/jesuits-on-rise.html
13, 16, 19 WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - May 20, 2013 13. Have you been on any pilgrimages? (Israel, Medugorje, Lourdes, etc) No I haven't! :( I've been to the Basilica in Washington D.C. does that count? 16. Favorite religious order? I don't know :/ I used to always say the Jesuits because my Saint Founded them and I like what they're suppose to be but I've heard a lot of bad things about Jesuits. I've gotten to know the Sisters of Life in the past and I like them a lot. 19 See belowhttp://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/50953172362
Five Things to Remember on May 20 USCCB BLOG - May 20, 2013 1. Catholic News Service explores why the Church has spoken against last week's cloning breakthrough. 2. Pope Francis told a crowd this past weekend that they should chant Jesus' name rather than his. 3. We are just a month from starting the second Fortnight for Freedom, a 14-day campaign to build awareness of domestic and international religious liberty issues. It'll open in Baltimore,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsccbMediaBlog/~3/AD3RcuaNjQ4/five-things-to-remember-on-may-20.html
Catholic Ask WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - May 20, 2013 ... distraction) 1. What was the last novena you prayed? 2. Favorite parable? 3. Have you discerned the Lord's vocation for you? 4. If it is the religious life, what order is the best fit for you? 5. Favorite saint growing up? 6. Favorite saint now? 7. Favorite Old Testament story? 8. Tell us your best Confession story. 9. Have you discerned serving as a FOCUS missionary? 10. If yes, why? 11. If no, why not? 12. Where were you when Pope John Paul II passed away? 13. Have you been ...http://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/50950985785
Note on the Clayton/ Dennett Debate JUST THOMISM - May 20, 2013 ... claim that, in effect, scientists are critical of establishment science while religious persons are not critical of establishment religion. That he could say this to Philip Clayton without the latter falling out of his chair was embarrassing enough (Clayton's critique of establishment religion and his desire for religious revolution make Luther look as Catholic as the pope). The first part of the debate was more interesting. In it Dennett concludes to the idea ...http://thomism.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/note-on-the-clayton-dennett-debate/
Other Pontifical Acts VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - May 20, 2013 ... Goh Seng Chye as archbishop of Singapore, (area 639, population 5,076,700, Catholics 189,094, priests 144, religious 417). Archbishop Goh, previously coadjutor of that same archdiocese, succeeds Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit. On Saturday, 18 May, the Holy Father appointed: - Bishop Manuel Jose Macario do Nascimento Clemente as patriarch of Lisbon ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2013/05/other-pontifical-acts_20.html
Francis Meets With German Chancellor Angela Merkel ZENIT - THE WORLD SEEN FROM ROME - May 20, 2013 On Saturday morning, the Holy Father met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. According to a communique released by the Holy See, Pope Francis and Chancellor Merkel discussed several topics of mutual interest, especially the current socio-political, economic, and religious situati...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zenit/english/~3/N0l0l8YKIW0/francis-meets-with-german-chancellor-angela-merkel
Asghar Ali Engineer, a Voice for Dialogue Between Christianity and Islam, Is Dead CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 20, 2013 "We are saddened by the death of Asghar Ali Engineer, an Islamic scholar and tireless voice for dialogue, who had always opposed all forms of religious bigotry," Fr Pushpa Anbu, from the Society of the Divine Word, as he spoke to AsiaNews about the Indian Muslim scholar who passed away last Wednesday in Mumbai at the age 74 after a long illness. A friend of AsiaNews and a great expert on Islam, Asghar Ali Engineer headed the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/asghar-ali-engineer-voice-for-dialogue.html
Low Number of Prosecutions in Clerical Child Abuse Cases Noted CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 20, 2013 ... have been reviewed by the end of this year. So far, five religious congregations have been subject to review with the intention of having all major congregations reviewed b y the end of 2014. In a statement accompanying the report, NBSC chairman John Morgan noted "the success of our National Case Management Reference Group" which "has been a cause of pleasant surprise. A total of 15 dioceses and 22 religious congregations now subscribe to it for specific ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/low-number-of-prosecutions-in-clerical.html
Sunday Snippets - a Catholic carnival hosted by RAnn at "This That ... TERESA'S TWO CENTS - May 19, 2013 Sunday Snippets - a Catholic carnival hosted by RAnn at "This That and the Other Thing." My post this week: Casual conversation uncovers religious hostility Click to join sunday_snippetshttp://teresatwocents.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunday-snippets-catholic-carnival.html
Tough decision - the President is not in charge of his government ... LEX COMMUNIS - May 19, 2013 Tough decision - the President is not in charge of his government or the President knew. White House counsel informed of IRS scandal weeks before President claims he first learned that the IRS was discriminating against conservatives and religious groups.http://peterseanesq.blogspot.com/2013/05/tough-decision-president-is-not-in.html
Brigittine Servitores of the Most Holy Savior A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 19, 2013 ... can e-mail Sister Margarita at servitores5@gmail.com . The Brigittines were once widespread across northern Europe but many of their monasteries were destroyed during the Protestant uprising several hundred years ago. Let us pray for an increase in their ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/33ChwH8rc6g/brigittine-servitores-of-most-holy.html
De-Christianizing Our Military TEA AT TRIANON - May 19, 2013 ... too much Christianity worrisome. In 2011, it cancelled a course on Just War theory that had been taught for 20 years on the grounds that it made use of the writings of St. Augustine and other theistic thinkers. Mikey Weinstein, president of an aggressively secularist group misnamed the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, led the lobbying for that change by the Air Force. Soldiers, he bragged, will no longer be exposed to the "Jesus loves nukes speech." ( Read entire article ...http://teaattrianon.blogspot.com/2013/05/de-christianizing-our-military.html
Scholars Warn of Extreme Islamist Threat to Religious Minorities EWTN NEWS - US CATHOLIC NEWS - May 18, 2013 Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 07:08 am ( EWTN News ).- Experts in Islamic culture and current political trends in the Middle East and Southeast Asia warned that under the rise of Islamist extremism, religious minorities have faced increasing persecution.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-US/~3/nD_o6Wek4xo/new.php
Pope Francis Meets With Angela Merkel NEWS.VA - May 18, 2013 ... religious liberty; and international collaboration for the promotion of peace. There was also an exchange of views about Europe as a Community of values and its responsibilities to the world, calling for the commitment of all civil and religious components to support a development founded on the dignity of the person and inspired by principles of subsidiarity and ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-meets-with-angela-merkel
How Will You Respond When Your Teen Asks Why You're "So Religious?" CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 18, 2013 How Will You Respond When Your Teen Asks Why You're "So Religious?" As the mother of a teenager, she's described me in many unexpected ways, from "stalker mom" for checking her social media sites and cell phone, to "out of it" for believing the remakes of my favorite 80s songs are not nearly as great as the originals. I can usually handle it, and most of the time, I try not to take her stinging remarks personally. So then why when she described me as ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/VdNg3ruIpWE/
