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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The 14th annual Walk for Life West Coast is gearing up! The countdown is on for January 27th, 2018. Last year an estimated 55,000 attended the Walk for Life, and support rang out from around the country. This year promises to be just as epic with a schedule jam packed full […]
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It’s that time of year again when pro-life advocates demonstrate their numbers and voice with marches across the country. And being right in the center of the 9th Circuit, the “Walk for Life” in San Francisco is among the most well-attended, and for “battleground,” is arguably the most important Walk for Life there is. The
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The Catholic Church has a rich history of being environment conscious. Blessed Pope Paul VI wrote Octogesima Adveniens, a 1971 apostolic letter that warned against the consequences of unchecked human actions. “Due to an ill-considered exploitation of nature, humanity runs the risk of destroying it and becoming in turn a victim of this degradation,” he wrote.
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When celebrating Independence Day, take a moment to remember Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832). Though not typically mentioned as a founding father, he might as well have been, given his outstanding contributions. So how many of the following do you know about the pioneering political Catholic? 1. He was the only Catholic signer of the
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The internet has exploded with the emergence of the auto-corrected gaff known as “covfefe” in one of President Trump’s recent tweets. While the original tweet has been corrected, the president acknowledged the auto-corrected mistake and tweeted this: It has taken the interwebs by storm and no one knows what it means. A woman
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Nancy Pelosi is one of the most polarizing political figures our nation has ever elected to the U.S. Congress. She is well known for citing her Catholic upbringing and beliefs as to why she supports certain causes and votes how she does. Unfortunately, she often uses half-truths and distorted reasoning to support her views, therefore
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President Donald J. Trump made a historic first foreign trip overseas with visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Vatican – seats of the three major monotheistic religions of the world. The deliberate stops in the three locations should not be lost. Clearly, the president is looking to form some sort of coalition of major religious
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Less than 8 hours since going live, and already over 1.5 million views!! Here’s the rockstar lineup of speakers this year: Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States of America Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor to President Trump Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City Benjamin Watson, Tight End for the Baltimore Ravens Abby Johnson, Former
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After hearing about the Women’s March on Washington’s refusal to put pro-life groups in the program, these pro-choice feminists wanted to share a message with their pro-life counterpoints. They want you to know that there are still issues which they agree with. They want you to know that the choices of an organization do not
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Governments and administrations, whether led by Democrats, Republicans, or other political affiliates, all come and go. However, the kingdom of God is timeless, and far surpasses any political turmoil that may arise. After all, as Jesus reminds us, “My kingdom does not belong to this world” (John 8:36). Jesus – neither Democrat, nor Republican, nor Socialist, nor
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The first ever “Women’s March on Washington” was this Saturday. ProLife Women were uninvited. So of course, being a ProLife Woman myself, that meant I had to go. Challenge accepted. Right? Right. So off to Washington DC with my dear friend went I. We witnessed to life. We got yelled at. She got shoved. We saw
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It is true that on December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce. During World War I, on and around Christmas Day 1914,
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Some things are bigger than anything we can possibly imagine. In the middle of World War I, opposing forces gathered together – in a true story – to celebrate their common faith in a simple Christmas song. The following commercial commemorates that event with flawlessness. You must see it:
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^ Note: The above image is of the self-proclaimed “Sisters of the Valley,” who are not actually Catholic nuns as recognized by the Catholic Church. Their actions have been documented by such pieces as Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble’s April 2016 article The Marijuana “Nuns” Need to Give up Their Schtick: The fake “Sisters of the Valley”
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In recent years, the general public’s perception of the acceptability of recreational drug use, particularly in the form of marijuana, has increased. This follows the same trend of tolerating behaviors that were once taken for granted as inherently immoral. For the present situation, what is the problem with a little drug use here and there?
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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” —Matthew 5:9 America is a dramatically more emotional place than it was the morning of November 8th. It has nothing to do with crime, war, or revolution, but rather peoples’ treatment of one another. Donald Trump is going to be the president, and
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As US Catholics prepare to vote in the US election November 8, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a page on their website dedicated to informing the Catholic vote. While professing Catholics vary widely in their approach to the voting booth, the Church has consistently sent one message: love God, and love others.
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Studying the lives of the Saints through the years with my family has given me a deeper love and appreciation for Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. While the Saints lived on earth they faced joys, sorrows, trials, triumphs, suffering and persecution. They truly are timeless role models for our families and there is
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Many people like to compare the presidential election to a sort of tree shaking that loosens and detaches those faithful who were either barely connected to begin with or only gave the appearance of being connected to the tree at all. Catholics, especially those who carry great amounts of influence, have been militant in both
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