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A Great Catholic Grammy Putdown

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-16T19:06:25+00:00February 16th, 2016|Books & Film|

Did you watch the Grammys last night? I confess, I saw a bit of the show--switching channels between that and the Pope's Mass in Mexico. (I'm a Church geek more than I'm a music geek.)

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Unborn Babies Feel Anger and Joy–And They Like Music!

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:36+00:00February 16th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

They are happy. They are angry. They are fearful. They like music. And already, they like sweet treats. In fact, babies in utero experience a wide range of sensory input at a much earlier stage

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Faith Makes You Happy. Chris Kaczor Explains.

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 13th, 2016|Books & Film|

From my earliest college days, I’ve railed against some of the major tenets of psychology. As an undergrad majoring in social psychology at the University of Michigan, I was immersed in the radical behaviorism of

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Should the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter’s Basilica and Give the Money to the Poor?

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 13th, 2016|Why Do Catholics Do That?|

“I looked up at the great basilica, and I had two reactions: First, I appreciated its beauty and reverence; but then I thought, ‘What corruption caused someone to spend so much on this building when

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Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Story of the Immaculate Conception

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 11th, 2016|Faith|

FEBRUARY 11 - FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The young girl shook her head—she didn’t understand what she was hearing.  The Lady had just told her who she was,

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Next Sunday, I’ll Be Going to Church. Where Will You Be?

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 11th, 2016|Why Do Catholics Do That?|

Sunday’s coming.  Where will you be? I got into a discussion recently with some good Catholic friends about going to church on Sunday.  To my surprise, several of them had recently failed to fulfill their

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Everyone Dies. Lent Reminds Us Of That.

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 10th, 2016|Faith|

It seems the news lately has been full of death:  We’ve lost Hollywood actors like Alan Rickman, rock stars like David Bowie and the Eagles' Glenn Frey, Celine Dion's husband and manager René Angélil. We've lost

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Fact-Checking God and Government: Did Obama Remove the Words “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance?

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 9th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

Did President Obama remove the words "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, and order that it be banned from all government buildings in the nation? NO, HE DID NOT. That story has been repeated

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Detacho: Modular Dollhouses for Today’s Fractured Families

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 8th, 2016|Family|

Okay, now this is just sad. Toys help children to learn and prepare them for life. That's why industrial designer Ben Forman (benformandesign.co.uk) has introduced a new dollhouse to help today's modern preschooler prepare for

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Terrible Television Moments: The Heidi Game, the Great Pumpkin, and the Family Hour

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 7th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

In honor of tonight's Superbowl game, I am reposting an article from November 2014 about the "Heidi game" and a more recent television scandal.      *     *     *    

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