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DO ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS? And Do Humans Have the Right to Eat Them?

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:10+00:00July 7th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

Do animal have "rights"? The esteemed Christian apologist C.S. Lewis seemed to think so, for he said: "If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own

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“LORD, HELP ME GET ONE MORE!” When Mel Gibson Makes a Movie, You KNOW It’ll Be Good

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:10+00:00July 4th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

"Lord, help me get one more,” he prayed. “One more!” And as bullets flew through the Okinawa air on May 1, 1945, as shells burst around him, Private Desmond T. Doss, a medic in the

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Must We Abandon “Just War” Theory in Our Quest for “World Peace”?

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:32+00:00April 15th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

In Rome last week, a conference addressed the topic of non-violence; and in their enthusiasm for achieving world peace, participants called for the Vatican to end its support for "Just Wars" and to instead take up

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On Spy Wednesday, a Haunting Reminder of Judas’ Demons

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:35+00:00March 23rd, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

Today is Spy Wednesday. If you're a theologicophile, you may already know that Wednesday during Holy Week is called that because today's Gospel reading, taken from Matthew 26:14-25, recounts the story of Judas' betrayal of

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Time to Turn in Your “CRS Rice Bowl” Banks, Friends!

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:35+00:00March 10th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

Do you have a CRS Rice Bowl to return to your parish? When I was in grade school, more than a few years ago, we always looked forward to the Operation Rice Bowl campaign in

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Christ’s Most Painful Wound

By Kathy Schiffer|2016-02-28T03:55:46+00:00February 28th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

Which of Christ's wounds caused him the most pain? Not the holes on his hands and feet, through which spikes had been driven to hold his tortured body on the cross. Not the shredded flesh on

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Our Lady of Health: I’d Never Even Heard of This Mexican Devotion

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:36+00:00February 19th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

When the Holy Father celebrated Mass at the Venustiano Carranza Stadium, in the drug-infested area of Morelia, one image which caught my attention was of a beautiful Madonna robed in blue. She was a serene presence, standing

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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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Cast and Crew of Sony Pictures’ “RISEN” Visit the Vatican, Meet Pope Francis

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:37+00:00February 6th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

“A deliciously beautiful film, while at the same time honorable and true to Scripture.” Actor Joseph Fiennes is talking about Affirm Films’ and Sony Pictures' upcoming release Risen, in which he plays an agnostic centurion

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Tom Monaghan Funded the Catechism? Who Knew?!

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:57+00:00January 28th, 2016|Elsewhere on the Web|

Before we begin,” said Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, “I want to thank Tom Monaghan for funding the Catechism.” It was September 2003, and the group gathered at the archbishop’s palace in Vienna gasped. Despite occasional snippets

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