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America Needs New Moral Direction
More and more people are coming around to the concept that greed is in fact the root of our economic problems – this moral teaching was preached by St. Augustine and many others after him and can be found in … Continue reading
Downtown landmarks have roots in rivalry
Ran across this interesting article, about a 1920 fundraising effort of two groups, who paid for construction of two downtown Green Bay buildings — the Downtown YMCA and the Columbus Community Club, now housing the WBAY, Channel 2, studios on South Jefferson Street. … Continue reading
Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan is tapped to lead N.Y. Catholics
Congratulations Bishop Dolan Pope Benedict XVI today named Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan to serve as archbishop of New York. The Vatican said Dolan, 59, would succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, 76, who is retiring as archbishop after nearly nine years. The … Continue reading
Pope on YouTube
From the Assoicated Press: VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican is launching its own YouTube channel to engage more with the digital generation and better control Pope Benedict XVI’s online image. Officials from Vatican Television and Google announced the channel … Continue reading
LIFE ISSUES
Below links and news provided from LifesiteNews.com NewsBytes for January 9, 2009 * Disclaimer: The links below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of Fort Howard Knights of Columbus. They are presented … Continue reading
“Keep Christ in Christmas”
Neat little story about what our Brother Knights in New Hampshire are doing to spread the word to “Keep Christ in Christmas” The catchphrase targets the commercialism that runs rampant this time of year, said Ron Turcotte, state program director … Continue reading
Children thrive in intact religious households, study finds
This shouldn’t surprise anyone, but a national study has been published confirming that children raised in intact married families (living with both biological parents) and who worship weekly are “are far less likely than their peers to experience educational or behavioral … Continue reading
Tread Lightly
Life is always a balancing act; here is another excellent article explaining some of the Church teaching from Fathers For the Good: There should be a sign over the storehouse of Catholic social teaching, reading “All Ye Who Enter: Tread Lightly.” As a native … Continue reading
“Here comes Santa Claus…with another attack on Christmas”
Faith J.H. McDonnell hits the nail on the head in her recent article “What Would Santa Do?”. Ms. McDonnell is the director of the Religious Liberty Program at the Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington, D.C. and author of … Continue reading
What Happened to Politics?
Brian Caulfield Editor of Fathers for Good Blog is starting a new discussion how the Church’s teaching on social justice can guide our lives, here is a snippet of yesterdays post: At the heart of the problem is a general … Continue reading