Pope's talks with Muslims scares al Qaeda: Vatican

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/wl_nm/pope_qaeda_dc

Interview With an Executioner

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4015348&page=1

Study says Catholic children stay at home longer

Catholic kids are staying at home longer than those who attended public and independent schools, prefering to focus on saving money and education, a new study has found.The Melboune Herald-Sun says research shows a combination of soaring house prices and a desire to secure a better education has clipped the wings of kids wanting to fly the coop.Marriage and having children of their own is also being put on the back burner as saving money seems to be the priority.A Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research report has found most parents are free by the time their kids hit 30.But 5 per cent of children are still living at home when they are aged 30 to 34.

SOURCECatholic children stay at home longer - Melbourne study (Herald-Sun 13/12/07)

http://www.cathnews.com/news/712/78.php

Fired because he doesn't believe in evolution

The battle between science and creationism has reached the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where a former researcher is claiming he was fired because he doesn't believe in evolution.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/07/biologist_fired_for_beliefs_suit_says/?page=1

THE TEN MOST COMMON LITURGICAL ABUSES

And Why They're Wrong

By Kevin Orlin Johnson

Before Vatican II there weren’t any surprises when it came to the Mass. Now in many parts of the United States you’ll find priests improvising as they go along. Even archbishops issue pastoral letters directing things at odds with liturgical regulations. As Pope John Paul II noted in a 1998 ad limina address to the American bishops of the western states, not all of the changes in the liturgy "have always and everywhere been accompanied by the necessary explanation and catechesis; as a result, in some cases there has been a misunderstanding of the very nature of the liturgy, leading to abuses, polarization, and sometimes even grave scandal."

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http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9901fea1.asp

New Vatican statement to address central doctrinal dispute

Dec. 7, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican will release a new document on evangelization next week, with officials in Rome indicating that it will be an important statement on the duty to spread the Catholic faith.
The subject of the new document, which is being released under the auspices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is evangelization. The document will be released on December 14.

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http://www.spiritdaily.com/cwtemplate.htm

The Love of God

Como o Pai me amou

Eu

vos tenho amado.

Permanecei no meu Amor.

As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.

John, 15:9