May08

Evangelium Vitae: Out of Darkness

                Evangelium Vitae Articles 78-79: Out of Darkness This post is taken from “John Paul II  - The Encyclicals in Everyday Language” by Joseph G. Donders   You are Gods’ own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9)   78. The Church received the Gospel of Life- an...

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May08

Evangelium Vitae: To Proclaim Jesus Is To Proclaim Life

                Evangelium Vitae Articles 80-82: To Proclaim Jesus is To Proclaim Life This post is taken from “John Paul II  - The Encyclicals in Everyday Language” by Joseph G. Donders   That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you (1 Jn 1:3) Proclaiming the Gospel of Life   80. Jesus is the only Gospel; we have nothing further to say or any other...

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Apr28

5 Reasons I Won’t Be Leaving Facebook

              “5 Reasons I Won’t Be Leaving Facebook”  first appeared on the blog, Designs By Birgit and is reprinted by permission of the author. There’s much justified outrage about Facebook’s new gender definitions - all 56 of them. For this social network to consult the LBGT community to help create these imaginary, sordid compartments for people - and to...

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