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Conway remembers children lost before birth
CONWAY — Remembering those who have returned to God is made easier by visiting their graves or thumbing through photographs. Unfortunately, many times when a baby is lost through miscarriage or pre-term death, there are no graves or photographs. The grief and grieving process is still present, and friends and family may look for a way to help the parents grieve.
Reconciling eternal punishment with God’s mercy is mystery
Q. St. John says God is love (1 John 4:8). In Matthew (25:41), Jesus says, “Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” How do I reconcile these two positions? Where is God’s love? Does selfishness —- not feeding the hungry or clothing the naked — warrant eternal damnation? Does God really want to punish us forever? (Seeds of Faith, Question Corner)
Knights of Columbus release survey on Catholics’ views on issues
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— American Catholic voters in 2008 tend to be more moderate and less liberal than U.S. voters as a whole, according to a survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and released Oct. 14.
In changing world, we must fight for our schools
Finding time to pray together as a family was difficult until we decided that our family prayer time would begin immediately after our evening meal. We have renewed family prayer, for this I give thanks to God. (Columns)
Fatalism can be fatal to the pro-life movement
Some Catholics have lately entered the abortion debate, and with the gloomy pessimism of Winnie the Pooh’s friend Eeyore, they grumble about the failure to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Why should we even try to overturn Roe?” they ask. “Nothing we do makes a difference.” (Opinions)