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Catholic leaders call to extend unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— Behind the grim statistics about the nation’s rising jobless rate are men and women who need help, according to Catholic Church officials and economists at Catholic universities.
Couple say rosary helped them survive attack
BOSTON (CNS) -— The prayers of family and friends and the rosary helped a Brockton couple endure a 15-hour ordeal waiting to be rescued from their room in the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, which came under siege from terrorists Nov. 26.
U.S. sister killed in Brazil earns rights honor
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -— A U.S. nun who was murdered in 2005 while she worked to defend the rights of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon region has been named a recipient of a prestigious U.N. human rights prize.
New phase of Father Peyton’s cause opens
BALTIMORE (CNS) -— Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore Nov. 20 presided over the opening of a new phase in the sainthood cause for Father Patrick Peyton during Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Fighting fire with fire
There’s an old axiom that says that the country with the best poets eventually triumphs. The strength of a people, in the end, lies not in its military power, but in its faith, moral fiber, imagination and in the vision of its poets, artists, philosophers and priests. (Seeds of Faith)
Book on ‘Vampire’ author’s return to faith worth reading
Apostasy is a very serious matter, and the return of an apostate is cause for celebration. In fact, Jesus himself said there is more rejoicing in heaven over the return of one who was lost than over 99 who do not need to repent. Surely the angels are dancing over the return of former atheist Anne Rice to the Catholic faith. (Book Review)
Parallels to the experience of Joseph, Mary
The rejection Joseph and Mary experienced on that first Christmas Eve has many parallels in the U.S. today. (Columns)
A different kind of hunger that is hard to satisfy
Two events in November reflected mistreatment -— even disrespect -— for the Eucharist and a need for people to better understand the nature of the Communion that we receive at Mass. A man in Jensen Beach tried to take a bunch of consecrated hosts at the end of the distribution of holy Communion at St. Martin de Porres Parish. And in Hialeah, thieves stole the tabernacle from St. John the Apostle Parish. (Opinions, Commentary)
