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Sainthood cause of Mother Teresa awaits another miracle
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) -— Father Brian Kolodiejchuk of the Missionaries of Charity, postulator for the sainthood cause of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, told a gathering at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven June 1 that her cause is “still waiting for one more miracle” for her to be declared a saint.
Catholic professor’s dismissal is under review in Illinois
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— A University of Illinois faculty committee is reviewing the dismissal of a Catholic adjunct professor of religion after a student complained about the instructor’s explanation of the Church’s teaching that homosexual acts are morally wrong.
The title ‘Mother of God’ explains more about Jesus than about Mary
When we pray the Eucharistic Prayer in Mass and the Hail Mary, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary with her most ancient title: Mother of God. (Seeds of Faith, Understanding Our Church)
St. Louis museum offers a glimpse of ‘Vatican Splendors’
PITTSBURGH (CNS) -— One of the largest collections of Vatican art and historical items ever shown in the United States will complete its four-month run in St. Louis Sept. 12.
Books helpful in quest to unravel Bible’s divine mysteries
The Bible may well be the best proof that God works in mysterious ways. Rather than one writer being divinely inspired to pen a clear outline of the duties men and women have to God, to each other and to the world around them, he commissioned numerous writers. Many are anonymous and never even wrote anything down, passing the wisdom along verbally. (Book Review)
The Pill: Margaret Sanger was no American heroine
So apparently The Pill is 50 years old. A lot of ink has been spilled in the past couple of months, both praising and condemning the little white disc that launched the sexual revolution. (Columns)
What is right and wrong in the world
Here is the first in an occasional editorial about what is right in Arkansas and the world and what is not. (Editorial)