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Life & Family / Life and Bioethics Author: Gail Besse Source: Humanae Vitae at 40 CHARLESTON, South Carolina - As Humanae Vitae nears its 40th anniversary, Catholic leaders want to jump-start a rediscovery of this prophetic encyclical on the transmission of human life.

19 with a forum featuring Templeton Prize winner Charles Taylor and Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George discussing the challenges posed by the topic.

Why do people eat mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving Day but not mashed paper towels? That's not such an odd question from a chemistry standpoint because potato and paper are almost as similar as two peas in a pod in terms of the carbohydrates they contain.

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The Big-Time Vaudeville Show brings two variety performers to the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Over nine years ago one of the Catholic Church's finest canon lawyers, Father James Provost, a professor at The Catholic University of America, published an exceedingly important article in America magazine, "What If the Pope Became Disabled?" . Father Provost died a month later at the age of 60.

The Professional Grounds Management Society has awarded the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College first place in the category of Urban University Grounds.

By Chaz Muth Source: Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 A painting of Moses by artist Karen Laub-Novak is displayed Oct.

The Catholic University of America will install the largest solar-energy system in the D.C. metropolitan area, with over 1,000 solar panels on four campus buildings in November.

Bishop Criticizes 'Slavishly Literal' English Translation of Missal By Mark Pattison Source: Published: WASHINGTON - Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., former chairman of the U.S. bishops' liturgy committee, sharply criticized what he called the "slavishly literal" translation into English of the new Roman Missal from the original Latin.

It's a sacrament of healing, reconciliation and new life. The sacrament of reconciliation, also called the "sacrament of penance" or simply "confession," is a vital part of a priest's ministry; therefore, on Sept.

Life & Family / Life and Bioethics Author: Dana Lorelle The videos will be released throughout the school year.

O'Brien to take on Paul Kanjorski From a press release: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey D. O'Brien will make his intentions known regarding a run for the United States Congress on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. from the steps of his childhood home, 1906 Delaware Street, Dunmore PA 18512.

" A volunteer blood drive was held at a Texas High school. Blood was collected from 317 seniors.

Mary Doorley, of Melrose, Mass., and Marcella Moyer Schick, of Allentown, Pa., are the 86th and 87th fundraisers to earn the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive credential.

Gary Kebbel has an enviable job: Giving away $25 million over five years to people who enter the Knight News Challenge , designed to surface new ideas for the production and distribution of news.

The following 14 new journals went live in Project Muse between May a ' August 2009: Archives of Asian Art Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press Black Women, Gender & Families Publisher: University of Illinois Press Genocide Studies and Prevention Publisher: University of Toronto Press Journal of Education Finance Publisher: University of Illinois ...

Actors Kathryn Kelley and Gary K. Sloan work on line interpretation for a reading of Shelley Gillon's "Crawling from the Ashes of September 11." The cast has been rehearsing at the Callan Theatre on the campus of The Catholic University of America.

The Catholic University of America this summer revised its student rules to clarify that the school condemns sexual assault more strongly than consensual sex.

While businesses have undergone "green" renovations for the long-term cost-effectiveness they can bring, churches and schools are turning toward eco-friendly designs and practices to demonstrate the spiritual lesson of caring for creation.