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“No One Who Prays is Ever Alone” “No One Who Prays is Ever Alone”

The Gospel In the Digital Age – Archbishop Timothy Dolan – August 30, 2010 Ah, it’s true: those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer –thank you, Nat King Cole –are coming into the station. Soon, all we’ll have are memories. One stands out for me. I was on the Jersey Shore, at the Villa Saint Joseph, in company with priests. At supper I had quietly admired one of them,... » Full post


Dallas Prelate Named to Diocesan Finance Group Dallas Prelate Named to Diocesan Finance Group

Zenit – August 30, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 30, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has been named the next episcopal moderator of the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, succeeding a Pennsylvania prelate who held the post 25 years. Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie asked the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to name a replacement... » Full post


‘We Will Bury Katrina,’ New Orleans Archbishop Declares on Fifth Anniversary ‘We Will Bury Katrina,’ New Orleans Archbishop Declares on Fifth Anniversary

Catholic News Agency – August 31, 2010 New Orleans, La., Aug 31, 2010 / (CNA) – Five years after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond remembered the dead and thanked those who have helped recovery work. He noted that the symbolic funeral residents held for Katrina shows that it is time “to let her go.” “Five years ago Katrina,... » Full post


Pope: Love One Another, Especially the Needy Pope: Love One Another, Especially the Needy

Zenit – August 27, 2010 Argentina Celebrates Missionary Month BUENOS AIRES, AUG. 27, 2010 (Zenit.org) – Benedict XVI is underlining the need to love one another, especially the neediest persons, as God loves us. The Pope affirmed this in a message sent through his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to Catholics in Argentina on the occasion of a national... » Full post


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News of the Church

Chance to win $500k for Catholic school creates national buzz

Lincoln, Neb., Sep 2, 2010 / 07:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The opportunity for a Catholic high school in Nebraska to win $500,000 to help build a new kitchen is creating excitement and drawing voters fro. […] » Full Post

Source: CNA Daily News - US |

Judge dismisses 'with prejudice' sex abuse charges against Catholic priest

Charleston, W.Va., Sep 2, 2010 / 03:08 am (CNA).- A judge in West Virginia has dismissed all charges against a Catholic priest from Cincinnati who was accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy in 1991. A. […] » Full Post

Source: CNA Daily News - US |

Denver priest plans to run for vocations at upcoming marathon

Denver, Colo., Sep 1, 2010 / 05:56 am (CNA).- A priest in the Archdiocese of Denver is launching an effort to increase prayers for vocations during the city's upcoming marathon next month, telling CNA. […] » Full Post

Source: CNA Daily News - US |

Ambassador Kmiec expected to recover from car accident injuries

Malibu, Calif., Sep 1, 2010 / 02:54 am (CNA).- A Catholic priest and Ambassador Doug Kmiec are still being treated for their injuries suffered in an Aug. 25 car accident. The priest, 94, is in critica. […] » Full Post

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Business News

Late Push Lifts Dow Before Jobs

The Dow industrials rose 50.33 points, or 0.49%, to 10319.80, mounting a late afternoon push as investors awaited monthly jobs data on Friday. » Full Post

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Oil Platform Fire Out, 13 Workers Rescued

A fire at a Mariner Energy oil and gas platform which exploded early Thursday morning off the Louisiana coast was extinguished after burning for about six hours. » Full Post

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East Coast Braces for Hurricane Earl

Tropical-storm force winds are expected to reach the North Carolina coast by Thursday afternoon, with hurricane-force winds expected to arrive near the Outer Banks Thursday night, before steadily turn. […] » Full Post

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VimpelCom in Deal Talks

Russian telecom operator Vimpel Communications said it's in talks to buy Egyptian and Italian telecom assets, as it reported a 52% decline in net profit. » Full Post

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Market News

Another Labor Day, Little Labor Cheer

WASHINGTON-Another Labor Day is about to arrive, and once again, organized labor in the United States has little to cheer about. Unemployment is high, union membership has fallen to 7 percent of the p. […] » Full Post

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The Business of America Is Business

Corporate profits are at all-time highs and bond rates in the Treasury market are virtually at record lows. That's a good combination for stocks, and it helped trigger a 255 point rally in Wednesday's. […] » Full Post

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Fact, Fiction, Fantasy and Foolishness

We all know the facts: the economy is weak, job growth is anemic, a whiff of panic is in the air and the powers that be have little to offer in the way of solutions, except for more of the same failed. […] » Full Post

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Book Review: Andrew Ross Sorkin's Too Big To Fail

The financial struggles of 2008 led to myriad books on why the crack-up occurred, and many have been reviewed here. Andrew Ross Sorkin, a writer for the New York Times, approaches what happened differ. […] » Full Post

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