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Is Mary the `Coredemptrix’ of Humanity?

posted by nsymmonds | 5:29pm Friday May 29, 2009

Religion News Service VATICAN CITY — When Pope Benedict XVI told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in April that the Virgin Mary “silently followed her son Jesus to Calvary, taking part with great suffering in his sacrifice, thus cooperating [...]

Celebrity Priest’s Conversion Strains Ecumenical Ties

posted by nsymmonds | 5:08pm Friday May 29, 2009

(UNDATED) In the nearly 500 years since the Church of England split with the Roman Catholic Church, a fair number of converts have crossed from one church to the other. Still, the path is fraught with stumbling blocks, as the [...]

1st Black Female Rabbi to be Ordained in US

posted by nsymmonds | 4:56pm Friday May 29, 2009

CINCINNATI – A woman will be ordained as what is believed to be mainstream Judaism’s first black female rabbi next month. Alysa Stanton is to lead a predominantly white congregation of about 60 families in Greenville, North Carolina, after her [...]

Hispanic Theologian Chosen for Vatican Ambassador

posted by akornfeld | 4:31pm Thursday May 28, 2009

A Hispanic Roman Catholic theologian who was an adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign will be nominated to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, the White House announced Wednesday. Miguel H. Diaz, 45, an associate professor of [...]

Previous Posts

Did Rastafarian spokesman Bob Marley become a Christian on his deathbed?
Three decades after the death of legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley, an intriguing story is circulating. “What most people don't know, and many try to cover up, is the fact that Bob Marley converted to Christianity in 1980,” proclaims an article that has appeared on a number of websites.

posted 4:52:03pm Feb. 10, 2012 | read full post »

Are U.S. colleges hostile to Christian students?
Are Christian kids on U.S. college campuses facing open hostility and discrimination because of their faith? Supreme Court Justice Justice Samuel Alito seems to think so. So does U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Daniel Ripple – and human rights attorneys Gregory Baylor and Jordan Lorenc

posted 12:18:26pm Feb. 09, 2012 | read full post »

Building a Temple to Atheism
When I say temple, you think religious place of worship right?  When I say atheist, you think one that believes there is no God.  Stay with me now, when I say religion, don’t you think about the worship of God?  Before this blog becomes a full blown say what you are thinking game, let me get to

posted 5:49:11pm Feb. 03, 2012 | read full post »

Romney Nabs Second Primary Victory in Florida
"I stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation.  My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity," Romney said in his victory speech in Tampa Tuesday night.  Romney who won all 50 of Florida’s convention delegates is the only Republican candidate to have

posted 5:15:58pm Feb. 02, 2012 | read full post »

Science Whiz Gets a New Home
17 year-old Samantha Garvey made national headlines when she was selected as an Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalist—one of 300 across the country vying for the top prize, a $100,000 science scholarship.  It was Garvey’s home life that tugged at the heartstrings of people all over the coun

posted 11:53:07am Jan. 30, 2012 | read full post »


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