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Pope Francis encourages faithful to repent, turn to God with tears
BY RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Pope Francis is encouraging Catholics to return to God with tears in this liturgical season of Lent. In his Ash Wednesday homily, the pope asked Catholics to pray for “the gift of tears in order to make our prayer and our journey of conversion more authentic and without […]
Pro-Life values won in the midterm elections
BY RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Catholic values won in big ways across the country in the 2014 midterm elections. The Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project reports that “Catholics voted for Republican House candidates over Democratic candidates by a 54%-45% margin in 2014 … Voters who report attending religious services at least […]
Sports Column: Where there is a will, there is a way
BY RYAN HELD SPORTS EDITOR This week, let us all give a shout out to our rugby team. In beating Robert Morris Saturday, our Barons finished the regular season unbeaten at 7 wins with no defeats. While the wins are great, there is something better that can be drawn from the way that they played. […]
Catholic Values Column: Houston pastors must turn in sermons
BY RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Pastors in Houston, Texas have been told to turn in any sermons about controversial topics such as gay marriage and homosexuality. Fox News reports, “The city of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding a group of pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker, […]