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Long time blogger Elena has an excellent post on Sean and Carolyn Savage ,the Ohio couple that gave birth via IVF to a baby that was not biologically theirs after the fertility clinic accidentally placed embryos from another mother into Carolyn’s uterus.  Fortunately they did not abort the child and claimed their Catholic faith was instrumental in that decision while at the same time not seeing the disconnect with the Church teaching about IVF.  Her post covers their bishop’s general statement on this and their overreaction to it and just how far off their are from understanding basics of their faith.

Fr, Richtsteig at Orthometer posted

praying for Bin Laden’s soul. Not something I want to do. Not something I think will do any good. But, on the off chance it will, it is something I must do.

I can totally understand fathers feelings here.

“You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. –Matthew 5:43-48

If sanctity was easy the narrow path would be a super highway.

Jimmy Akin provides “The Morals of Killing bin Laden: Catholic Perspective”

Local Priest Implements “Light Bulb Replacement Program” To Save Earth

Catholic Trailers is a new blog promoting Catholic videos. Zachery Brakefiels who is currently working for producing book trailers for Saint Benedict Press & TAN Books has produced a video for todays Feast for St Joseph. I must say I am very impressed by the quality of this video which seems to me pitch perfect. This is exactly the type of professionally produced Catholic media we need to promote.

Throughout the culture and on today’s modern campuses students are bombarded with so many seductive images and ideas to tempt them that they might easily lose sight of the importance of their values and Catholic faith.

Our mission is to help students by strengthening their faith through Eucharistic Adoration.

The CNS Adoration Campaign promotes the tradition of Eucharistic Adoration to students and campus ministers.

AdorationU.com from Cardinal Newman Society on Vimeo.

AdorationU.com

Feast of links related to posts for this years march along with pictures.

A beautiful piece of writing from Jennifer at Conversion Diary.

Fr Longenecker has a wonderful post on how he came to accept the Immaculate Conception which oddly involves the phrase “Pass the Fried Chicken.”

Mark Shea posted a part of his excellent Marian trilogy “Mary, Mother of the Son” involving the Immaculate Conception.

Here is what seems to be a daily blog with a short synapses of a politician to pray for – Pray for Politicians Unfortunately you can provide daily updates for a long time concerning pro-abortion politicians. Of course all politicians need to be prayed for whether they are faithful to the teachings of Christ or not.

Thanks to the priest who sent this in to me.

John Zmirak on All Saints Day/All Souls Day and this insight.

It’s our very comfort with the queerness and creepiness of the whole soul-body mystery that marks the Catholic faith off from its closest competitors. I grew up loving The Addams Family, without knowing quite why, until one day as an adult I realized: These people are an aristocratic, trad-Catholic homeschooling family trapped in a sterile Protestant suburb! Shunning the utilitarianism and conformity that surrounds them, they face the Grim Reaper with rueful good cheer, in a Gothic home stock full of relics. Indeed, I think I might have spotted several Addamses at the indult parish in New York City . .

As they say Read the whole thing.