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How Is an Angel Like a Computer?

by Howard Kainz December 5, 2011

One of the better philosophy newsgroups on the Internet is entitled “comp.ai.philosophy.” This group features constant variations on questions such as: How close can artificial intelligence (particularly computers) approximate to human consciousness? Is free will reducible to neurological mechanisms? and…

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Neutralize the Nuclear Cocktail of Divorced Holidays

by Rose Sweet December 2, 2011

For the divorced, holidays can be hell: splitting the kids up during vacation, no money to buy presents, loneliness, rejection, anger, depression, and much more. One woman told me she wished she could just take a pill and wake up…

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As One Sinner to Another…

by Elisabeth Deffner December 2, 2011

Host of SiriusXM Radio’s “The Catholic Guy,” Lino Rulli is the author of the recently released Sinner, a series of autobiographical essays in which he shares his unique experiences as an organ-grinder’s monkey substitute, a three-time Emmy winner, a commitment-phobe,…

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When “So That” Syndrome Strikes

by Cheryl Dickow December 2, 2011

When I taught religion in a parochial middle school, part of my weekly responsibilities included writing the Prayers of the Faithful that would be read by a middle school student in our weekly Mass.
I loved this part of my…

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When Marital Sex Is a Sin

by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk December 2, 2011

In a recent column, David O’Brien, the associate director of religious education for lay ministry in the Archdiocese of Mobile, Ala., recounts the story of Agnes and Jake, devout Catholics who conceived and delivered four children during the first five…

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Remodel Your House of Straw – Part 2

by Anthony Buono December 1, 2011

Home is the place where we feel safe, where we can shut out the world, enjoy the people we love and who love us, be accepted for who we are, and always go if something is wrong.
Home is the…

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Drowning? Identify Your Life Preserver

by Dr. Vincent Kituku December 1, 2011

It has been said that you may be a nobody to the world, but to somebody you are the world. To understand what “being somebody” truly means, one must experience unconditional love in his or her most vulnerable moment. That…

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The Miracle of the ‘Garden Angel’

by Patti Maguire Armstrong December 1, 2011

Everyone has a favorite Christmas story. This one is mine. It is a true story in which a child’s faith in Christmas works a miraculous family reunion.  This is part of a collection of stories included in the book Amazing…

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Liberal “Progressives” Adopt Domestic Terrorism

by Matt Barber December 1, 2011

While necessity is the mother of invention, sloth and envy beget mediocrity and upheaval – the twin siblings of secular-socialism.
It is in this vein that a rebellious and increasingly violent spirit of incoherent anarchy continues to fester in urban…

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Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for December 2011

by Apostleship of Prayer December 1, 2011

GENERAL INTENTION
Peace among All Peoples. That all peoples may grow in harmony and peace through mutual understanding and respect.
During Advent as we prepare for Christ-mas, we also pray for the coming of God‟s Kingdom. We commit ourselves to…

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