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Study finds divide exists in how Catholics read church news

Friday, 21 October 2011 00:00

A Catholic Press Association-commissioned study showed that 26 percent of adult Catholics had read a print copy of their diocesan newspaper or magazine in the past three months, but only 4 percent had gone to their computer to view the online version of the publication.

Adult stem cells making news in courts — and on gridiron

Friday, 07 October 2011 14:19

Stem-cell research is once again making news in Congress and the courts. But this time, it's on the sports pages too.

And instead of the embryonic stem-cell research that was once all the rage, the news is in the field of adult stem-cell research, which does not involve the destruction of human embryos.

Reciprocity: Beyond economy, opening a door to one’s soul

Friday, 07 October 2011 00:00

It was in the fall of 2010 and the spring of 2011 during a pair of field research interviews for my doctoral dissertation with a third grade Fernandeño Tataviam girl that I experienced a deeper soul awakening understanding of how reciprocity works in many of our Indigenous Peoples of the Turtle Islands (The Americas) tribal cultures.

Ancestors: Keeping Seven Generations in Mind

Friday, 30 September 2011 00:00

Editor’s note: This is the third of a four-part series, prepared by the archdiocesan Ministry for Native American Concerns.

Thanks be to Grandfather Creator for Elder Brother Jesus, many Prophets and our Ancestors and all the wisdom of the heavens. Our Ancestors kept us in mind as they carefully made their plans.