Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) told CNSNews.com that the Catholic Church is doing nothing but fanning "the flames of dissent and discord" by taking the position that it will oppose the health-care reform bill under consideration in Congress unless it is amended to explicitly prohibit funding of abortion.

"I can't understand for the life of me how... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7077 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:05:31 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7073/t/100th-Bank-Fails-This-Year-Most-Since-1992.html Bank closings for the year hit 100 on Friday when regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Partners Bank, a small bank in Naples, with $68.7 million in assets and $63.4 million in deposits. Stonegate Bank, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., agreed to buy the deposits and assets of Partners Bank.

The 100... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7073 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:00 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7067/t/Karl-Marx-to-get-a-Vatican-Reappraisal.html

Karl Marx, who famously described religion as "the opium of the people", has joined Galileo, Charles Darwin and Oscar Wilde on a growing list of historical figures to have undergone an unlikely reappraisal by the Roman Catholic Church.

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, said yesterday that Marx's early critiques of capitalism had highlighted the "social alienation" felt by the "large part of humanity" that remained... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7067 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:45:46 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7056/t/VOTE-THE-POWER-ABUSERS-OUT-.html All I ask is that you consider the suggestion here.

The entire Congress of the United States is corrupt. And
I mean both Houses and I mean both major parties.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7056 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:19:17 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7036/t/Catholic-Hirelings-reviewing-U-S-strategy-in-Afghanistan.html Noting the "critical juncture" of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bishop of Albany Howard J. Hubbard has written to the United States government's National Security Advisor about the necessity of just restraint in warfare, the need to address the "root causes" of terrorism, and Catholic Relief Services' experience in the region.

The letter advised more focus on diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and long-term development such as... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7036 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:51:59 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7033/t/Evangelical-Leaders-Endorsed-Amnest.html feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7033 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:01:30 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7031/t/BHO-vows-to-end-Don-t-ask-Don-t-Tell-.html In your face gays will destroy the effectiveness and morale of our military:

"We should not be punishing Patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve this country. We should be celebrating their willingness," Obama said. "I'm working with the Pentagon and its leadership and members of the House and Senate on ending this policy…I will end don't ask don't tell. That's my... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7031 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:48:36 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7017/t/Paulo-Freire-another-Saul-Alinsky-Inspiration.html Paulo Freire:

Freire was a Brazilian teacher of "adult literacy" whose seminal writings are The Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Education as the Practice of Freedom, Cultural Action for Freedom, and Pedagogy of Hope. Freire was jailed and later expelled from Brazil for using his position to politicize the poor and to encourage them to engage in "subversive" activities. Freire said that Gramsci was one of the three intellectuals who... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7017 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:04:04 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7008/t/Obama-s-Saturday-Night-Live.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8ly8CPCNo ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7008 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:24 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7006/t/Obama-Plans-Internet-Grab-FCC-to-Embrace-Net-Neutrality-.html

Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:16 PM ... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7006 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:09:41 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7005/t/The-UN-Plan-for-Global-Migration.html "The implications for state sovereignty are also complex.... All states should establish coherent national migration policies that are ... consistent with international treaty law."[1] feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7005 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:49:15 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7003/t/More-Christians-Find-a-Home-in-the-Orthodox-Antioch-Church.html The visible shift began in 1987 with the conversion of nearly 2,000 evangelical Christians, led by Peter E. Gillquist and other alumni of the feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7003 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:01:32 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6994/t/Evangelical-signed--letter-equating--God---Moon-God.html A "who's who" of evangelical Christian leaders, including Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Brian McLaren, Richard Cizik and Bill Hybels, have signed a letter to the Muslim community entitled feeds@yuku.com (ChuckT) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6994 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:31:56 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6993/t/Failing-America-s-Faithful--Today-s-Churches--Mixing-God--Po.html If you think Christianity has potential, but has lost its way, read this. The author does a good job of pointing out the loss of direction of the dominant Christian faiths in American today. She especially points out the self-serving nature of Catholic and evangelical Christian religions and their neglect of the social gospel. feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6993 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:00:53 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6989/t/Obama-s-Swing-State-Blues.html Not so long ago, Democrats were thrilled by the long length of Barack Obama's coattails. Creigh Deeds would be a lot more thrilled today if he could just step off. Mr. Deeds is the Democratic state senator running for governor of Virginia, and while he's at it, running away from his commander in chief. It ought to worry Democrats that their top recruit for the year already views their Washington agenda as a liability. It ought to worry Mr. Deeds that there seems no... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6989 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:16:10 GMT