January 01, 2009 - Daily Mass Readings Plus Audio Options and More
Please note that we have now included audio and visual options available from the USCCB. (Follows readings) Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Reading 1 Nm 6:22-27 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace. And they shall invok
January 01, 2009 - Daily Mass Readings
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Reading 1 Nm 6:22-27 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace. And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them. Responsorial Psalm Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 R. May
CA Man Charged in Adoption Scam Held in FL (First Coast News)
MIAMI (AP) — A California man charged with operating an adoption scam has been arrested in Miami, nine months after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
2009 Predictions - What’s Ahead For Mobile
Photo: New Year’s fireworks over Tbilisi, Georgia by vshioshvili Some Rights Reserved In spite of so-so results with my 2008 predictions, I back to try again. 2009 will be a year of significant changes in the mobile world. The current global recession will have a profound negative effect on all industries. Fortunately, mobile will be affected less than most. Users may cut back on mobile spending but they won’t give up their phones and startups will continue to innovate in the mobile space
Daily Bookmarks 01/01/2009
Anna Maria Horner: Cozy up with a Blanket tags: crafts Leave the Sinking Ship: An Open Invitation to the Wall Street Journal to Get on Board for Integrative Health Reform : IntentBlog “To increase competition, reduce costs, and improve outcomes, we recommend that Daschle and his team move toward a more humane, sustainable, and effective health system through the wider adoption of integrative health options. And we invite the Wall Street Journal and its staff writers to board the lifeboat of int
And why is the ACLU so important again?
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner from serving as an adoptive or foster parent in the state of Arkansas. You know – I understand that we have SO many kids who need good homes. There are many kids who are left abandoned and unwanted. I just don’t get why – if an adult has a job and can provide all the basic human needs for a child, why would anyone be denied the right to raise a child? To
Farm Kids, Nature vs. Nurture
As I watched my youngest girl trot happily out to the chicken coop to muck the thing, I couldn’t help but shout with joy. She arrived knowing every dance move from the rap videos on MTV and all of the lyrics (even the scary ones). Now she hums “If You’re Happy and You Know It” under her breath while feeding chickens and helping me stir batches of laundry detergent. But does that a farm kid make? Old Mr.
"Marley & Me" Review
Movie: Marley & Me * Trailer * Official Site In Theaters: Dec. 25, 2008 Runtime: 120 minutes Directed by: David Frankel MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language Gecko Rating: My 11-year-old daughter and I had planned to see “Marley & Me” on Christmas Day, and I’m really glad it happened to be sold out. We ended up seeing it a few days later, and it was so emotional and sad (especially the ending) that it would have put a serious damper on
Surveillance culture sneaks up on Europe, despite resistance
Surveillance culture sneaks up on Europe, despite resistance December 31st, 2008 - by Terry Melanson Julie Sell - December 16, 2008 VANVES, France — Despite the fact that fascism and repressive state security services dominated Europe — East and West — at different points in the 20th century, a new culture of surveillance is spreading, slowly, across the region again, using tools that the Nazis and the KGB never had. The U.S. and Britain stepped up their internal surveillance networks after
Last LGBT Parenting Roundup of the Year
For those of you still out there and reading pre-holiday, here’s a quick roundup of LGBT parenting news to hold you for a few days: President Bush—yes, that’s right—signed the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), making it mandatory for businesses to roll over retirement benefits to a same-sex partner in the event of the employee’s death. This means same-sex couples, just like opposite-sex married couples, will automatically avoid tax penalties on those benefits. (My susp
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