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Monday, December 27, 2010 |
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Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. ~Pope John XXIII
| | COMMENTARY | | Humility, Poverty and the Conversion of America  As we continue to celebrate the birth of our Lord, on this very holiest of days, we must also take a moment to reflect upon the values He taught us and the life He expects us to lead. Bishop Olmsted understands these values and has sought tirelessly to lead others toward Christ, so that we may ultimately be with our Lord in Heaven. Today's special commentary reflects upon Bishop Olmsted and his recent decision regarding St. Joseph Hospital.
[ Read the full commentary here. ]
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Obama embraces 'death panel' concept in Medicare rule
News Max
During the stormy debate over his healthcare plan, President Barack Obama promised his program would not "pull the plug on grandma," and Congress dropped plans for death panels and "end of life" counseling that would encourage aged patients from partaking in costly medical procedures. But on Dec. 3, the Obama administration seemingly flouted the will of Congress by issuing a new Medicare regulation detailing "voluntary advance care planning" that is to be included during patients' annual checkups.
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The ACLU's unholy war on Catholic hospitals
Jewish World Review
Ho, ho, ho! Just in time for Christmas, the American Civil Liberties Union has launched a new salvo against people of faith. Even as billions around the world celebrate the birth of Christ, joyless, abortion-obsessed secularists never take a holiday. On Wednesday, the ACLU sent a letter to federal health officials urging the government to force Catholic hospitals in the U.S. to perform abortions in violation of their core moral commitment to protecting the lives of the unborn.
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UK mother and child saved after mother revives from swine-flu induced coma
Life Site News
A British woman and her unborn child are safe and well after a swine-flu induced coma put both lives in jeopardy reports the UK Daily Mail. Fallon Devaney, 25, awoke from an induced coma after spending the past week in the intensive care unit at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, fighting for her life from an H1N1 virus infection. Devaney was five months pregnant, and doctors were considering whether to prematurely induce her unborn child, saying it was a choice between saving her life or her child, who might have died being born so prematurely.
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