For Catholic voters in November, Lori advises, “The question to ask is this: Are any of the candidates of either party, or independents, standing for something that is intrinsically evil, evil no matter what the circumstances? If that’s the case, a Catholic, regardless of his party affiliation, shouldn’t be voting for such a person.”
At the convention this week, the message wasn’t just coming from Lori, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new committee on religious liberty, but also from a letter conveying greetings from Pope Benedict XVI, commending the Knights and their work, specifically in defense of religious liberty. The Knights have been known to get papal encouragement, but this implicit comment on a contentious political issue is not part of the routine, reflecting what the letter calls the “unprecedented gravity” of the current situation.
“At a time when concerted efforts are being made to redefine and restrict the exercise of the right to religious freedom, the Knights of Columbus have worked tirelessly to help the Catholic community recognize and respond to the unprecedented gravity of these new threats to the Church’s liberty and public moral witness,” Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone wrote in the letter to the Knights, the largest lay Catholic organization in the United States, no doubt referring to the fight over the HHS contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing-drug mandate that has Catholic diocese, universities, and even businessmen suing the federal government to protect their religious-liberty rights. Cardinal Bertone continued: “By defending the right of all religious believers, as individual citizens and in their institutions, to work responsibly in shaping a democratic society inspired by their deepest beliefs, values and aspirations, your Order has proudly lived up to the high religious and patriotic principles which inspired its founding.”
“The challenges of the present moment are in fact yet another reminder of the decisive importance of the Catholic laity for the advancement of the Church’s mission in today’s rapidly changing social context,” the letter continues.
الراعي: ضرورة مساعدة اللبنانيين لتخطي الصعوبات
شدد البطريرك الماروني مار بشارة بطرس الراعي بعد ظهر اليوم، على "ضرورة العمل والسعي الدائم على مساعدة اللبنانيين لتخطي الصعوبات، والإهتمام بكل ما يعود بالخير عليهم". كلام الراعي جاء في خلال ترؤسه لاجتماع لجنة التنسيق والمتابعة النيابية الذي انعقد في الصرح البطريركي في بكركي، في حضور النائب البطريركي العام المطران بولس الصياح، […]
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Michel Samaha Arrested, ‘Confesses to Plotting Bombings in North’
The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch arrested former MP and cabinet minister Michel Samaha on Thursday morning "for security reasons," the acting general prosecutor said. Samaha was arrested following raids on his houses in Beirut’s Ashrafiyeh district and the North Metn town of Jwar al-Khensahara. Samaha’s wife, Gladys, told LBCI TV network that the former minister […]
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Who Earns What: TV’s Highest Paid Stars
I bet you did not know – I wonder the Journalist in the Middle East how much do they earn
News (per year)
Matt Lauer (Today): $21.5 million
Bill O’Reilly (The O’Reilly Factor): $15 million
Diane Sawyer (ABC World News): $12 million
Anderson Cooper (Anderson Cooper 360 and Anderson Live): $11 million
Robin Meade (HLN anchor): $750,000
Drama (per episode)
Mark Harmon (NCIS): $500,000
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy): $350,000
Kevin Bacon (The Following): $175,000
Lucy Liu (Elementary): $125,000
Stephen Amell (Arrow): $30,000
Comedy (per episode)
Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men): $700,000
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory): $300,000
Modern Family Adult Cast: $175,000 each
Lea Michele (Glee): $75,000
Crystal the Monkey (Animal Practice): $12,000
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Knights of Columbus mission & achievements
Anaheim, Calif., Aug 8, 2012 / 11:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Throughout the past year, the Knights of Columbus has fulfilled its mission through a strong defense of religious liberty and record-breaking amounts of charitable activity, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson announced.
Continuing in the long tradition of faith and charity that began with the organization’s founder, Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, the Knights have remained firm in their commitment “to preach the Gospel in word and deed,” he said on August 7.
Anderson delivered his annual report at the organization’s 130th Supreme Convention in Anaheim, Calif. With 1.8 million members around the world, the Knights are committed to the principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
One of the most important ways that the order has lived out this calling in the past year is in its adamant defense of religious liberty, Anderson explained.
He recalled the American founders’ commitment to religious freedom as a foundational liberty that comes from God.
“The history of Catholics in the United States is a history of defending religious freedom,” he said, adding that whenever this fundamental liberty is threatened, “we will vigorously defend it.”
Anderson then recalled that the Catholic Church’s interest in religious freedom is not something that began this past year, rather, it has been part of the Catholic experience “from the very beginning.”
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New Lebanese Electoral Draft-Law
تنشر "النهار" في الآتي ابرز التعديلات التي ادخلها مجلس الوزراء على مشروع قانون الانتخابات النيابية الذي اعده وزير الداخلية والبلديات مروان شربل بعدما اقره المجلس في صيغته المعدلة أمس. المادة 1: اصبح عدد النواب 134 نائبا موزعين كالآتي: – 128 نائبا في الداخل موزعين على 13 دائرة انتخابية. – 6 نواب عن دائرة غير […]
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Lebanese Expats Feel Underrepresented in Next Parliamentary Elections
The body that represents the Lebanese diaspora criticized the government on Wednesday for failing to allow millions of expatriates to have the right representation in parliament. President of the World Lebanese Cultural Union Michel al-Duwaihi told An Nahar daily that there are around 12-15 million Lebanese expatriates, which means four or five times […]
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“وظيفة” النيابة في لبنان مربحة ومريحة في آن معًا
في نظرة سريعة الى إنتاج النواب اللبنانيين البالغ عددهم 128 نائبًا، يتضح أن مجمل عملهم خلال عام 2011 اقتصر على تشريع مادة قانونية ونصف المادة لكل نائب، ما يؤكد أن سعادته شبه عاطل عن العمل مع مخصصات خيالية من هنا وهناك، فإن وظيفة النيابة في [Link] لبنان مربحة ومريحة معًا. Another interesting article: Each […]
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Beirut Airport Road Reopened after Protest by Families of Kidnapped Pilgrims
The families of 11 Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria in May reopened the airport road at dawn Tuesday, a day after they blocked it until the release of the men. Traffic was back to normal on the road after the protest caused chaos in the ranks of travellers. Hundreds of them had to head to the […]
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