“The true disciple does not serve himself or the ‘public,’ but his Lord, in simplicity and generosity,” the Pope said. “[We] will always be more effective the less we seek our own glory and the more we are aware that the reward of the righteous is God Himself, to be united to Him, here, on a journey of faith, and at the end of life, in the peace light of coming face to face with him forever.”
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5.8M women have used ‘morning after’ pill
USA TODAY: As many as 11% of U.S. women ages 15-44 who have ever had sexual intercourse have used a “morning after” pill at least once, according to the first federal report on emergency contraception, out Thursday.
The Paternos’ response to Freeh
The concern lies not in whether Joe Paterno failed to make a phone call. The concern is whether the attorney general’s office in Pennsylvania was so badly dysfunctional and politicized that a phone call would not bring a meaningful, appropriate, or helpful response.
Israel Has Fewer Guns, Fewer Deaths Than U.S.
THE FORWARD: …In Israel, carrying a gun is not a right granted by the constitution, but rather a privilege given to those few who pass background checks and who can demonstrate a real need for possessing firearms.
Rethink Everything You Think You Know About World War II
Most fundamentally of all: Germany could not feed itself. Genocide, argues Tooze, was built into the German war plan from the very start. Hitler’s strategic math required him to starve to death millions of urban eastern Europeans in order to extract the grain to feed a war-fighting Germany cut off from world trade.
Frail Pope, in a Break With Tradition, Says He Will Resign
Some said that Benedict’s decision to step down was one of the most dramatic acts in the history of the papacy. “This decision has been the only great reform of Benedict, and at the same time it is a revolutionary step for the Catholic Church,” said Marco Politi, a Vatican expert and author of a book on Benedict’s papacy.
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of a Russian Gulag
Several years ago it was impossible to imagine, that somebody in Russia would officially and openly praise the GULAG of Stalin’s time. But it is happening today. Last week in the northern Russian city of Solikamsk the workers of the Russian Penitentiary System celebrated the 75th anniversary of Usollag – one of the first camps of the GULAG.
CC Series Chapter Ten Revised: The County Bond Guaranty
After their latest legal victory in late 2002, convention center sponsors now looked to move the project forward without impediment in 2003.
But they would have to do so without one of their most helpful hands in Harrisburg.
Cantor: Children of Illegal Immigrants Should Get Citizenship
“The best place to begin, I think, is with the children. Let’s go ahead and get that under our belt, put a win on the board,” Cantor said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”…
U.S. said to be target of massive cyber-espionage campaign
The report, which represents the consensus view of the U.S. intelligence community, describes a wide range of sectors that have been the focus of hacking over the past five years, including energy, finance, information technology, aerospace and automotives, according to the individuals familiar with the report, who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the classified document.
Summary of King & Spalding Findings: Injustice regarding Joe Paterno
As Dick Thornburgh explains, the Freeh report reflects an improper “rush to injustice.” There is no evidence that Joe Paterno deliberately covered up known incidents of child molestation by Jerry Sandusky to protect Penn State football or for any other reason…
CC looming crisis: The hypocrisy of the sponsors
This is a familiar pattern since the inception of the project whereby the Lancaster Newspapers warns that the ‘sky will fall’ unless the public opens its purse to benefit the various sponsors, when each one shares responsibility for what went wrong.
Should libraries shush?
If there’s one thing our research shows, it’s that there’s no one thing people want their libraries to be. They want their libraries to be lots of things, a place where they can study and meet with friends and attend meetings — and more. (And different patrons want different things — and patrons in different communities have different needs, as well.)
Allyson Schwartz close to bid for Pa. governor
POLITICO: Schwartz, whose district includes parts of northern Philadelphia and suburban Montgomery County, was first elected in 2004. She has long been considered a strong potential candidate for statewide office, and Magnuson said the congresswoman has been receiving encouragement from around the state to run in the 2014 gubernatorial election.