The ruckus over the kidnapped Eucharist at the University of Central Florida continues. Now the admitted kidnapped has filed hazing charges against the Campus Ministries religious group. The University bans forced eating or drinking as hazing. The kidnapper maintains that being told to consume the Eucharist at Mass and not to leave with it constitutes hazing.

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Hugh Hewitt hits it out of the park with this comment.

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Hornell Evening Tribune
story by Rob Montana, photo by Lynn Brennan
June will mark four years since Father Patrick VanDurme first arrived in the Canisteo Valley — it also will mark his departure.
VanDurme, 42, made the first public announcement of his departure at Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. Ann’s Church, and will tell parishioners the same [...]

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AL TAQADDUM, Iraq — A rosary hangs from the protective vest of a Marine in Iraq. Many deployed servicemembers carry a memento or keepsake with them as a reminder of home or a source of strength.
Photo by: Sgt. Wayne Edmiston

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BAGHDAD - An altar boy eagerly rings a bell to celebrate Christmas at the conclusion of mass held at the St. John’s Chaldean Church in Doura. After receiving the sacrament, the congregation’s children were treated to a visit by Santa Claus. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kirk Luedeke, 4IBCT, 1ID)

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Arizona Daily Star
“Today, we have to be Juan Diegos of Our Lady of Guadalupe in this third millennium,” Monroy said in an interview. He said the faithful have to seek justice for the oppressed, work toward ending discrimination and treat immigrants with dignity.
The faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec [...]

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Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emil Joseph Kapaun (O-0558217), Captain (Chaplain), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as Chaplain with Headquarters Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Infantry), 1st Cavalry Division. Captain (Chaplain) Kapaun distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in [...]

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By Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Conner, 15th SB, Public Affairs
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – To the Soldiers of the 68th Combat Sustainment and Support Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, Chaplain (Capt.) Leo Moras’ trademark smile usually precedes a handshake or an update to the care package pile outside his office.
These are his Soldiers, he says. He trained [...]

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The California Catholic Daily twists some dates to take a cheap shot at the Church and its priests.

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Aziz Poonawalla is Dean’s “Defender of Islam”. He accepts the Pope’s apology today.

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Denver Catholic Register
Over the past few decades, studies have shown again and again that Americans tend to have a poor grasp of history. In fact, the scholar Christopher Lasch once wrote that Americans love nostalgia, because we see it as a form of entertainment. But we dislike real history, because real historical facts are inconvenient. [...]

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