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Confession iPhone App a High-Tech Shortcut to Absolution?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsBroken one of the Ten Commandments lately? Tell your iPhone. A new Confession app is available for download in the iTunes App Store. Features include "ability to add sins not listed in standard examination of conscience," step-by-step guides to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and seven acts of contrition. The app, which was developed by Little i Apps in partnership with Catholic priests, has been officially sanctioned by the church. Note, however, that it's designed to help users prepare for confession, not to replace in-person trips to the confessional. The Catholic League wants to make ...
Virgin Mary Appears in Chunk of Ice
By Marc Hartzman - AOL NewsWhile ice has caused countless accidents in cities from Dallas to New York this week, it may have also brought a miracle. Jennifer Bloomer, an employee of Simply Self Storage in Dearborn Heights, Mich., claims to have seen an image of the Virgin Mary in a chunk of ice outside of the office. "I came into work this morning and someone came in and said, 'You have to come outside and see something,' " she told CBS News. "I came outside and there was just this little ice statue. It was bizarre. He said, 'What do you think this is? I said it's the Virgin Mary.'" The likeness formed from a ...
Ben Roethlisberger and NFL's Bad Boys Find God Is Good -- With Practice
By David Gibson - Politics DailyIf quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can lead his Pittsburgh Steelers to victory in Sunday's Super Bowl, it's a good bet he'll look into the television cameras right after the game and thank God for his remarkable pilgrimage from pariah to hero -- a player who started the season with a four-game suspension after his second sexual-assault accusation in a year, but ended it with a championship ring. It's also likely that more than a few of the 100 million viewers will roll their eyes (or worse) at Roethlisberger's piety, figuring him to be just another scandal-tarred bad boy using Jesus to protect ...
Obama Discusses Faith at National Prayer Breakfast
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that his faith has deepened during his two years in the White House, and he urged lawmakers to rely on their own faith to build a spirit of civility in Washington following the shooting of a congresswoman. Speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Obama said that at a time of bitter partisanship, lawmakers must find a way to be open to the ideas of others, while staying true to their core principles. "I pray that God will show me and all of us the limits of our understanding and open our ears and our hearts to our ...
Obama's Faith-Based Presidency: 'Help the Needy, Walk With God'
By David Gibson - Politics DailyPresident Obama delivered an intense reflection on his Christian faith Thursday, telling hundreds gathered at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington how religion sustains him amid the trials of the office -- and against attacks on his faith -- and providing both an explanation and a defense of how Christianity informs his view of the bitterly contested role of government in society. In elaborating on the practices and tenets of his personal faith life -- something the president is increasingly doing to combat suspicions that he is not a Christian or a genuine believer -- Obama ...
Fox Rejects Super Bowl Ad Featuring Bible Verse John 3:16
By David Gibson - Politics DailySuper Bowl ad controversies have become nearly as interesting as the commercials that get on the air, maybe more so, and that's surely the case with the latest spot rejected by Fox Sports: A 30-second ad aimed at getting viewers to check out the familiar gospel verse, John 3:16. So far this year, Fox has nixed commercials over issues of bad taste and inappropriate content -- which is a pretty high bar, given the popularity of frat boy humor and double entendres in Super Bowl ads, or the single-entendre spots that focus the attention so intently on sexy women that viewers don't actually know ...
Robert Bentley: 5 Facts About the Ultra-Christian Alabama Governor
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsRobert Bentley had barely started his tenure as Alabama governor when he got himself into hot water. Hours after his swearing-in, Bentley spoke at a Baptist church, where he said that fellow Christians are his "brothers and sisters," but "anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister, and I want to be your brother." Never heard of Bentley before? Surge Desk gives you five facts about the Alabama governor. 1. He's quite religious As you may have gathered from his remarks, Bentley takes religion ...
Holy Land Beckons Tourists to Path of the Virgin Mary
By Linda Gradstein - AOL NewsEIN KAREM, Israel -- Christian tourists have long come to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Now they can trace the path of the Virgin Mary as well. "The Holy Land is the homeland of the Virgin Mary, where all the important events in her life took place, and it is only natural to follow a pilgrimage itinerary in her footsteps," said Noaz Bar-Nir, director-general of the Ministry of Tourism. In this picturesque village on the outskirts of Jerusalem, tourists can visit Mary's spring, where Catholic tradition says she stopped to drink water on her way to visit her cousin ...
Islamic Leader to Pope on Blasphemy: Mind Your Own Business
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsAn influential Islamic leader says Pope Benedict XVI should mind his own business after the pontiff called on Pakistan to repeal its anti-blasphemy laws. "The pope has given a statement today that has not only offended the 180 million Muslims in Pakistan, it has also hurt the sentiments of the entire Islamic world," said Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a senior leader of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam. "This is an interference in Pakistan's internal matters. ... We respect the pope, being head of Christians and their religion, but he should also refrain from interfering in Muslims' religious affairs," he said, ...
What Is Epiphany, and Who Is Celebrating It?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsToday's is a holiday is known by many names: Little Christmas, the Feast of the Epiphany, Three Kings Day. While you may have already packed away your Christmas decorations, for many, the holidays are not quite over yet. Today officially marks the end of Christmastide. Different Christian denominations celebrate the Epiphany in different ways, and for slightly different reasons. According to Christian tradition, on Jan. 6 the Three Wise Men arrived to visit the baby Jesus, and this was also when Jesus was revealed to be the son of God. In the United States' Catholic dioceses, Epiphany is ...
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