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Dave, Amy, and Steve at St. Blog's Prayer Network are back with us after a rather long hiatus. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome them back and wish them all the best. We missed you guys! Check out their new blogging plan here.

My husband is a process server and his work takes him everywhere. Last week he had to serve a subpoena for medical records on a Planned Parenthood clinic. He could not help but overhear a girl asking for "Plan B" contraception. She could not provide identification to prove she was 19 years of age. Her friend asked, "I'm 19. Can I buy it for her?" "Sure!" was the answer from the clerk. More on Overheard in An Abortion Mill via causa nostrae laetitiae. Culture's pressure on our teen and "tween" girls and Pope's New Encyclical, "Saved by Hope" ready Before Christimas are excellent reads and can be found at Daily Donna - Marie: A Dose of Inspiration. Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii writes about Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro and shares some stunning photos in Feast Day of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, S.J. The Curt Jester writes about The Birth of Christ , the contemporary contata, which will be aired on PBS this season and s...

Today September 17 is the feast day of St. John Bellarmine (1542-1621). He was a Jesuit and a Doctor of the Church. Here is a beautiful quote from him about the obedience of the infant Christ. “In the first place, the obedience of Christ to His Father began with His Conception and continued uninterruptedly to His Death. The life of our Lord Jesus Christ was one perpetual act of obedience. The Soul of Christ from the moment of its creation enjoyed the exercise of its free will, was full of grace and wisdom, and consequently, even when enclosed in His Mother’s womb, was capable of practicing the virtue of obedience." Click here to read more from Unborn Word of the Day . Against the Grain shares two higher callings with us: 1. Higher Calling: A woman is ordained to the Catholic priesthood. Not surprisingly, the hierarchy does not approve , by Karen Springen and 2. Jeff Miller's Higher Calling . Go here to read more. Check out Jill Stanek's blog to get the News coverage of ...