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Published: November 21, 2018

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U.S. bishops to delay vote on sex abuse proposals at request of Vatican

BALTIMORE -- At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals they were to discuss at their Baltimore meeting regarding their response to the clergy sex abuse crisis.

Prayers for the deceased

Deacon Mike Cumnock (left) and Father George Sanders light 16 candles during All Saints Day Mass Nov. 1 to represent parishioners from St. Mary Church in Hot Springs who died this past year. (Photo)

HHS rule confirms religious exemption to contraceptive mandate

WASHINGTON -- A rule finalizing the religious exemption to the contraceptive mandate should be “the end of a long cultural war fight” over the issue and confirm that the U.S. government “never needed nuns to give out contraceptives” to women, said the president of the Becket law firm.

Stuck on ... Learning

Stick it to the Principal was held Oct. 18 at St. Boniface School in Fort Smith. (Schools section photo)

Faithful do well to seek temperance during a busy holiday season

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.” (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)

What are you thankful for and why?

I am thankful that I am living right now, that God has given me 12 years of living. Another thing that I am thankful for ...” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)

Pause and remember to give thanks over the holidays

I was in the middle of a root canal when I began to think about gratitude. (Columns)

Mindset changes after praising, thanking

Have you ever found yourself in a “faith valley?” By that, I mean a place where your spiritual life would really benefit from an answered prayer or an unexpected blessing or something in the “win” column? (Guest Commentary)

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