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    Cannabis Use and Risk for Substance Use Disorders and Mood or Anxiety Disorders.

    it has become increasingly important to obtain longitudinal data to clarify the relationship between cannabis use and subsequent psychiatric disorders. JAMA. 2017 Mar 14;317(10):1070-1071. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.19706. Cannabis Use and Risk for Substance Use Disorders and Mood or Anxiety Disorders. Hill KP1. Author information 1 Substance Abuse Consultation Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts2Division of Alcohol […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    I decided to come out of the closet (Father Alvaro)

    As you have read, this year I decided to come out of the closet. After seeing so many people bragging about their ′′diversity ′′ and applauding them and saying to them ′′what courageous ′′, etc. I asked myself the question and why not me? So I made the decision, this year Father Alvaro will come […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    Consequences of Redefining Marriage

    Here are a few real-life examples that have occurred recently: • The City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, ordered Christian ministers to perform same-sex weddings under pain of 180 days’ imprisonment for each day the ceremony is not performed and fines of $1000 per day; some British MPs have threatened to remove the marriage licenses from […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    The importance of mothers and fathers

    Every child has a biological mother and father. But the importance of mothers and fathers goes far beyond reproduction. Men and women bring unique gifts to the shared task of raising their children. Mothering and fathering are distinctly different. Only a woman can be a mother; only a man can be a father. A mother […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    Respect for all

    At this time in history there is much discussion about the meaning of marriage. Some suggest that it is unjustly discriminatory not to allow people with same-sex attraction to marry someone of the same sex. Others believe that marriage is an institution uniting a man and a woman. We wish by this pastoral letter to […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    The Dormition of the Mother of God (Saint John Paul II)

    Mary and the human drama of death 1. Concerning the end of Mary’s earthly life, the Council uses the terms of the Bull defining the dogma of the Assumption and states: “The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, when her earthly life […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    I believe in prayer (Father Andrea Gasparino)

    I believe that prayer is not everything, but that everything must begin with prayer: because human intelligence is too short and man’s will is too weak; because the man who acts without God never gives the best of himself. I believe that Jesus Christ, by giving us the “Our Father” wanted to teach us that […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    Marriage equality & discrimination

    Advocates for ‘same-sex marriage’ 1 rarely  focus on the real meaning and purpose  of marriage. Instead they assume that  equal dignity and the principle of non- discrimination demand the legal recognition  of same-sex relationships as marriages. This appeal to equality and non- discrimination gets things the wrong way  around. Justice requires us to treat people […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    Emotional tie -v- Comprehensive one-flesh union

    One view, marriage is essentially an emotional tie, enhanced by public promises and consensual sexual activity. The marriage is valuable as long as the good emotions last. Proponents of this view of marriage argue that, given that men and women, men and men, and women and women, can have these sorts of emotional ties, all […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    The importance of marriage and family

    The Catholic Church cares deeply about marriage because it is a fundamental good in itself, a foundation of human existence and flourishing, and a blessing from God. The decision to commit permanently and exclusively to sharing the whole of one’s life with someone of the opposite sex and to raise any children that are the […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    Surrogacy: Erasing the Mother

    By Dianne PostThe main conceptual problem in surrogacy — the production and sale of a child — reduces both women and children to commodities in commerce: things.________________________________________Many articles and books can be found describing the horrors of surrogacy. Exploitation is common, with abuse and slave-like conditions for women. Often, several eggs are implanted to ensure […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    The gift of the indulgence

    General Remarks On Indulgences 1. This is how an indulgence is defined in the Code of Canon Law (can. 992) and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 1471): “An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    6 Ways for Plenary Indulgence in Holy Week

    Here, some special indulgences that are available to us during the Holy Week Holy Thursday1. “Down in Adoration Falling” (Tantum ergo) (Roman Breviary) PLENARY INDULGENCE when recited on Holy Thursday2. A PLENARY INDULGENCE is granted to those who visit the Most Blessed Sacrament for at least one half hour ( (together with the three prerequisites […] More

  • in Bioethics and life

    Declaration of Casablanca for the universal abolition of surrogacy

    We, signatories of this Declaration,Aware of Convinced that the contract through which one or several orderers agree with a woman that she will carry one or several children for the purpose of their delivery upon birth, regardless to the name and terms and conditions of such contract, here below called surrogacy, Require from the States the prohibition […] More

  • in Trafficking and exploitation

    Prevention of human trafficking in Albania (TIP 2019)

    The government increased efforts to prevent trafficking. The government adopted the 2018-2020 national action plan. Observers reported ONAC coordinated anti-trafficking efforts but faced internal and external challenges. The government maintained a multi-disciplinary working group and a separate task force to develop and monitor anti-trafficking policies. Twelve regional anti-trafficking committees comprising local officials and NGOs worked […] More

  • in Trafficking and exploitation

    Albania’s trafficking profile (TIP 2019)

    As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Albania, and traffickers exploit victims from Albania abroad. Albanian women and children are subject to sex trafficking and forced labor within the country, especially during tourist season. Traffickers use false promises such as marriage or employment offers to force victims […] More

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    Morocco’s trafficking profile (TIP 2019)

    As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Morocco, and traffickers exploit Moroccan victims abroad. Documented and undocumented foreign migrants, especially women and children, are highly vulnerable to forced labor and sex trafficking in Morocco and as they transit through Morocco to reach Europe. In 2018, the number […] More

  • in Bioethics and life

    I had an abortion and i understood

    I became pro-life 20 years ago, about five minutes after the painful removal of my baby from my body. As far as I knew, pro-choice women had ruined my life by having an abortion. They lied about me to minimize the consequences of abortion. I didn’t tell anyone about the abortion and it took me […] More

  • in Marriage and love

    Is same-sex marriage about love? (Mark Coleridge)

    By now the arguments for and against same-sex marriage are well enough known to those who want to know them, even if much of the debate has been too shallow or slick to do justice to the deeper issues. So there’s no need for me to go over well trodden ground. But in a debate […] More

  • in Trafficking and exploitation

    Albania TIER ranking: TIER 2 (TIP 2019)

    The Government of Albania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Albania remained on Tier 2. These efforts included updating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for victim identification and referral, […] More

  • in Trafficking and exploitation

    Prosecution of human trafficking in Albania (TIP 2019)

    The government decreased law enforcement efforts. Articles 110(a) and 128(b) of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of eight to 15 years’ imprisonment for a trafficking offense involving an adult victim, and ten to 20 years’ imprisonment for an offense involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent […] More

  • in Trafficking and exploitation

    Protection against human trafficking in Albania (TIP 2019)

    The government maintained victim protection efforts. The government and NGOs identified 95 official and potential victims (105 in 2017). The government could not provide details about the type of exploitation for all official and potential victims but at least 36 were subjected to sex trafficking, 25 to forced labor, and 27 to forced begging. The […] More

  • in Faith and spirituality

    Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi

    Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi was born in 1903 in Iboezunu, at the edge of the forest near the ancient city of Aguleri in southern Nigeria. His parents were Tabansi and Ejikwebi, Ibo farmers who practiced the “traditional religion” and he was named Iwene at birth; in 1909 he was sent to the Christian village […] More

  • in Education and culture

    The Crisis of Fatherless Shooters

    In the wake of the Parkland massacre, the age-old question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has a newfound relevance.As another mass school shooting stuns Americans, it is time to talk about not just how to protect students from shooters, but also about what must happen so that fewer students become shooters in the first place.It […] More

  • in Bioethics and life

    Is It Time To “Trot Out A Toddler?”

    In his groundbreaking Pro-Life book, Persuasive Pro-Life, Apologist Trent Horn teaches pro-life ambassadors how to stay on message using a technique called “Trot Out A Toddler.” Most failed conversations about abortion happen when the pro-life advocate doesn’t stay on the one question that matters most: “What are the unborn?” In order to help stay on […] More

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