Bill Marra

A page from a religious text highlighting Ascension Thursday for Catholics in 2020, with red and blue annotations. The text discusses the biblical account of Jesus' ascension from the Book of Acts, Chapter 1. The text is in black on a white background with red and blue highlights marking specific passages.

BFP 2020 Ascension Thursday and De Novo Catholics

By John B. Manos | May 21, 2020

Mark-up your Bible to fix Bishops-math and get ready for a discussion of “De Novo Catholics” – an adaptation of Fr. Miceli’s “new catholics” for today

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A man wearing a large coat with text "PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S PUBLIC SCHOOL BASED SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM" stands in front of two children. The man says, "It's okay, I'm funded by the government." The scene is outdoors with a house and flag in the background."

Catholics and the Common Core State Standards: FAQs answered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

By Stephanie Block | May 14, 2014

The controversy over Common Core State Standards that is raging across the country has not spared Catholic dioceses, which are also wrestling over whether to implement them. When challenged, some dioceses point to the support they have received from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the bishops’ national bureaucratic arm. (recall our coverage…

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