14 Things that Caught My Eye Today (Oct. 16, 2015)

1. A new church dedicated to the 21 Egyptian Copts martyred earlier this year.

2.

Faithful urged to ‘Adopt a Christian from Mosul’ as Iraq braces for winter http://t.co/Jxdr0sEAH2 (via @AsiaNewsEN) pic.twitter.com/UNY92bAK9d

— Luke Coppen (@LukeCoppen) October 15, 2015

3. I hate reading these stories. And yet, it is so embedded in our culture, when you think about it: 6-month-old girl thrown from New York apartment window

We can do better. We must.

4. Charles Camosy: Planned Parenthood’s problems go beyond organ selling.

5. Tragic moment father finds his dying son, 12, three days after he was thrown from a 450ft bridge for refusing to murder a ‘random’ bus driver 

6. Pope Francis today: Lord … Protect your people so they do not become hypocrites, they don’t fall into a lukewarm kind of life.

7. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput in the WSJ on the family meeting going on in Rome:

The possibility of formal changes in church teaching on sexuality, marriage and the family is implausible. Francis took that off the table as the synod began. He has repeatedly preached the beauty of Christian belief on these matters. But that isn’t the source of friction. What is at issue is the application of church teaching. In the case of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, that means whether they should be admitted to Communion, under what conditions, and who should decide those conditions—the local bishop, bishops’ conferences or Rome? Many bishops feel that the last thing the church needs is fragmentation of practice on a matter of substance.

…. The more some synod fathers claim that no doctrinal change is sought on matters of divorce and remarriage—only a change in “discipline”—the more other synod fathers worry. And for good reason. Practice inevitably shapes belief.

8. Missionaries of Charity are getting out of adoption on account of new Indian law insisting they place children in single-parent families.

9. Carly Fiorina Got Big Cash Boost From Donald Trump Faceoff

10.

2016 cash-on-hand leaders: 1-@HillaryClinton 2-@BernieSanders 3-@tedcruz 4-@RealBenCarson 5-@marcorubio 6-@JebBushpic.twitter.com/vLUBuFBFR6

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) October 16, 2015

11. I’m sure I’m far from the first person who keeps thinking about Mario Cuomo as these headlines continue: Biden nearing decision on campaign, top aide says

12. Peggy Noonandoesn’t see him getting in now.

13.

Prince William gives moving speech about the death of his mother Diana http://t.co/iSXqYtUBrJpic.twitter.com/Vhut7OkZEx

— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 16, 2015

14. From one of my favorite churches:

Love @richsilverphoto“Vertical Churches” project! Here is our OP church in NYC, St. Vincent Ferrer pic.twitter.com/gwEJW3Tqq5

— Joseph-Anthony Kress (@JAKressOP) October 15, 2015

PLUS: My interview with Dr. Eric Chevlen on assisted suicide and palliative care.

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