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September 12, 2013 - Portland Archbishop: Respect Life Sunday

By Portland Archdiocese October 6 is Respect Life Sunday Sunday, October 6, is Respect Life Sunday, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have declared entire month of October as Respect Life Month to remind all of the need to respect life from conception to natural death. The […]


September 11, 2013 - 9-11 survivor shares faith

Below is a transcript from a Georgene Rice KPDQ-FM interview with Leslie Haskin, World Trade Center survivor and author of “God Has Not Forgotten About You and He Cares More Than You Can Imagine” and “Between Heaven and Ground Zero”. Georgene: We so enjoyed hearing your first story, “Between Heaven […]


September 10, 2013 - Poll: California Co-ed bathroom law unpopular

Capitol Resource Institute, A new poll shows that a majority of Californians are poised to reject a law that opens public school showers, bathrooms and locker room facilities to students of the opposite sex based on “gender identity.” The poll conducted by SmithJohnson Research for the Privacy For All Students […]


September 9, 2013 - Moses & Feminism

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry As you may know, I edit a journal for The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins called Cultural Encounters. We have a new issue out and I’d invite you to take a look. I’ve reprinted the […]


September 6, 2013 - PDX Archdiocese fasts for Syria

By Portland Archdiocese Archdiocese of Portland joins Pope Francis in a Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace in Syria Catholics in the Archdiocese of Portland are encouraged to join Pope Francis in participating in a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria on Saturday, September 7. In […]


September 6, 2013 - PBS Muhammad film questioned

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the three-part PBS documentary, “The Life of Muhammad,”: No one likes to see his religion trashed, and from everything we have learned about “The Life of Muhammad,” Muslims have nothing to worry about. The New York Daily News […]


September 5, 2013 - Portland Red Mass event & Clarence Thomas

University of Portland to host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and annual Red Mass on Thursday, September 19 University of Portland Oregon’s top Catholic University University of Portland will host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the annual Red Mass on Thursday, September 19. Prior to the Mass, […]


September 3, 2013 - Gresham bakery in gay dispute closes

  This year it made national news when a local Gresham bakery, Sweet Cakes, was involved in a dispute with a gay customer.  The customer ordered a cake to be made for a gay wedding.  Aaron Klein, co-owner of the bakery, declined to create such a cake citing their personal […]


September 3, 2013 - 400 Portland kids trapped in human trafficking

U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall and Portland State University released the findings of a research study documenting that at least 469 children were the victims of sex trafficking in the last four years. The Portland State University (PSU) study was sought by the United States Attorney’s Office […]