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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Why I Am Catholic</title> <link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic</link> <description>Views of a new Catholic in an old world on the joy and inexhaustible meaning found in the Faith</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:04 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patheos/xXGY" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="patheos/xxgy" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">patheos/xXGY</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Because the YOUCAT Helps My Children and Me</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/because-the-youcat-helps-my-children-and-me.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/because-the-youcat-helps-my-children-and-me.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:59:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Frank Weathers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saints]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scriptures]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/?p=5886</guid> <description><![CDATA[You may have missed the fracus a few years back when I killed Santa Claus, but his memory still lives on. 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Make an argument that serial marriage makes for a better President. Fox News shares the wisdom here. Which reminds me. Whoever said that about silk purses and sow&#8217;s ears didn&#8217;t know &#8216;nothin&#8217;. 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So will I. Not that you need my approval or anything, but you have my express permission to follow her blog, which she &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/another-catholic-blogger-you-should-follow.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/another-catholic-blogger-you-should-follow.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SCOTUS Holds That Warrantless GPS Tracking is Unconstitutional UPDATED</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/scotus-holds-that-unwarranted-gps-tracking-is-unconstitutional.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/scotus-holds-that-unwarranted-gps-tracking-is-unconstitutional.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:45:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Frank Weathers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virtues]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/?p=5796</guid> <description><![CDATA[Once again, I heartily endorse the wisdom of the Founding Fathers and their radical concept of separation of powers. 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All nine justices of the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police officers violated the Fourth Amendment rule against unreasonable &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/scotus-holds-that-unwarranted-gps-tracking-is-unconstitutional.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/scotus-holds-that-unwarranted-gps-tracking-is-unconstitutional.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/sign-the-petition-for-the-life-at-conception-act.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/sign-the-petition-for-the-life-at-conception-act.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:45:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Frank Weathers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Working]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fortitude]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scriptures]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/?p=5780</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Crazy&#8221; must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that &#8220;keraaayyyzy?&#8221; Either way, it&#8217;s probably a good thing. You know, back on Saturday, the Gospel Reading was one of the shortest you&#8217;ll ever hear being read at mass. &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/sign-the-petition-for-the-life-at-conception-act.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/sign-the-petition-for-the-life-at-conception-act.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Would You Believe Because of Crony Capitalism? UPDATED</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/would-you-believe-because-of-crony-capitalism.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/would-you-believe-because-of-crony-capitalism.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:15:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Frank Weathers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Working]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/?p=5760</guid> <description><![CDATA[Would that really surprise you if I said that one of the reasons why I am Catholic is because of Crony Capitalism? Well it shouldn&#8217;t, if you think about it. Perhaps you haven&#8217;t read Caritas In Veritate, or looked into &#8230; <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/would-you-believe-because-of-crony-capitalism.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2012/01/would-you-believe-because-of-crony-capitalism.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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