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Mrs Blair was merely performing an unpaid kindness in Albania, says Matthew Norman.Amid all the excitement of Eamonn Holmes's pioneering legal battle to stop the BBC broadcasting jokes about his obesity, and with Keith Chegwin under fire for nicking other people's gags, you could be forgiven for having missed the really significant comedic news of the week. In what leading scholars of mirth posit as Britain's most valuable comic export to that country since Norman Wisdom, Cherie Blair went to Albania. The great altruist made the trip, as you may already have guessed, to pay homage to her Albanian role...

Faith-Hope-Charity From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, SimplifiedOur Owed Obedience (2087)Our moral life is based upon our belief in God, to whom we owe an "obedience of faith" (Rom 1:5). Paul condemned the "ignorance of God" as the cause of moral deviations (Rom 1:18-32).Sins against Faith (2088-2089) We must protect faith by vigilance and reject everything opposed to it. The sins against faith are: Voluntary doubt - Refusing to hold as true what God revealed and the Church teaches. Doubt is involuntary when the person hesitates to believe or cannot overcome objections to faith. Incredulity - Neglect or outright...

Faith-Hope-Charity From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, SimplifiedThe Three Theological Virtues (1812-1813)The three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) allow man to share in God's nature. These virtues relate directly to God who directly infuses these three virtues into the soul where they make the believers capable of living as God's children and meriting eternal life.Believing What God Revealed (1814-1816) By faith, we believe in God, in all that he has revealed, and in all that the Church proposes for our belief. Faith leads to a total committal. "The righteous shall live by faith" (Rom 1:17).When faith is deprived...

Lists Every Catholic Should be Familiar With Jump to: The 7 Sacraments (The Holy Mysteries)The 7 Corporal Works of MercyThe 7 Spiritual Works of MercyThe 3 Eminent Good WorksThe 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost (& the Charismata)The 12 Fruits of the Holy GhostThe 3 Theological VirtuesThe 4 Cardinal VirtuesThe 7 Capital Sins & Their Contrary VirtuesThe 6 Sins Against the Holy GhostThe 4 Sins That Cry Out to HeavenThe 3 Conditions of Mortal SinThe 9 Ways We Participate in Others' SinsThe 10 CommandmentsThe 2 Greatest CommandmentsThe 3 Evangelical CounselsThe 6 Precepts of the ChurchThe Holy Days of Obligation (English)The...

Sometimes, government programs, subsidies and entitlements need no embellishment. In 2008, TracFone Wireless of Miami began distributing free cell phones to people who get food stamps, welfare or other government assistance. Recipients of the free cell phones are allowed to earn up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, or no more than $33,075 a year for a family of four. The phones provide 68 free minutes a month and, in the words of The Philadelphia Inquirer, "they're paid for, in part, by charges on phone bills that the federal government allows carriers to levy." The free cells are...

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According to the Los Angeles Times, prominent Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel may have played a critical role in making tonight's LeBron James special a (horrifying) reality. Emanuel is best-known for being the head of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, being the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and the inspiration for Jeremy Piven's character on Entourage. Now it looks like Emanuel may have made a move towards the sporting world, specifically LeBron James: William Morris Endeavor Agency Co-Chief Executive Ari Emanuel was behind the scenes working with James' camp on the deal. Veteran sportscaster Jim Gray recounted the...

What's Great About America: Free Speech My first Fox News Channel special, titled "What's Great About America", airs this Fourth of July Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) on Fox News at 9pm Eastern Time.What is great about America? For one: We can say just about anything, thanks to the First Amendment. It reads: "Congress shall make no law... abridging freedom of speech."That makes a difference. It lets us say even offensive things.Rosie O'Donnell says things like "Don't fear the terrorists" and "radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America."America tolerates speech like that, but...

7/1/2010 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- Does a free hair cut sound like a good deal? Perhaps it sounds even better when a free hair cut raises awareness and money to combat cancer in children. Ninety-eight people volunteered to give up their locks to participate in the first St. Baldrick's event at Donnelly Park here June 26. The hair-raising experience tallied $6,645 for charity at the end of the day. The event was organized by 3-year-old Josephine Beardsley's parents, Heike and Tech. Sgt. Timothy Beardsley, with the 86th Maintenance Squadron. It also marked the second anniversary of Josephine's...