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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

NEWSOMEMy family and I keep a small flock of heritage sheep in the pasture behind our home. They are a primitive domestic breed from Scotland called Soay. We chose this particular breed of sheep because they are very low maintenance. Self-sufficiency runs in their Scottish blood. They generally take care of themselves, which suits our particular style of shepherding just fine.

ascikNorth Carolina’s “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act,” which passed the General Assembly May 4, takes a holistic approach to the abortion issue. It prohibits most abortions after 12 weeks but also significantly increases support for pregnant women and their babies.