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03.12.10
Mary Eberstadt
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03.11.10
George J. Marlin
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03.09.10
Patrick Fagan
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03.09.10
James V. Schall, S. J.
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Robert Royal
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COMMENTARY
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Is freedom to evangelize a human right? |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Forgiveness in Hollywood
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By Jonathan Aitken, American Spectator
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A movie critic argues that the authentic religious forgiveness in the film Invictus, set in post-apartheird South Africa, is a new take on liberation theology, and a refreshing contrast with the unfor... |
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Denver's archbishop provides an eloquent analysis of what Catholic schools are and are not in business for. |
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Direct, intuitive experience of God is alive in America – in our typically democratic way. |
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A slight misstatement leads to a lucid explanation of Benedict XVI's Personal Ordinariate for Anglicans. |
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George Will explains that in addition to financial woes, the economic crisis exacerbates character flaws as well. |
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In our southern neighbor, “separation of church and state” is taking on an increaslingly sinister meaning. |
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A survey finds that coeds at Catholic colleges are more likely to “hook up” than women at secular schools. |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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Where's the sacrifice?
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By Christopher Orlet, American Spectator
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A cradle Catholic observes, “I know good Christian people who spend meatless Fridays at a local Cajun restaurant gorging on Acadian crawfish etouffee, lobster pie, and Oysters Rockefeller, all w... |
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“What are we to make of a father who can spend forty minutes driving home from the rink dissecting the flaws in his fourteen-year-old son's power play performance, but never speaks to that boy a... |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Protestant strains
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By Alan F. H. Wisdom, American Spectator
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Among American Protestants, there are growing gaps between clergy and laity over political affiliations, reflecting divisions on homosexuality and abortion. |
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The Vatican's announcement that Mary MacKillop will be canonized in the Fall stirs a debate in Australia. |
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A new film about the biologist makes sure that atheism is also a major part of the story. |
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The Pontifical Academy for Life seems riven by ongoing internal disputes. |
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Benedict XVI explains how in Lent we may change the world for the better if first, through the grace of God, we examine what is wrong in our own lives. |
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Revisting Pascal's wager
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By Mark Signorelli, New English Review
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"If the dead rise not, the apparent meaninglessness of material existence is authentic and incorrigible, and our ignorance about the proper shaping of our ends is, not temporary and continge... |
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This year's Valentine's Day is also the eightieth anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei's women's section. |
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As Irish bishops head to Rome, the Holy Father’s leadership has never been more obvious or needed.
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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F-speech not free speech
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By Allen R. Sanderson, Chicago Tribune
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Even among White House officials, our public speech has notably coarsened, and certain groups get oversensitive treatment whilte others— notably traditional Christians—are crudely mocked. |
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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Champions for Life
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By Mark Bavaro, George Martin, Phil McConkey, Chris Godfrey, Phil Simms, and Jim Burt
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Before Tim Tebow ever picked up a football—before he was even born—athletes were speaking out for life. |
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Pope Benedict XVI argues that the effect of some equality legislation has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities. |
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A commentator predicts that ending the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will result in U.S. military personnel being required to positively affirm same-sex sexual orientation at peril of ... |
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Julia Duin has mixed reactions to a promotional film about John Paul II by former speaker of the House and recent convert, Newt Gingrich. |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Sex as a commodity
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By James Bowman, New Criterion
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James Bowman believes that female sexuality is again becoming, as it was in the honor cultures of pre-Christian times and still is in the more primitive honor cultures of today, shamelessly regarded a... |
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Michael Coren argues that there is something nauseating about obscenely wealthy celebrities who are paid $20 million for a few months’ work on a movie telling working people to donate chunks of ... |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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Victims of Obamacare
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By Mark Tooley, American Spectator
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The religious Left's support for abortion funding in Obamacare may be remembered as one of the last, embarrassing gasps of the religious abortion-rights movement.
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The future of healthcare reform is uncertain, but America’s Catholic bishops have advice for Congress on how to proceed. |
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Plummeting birthrates threaten prosperity worldwide. Can America buck the trend? |
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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One-child rule
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By Cheryl Weitzstein, Washington Times
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China has stopped population growth through a one-child policy, but has prepared a demographic disaster for itself, according to population experts. |
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Cal Thomas reviews the ways that public opinion has moved towards protection of the unborn. |
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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First among patriarchs
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa Express
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With Benedict XVI, for the first time in history, the Orthodox have agreed to discuss the primacy of the bishop of Rome, according to the model of the first millennium, when the Church was undivided. |
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Despite what we read in the press, relations between Jews and Catholics are excellent—as is the reputation of Pius XII. |
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A leading Vatican watcher says Benedict XVI sees Jews as allies in the struggle against secularism. |
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A New Hampshire pro-life memorial this week recalls one of the most shocking discoveries since Roe v. Wade. |
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Rocco Buttiglione an Italian Catholic politician, is gratuitously smeared by the BBC for his stand on homosexuality. |
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Shakespeare's take on and solution for rule by lawyers. |
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Monday, 11 January 2010 |
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Islam first in Europe?
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By Christopher Caldwell, Der Spiegel
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An American in Europe says: “Islam is the second biggest religion in Europe. But that is true only if you're thinking statistically. If you're thinking culturally and spiritually, it looks like ... |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
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It ain't over
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By Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Kristan Hawkins and David Bereit, Washington Times
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As the House and Senate engage in reconciling the two healthcare bills, pro-life leaders say the battle is not lost. |
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Is it art, or just bad judgment at Christmas? |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 |
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L'Enfance du Christ
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By Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Wall Street Journal
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"Whether or not Berlioz wrote this jewel-like conclusion with images of such early Italian painters as Giotto and Fra Angelico in mind, his music is full of their simple spiritual glory." |
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A Boston Globe columnist look at some of the reasons why Catholic schools offer good educational choices at low costs for parents. |
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For anyone who pines for transcendence but recoils at the idea of a demanding Almighty who interferes in human affairs, pantheism is an ideal combination. |
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A far-sighted observer hopes for the return of now-distant ideals in light of the Copenhagen conference. |
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A decision of a Jewish school's admissions policies in England reveals a growing problem with "human rights" commissions. |
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Friday, 18 December 2009 |
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Another line crossed
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By Paul Greenberg, Jewish World Review
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Paul Greenberg argues that moral recklessness, if presented as high-minded idealism, can be quite attractive. It may even become a political cause, as witnessed by embryonic stem-cell research. |
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Here’s one Anglican bishop we hope does not come over to Rome. |
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Denver's Archbishop says it will galvanize Christians experiencing difficulties. |
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A four-part series on a true Servant of God, the military chaplain who changed the lives of American prisoners of war in Korea. |
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The Holy Father reminds us about the Real Presence. |
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David Warren points to some figures who represented a true humanism and, contrary to assumptions, they weren't secular. |
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A (recovered-memory) lawsuit seeks money from the Bridgeport diocese over sex abuse (in 1968) by a landscaper not affiliated with the Church. Really. |
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The frescoes surrounding Rome's Holy Steps, a popular pilgrimage destination, have been restored and reveal unsuspected glories. |
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Why it isn’t a coincidence that the worst of the priest-abuse scandals have been concentrated in Ireland and America. |
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