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• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "How Could a Catholic Priest with Such a...

  

  At Commonweal, Grant Gallicho examines the curious case of Father Carlos Urrutigoity, who was removed by the Vatican in July from his position as vicar general... Read more

  The 15 august 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Quote for the Day: "If His Pontificate Has an Agenda, It Is the One Martini...

  

  Paul Elie in The Atlantic: John Paul and Benedict led the Church for 35 years. Decade after decade, they opposed the currents in modern life that they felt... Read more

  The 30 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Frank Bruni on New Contract for Catholic School Teachers in Cincinnati: Would...

  

  In the New York Times today, Frank Bruni looks at the new six-page contract for Catholic teachers in the Cincinnati archdiocese (the previous one was two pages)... Read more

  The 11 may 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• "They Call Themselves Catholic," Said Pope Francis, "but They Have One Foot out...

  

  In our bulletin this week, Father Mike made the decision to include the following insert, something I think all Catholics should read and ponder deeply: Rigid... Read more

  The 29 june 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• To Fedora Or Not To Fedora

  

  Here at LAP, we like to consider ourselves good law-abiding citizens. Unless, of course, we are actually out having fun and not abiding by the law. Read more

  The 16 may 2014 by   Christopher De Voss
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• ISIS Threatens to Conquer Rome and Break the Vatican's Crosses

  

  ISIS, also known as Islamic State, publishes a glossy, slick magazine each month called Dabiq. It is propaganda, of course, but it is a nice production. Read more

  The 14 october 2014 by   Elizabethprata
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• September in UMBRIA, ITALY, Part 3: Assisi

  

  Assisi, approach to the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis It was our fourth day in Umbria, and we headed for Assisi, about a forty minute drive from... Read more

  The 12 october 2015 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
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• Obama, with Horns Sprouting from His Head, Greets Pope

  

  Sometimes, the truth just stares at us in our face. Olaf Ekberg reports for The American Mirror, Sept. 23, 2015: While President Obama was escorting Pope Franci... Read more

  The 23 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Who Enables ISIS Beheading of Christians? Obama, Pope Francis Or the MSM?

  

  Islamic jihadists have been looting, torturing, and killing Christians in the Middle East, Africa (esp. Nigeria), and across the world. Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Robert Blair Kaiser's Inside the Jesuits: How Pope Francis Is Changing the Churc...

  

  Some weeks back, Rowman Littlefield kindly sent me for review a copy of Robert Blair Kaiser's book Inside the Jesuits: How Pope Francis Is Changing the... Read more

  The 21 july 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• 6 Ways George R. R. Martin and ‘Game of Thrones’ Changed Fantasy Forever

  

  ******WARNING NOVEL AND TELEVISION SHOW SPOILERS BELOW*******For most people August 6, 1996 was probably of no great significance. Read more

  The 08 june 2014 by   House Of Geekery
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• Art Makes Radio Waves: If Yer Gonna Banter, You Need A Banner

  

  If you go to the website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, you’ll see a number of little banners scrolling across the top of the screen. One of them... Read more

  The 10 june 2014 by   Mrstrongest
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• Despicable: Evangelical Leaders Use “Jesus Was a Refugee” to Lobby Congress

  

  “…if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” – Jesus Christ, Luke 22:36 Insisting that “refugees” from Syria do not pose a danger to U.S. Read more

  The 05 december 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Best and Worst Film Viewings of 2014

  

  Surviving another Christopher Nolan movie2014 wasn't a great movie year. I went through my archives before preparing this list and saw that only six new viewing... Read more

  The 03 january 2015 by   Christopher Saunders
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• Pope Lectures U.S. on Taking in “migrants” While Vatican is Protected by 40 Ft....

  

  hy·poc·ri·sy noun: hypocrisy; plural noun: hypocrisies the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior... Read more

  The 26 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Joel Osteen Meets with Pope, Praises Pope's Ecumenism & Inclusiveness "to Take...

  Christian News Network reports, Megachurch speaker and author Joel Osteen was among a group of political and religious leaders who met with Pope Francis at the... Read more

  The 09 june 2014 by   Elizabethprata
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• Pope Francis Calls Again for Wealth Redistribution, While U.S. Archbishops Live...

  

  That Pope Francis, what a guy! He called gunmakers hypocritical false Christians while the Vatican’s own Swiss Guards and Pontifical Gendarmerie are armed with... Read more

  The 13 july 2015 by   Eowyn
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• 10 Landmarks You Didn't Know Used Solar Power

  

  1. Burj Khalifa Standing at a breathtaking 829.8m tall, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the largest building in the world and uses solar energy to help meet its... Read more

  The 17 september 2014 by   Ecoexperts
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• A Recap of the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Case You Missed It

  

  Alright! It’s time for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards! The Golden Globes are bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,... Read more

  The 12 january 2015 by   Christopher De Voss
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• Open Letter to Pope Francis by Member of Roman Curia, Central Administration of...

  

  It’s one thing for lay Catholics like Ann Barnhardt or FOTM to criticize Pope Francis — and to do so at the risk of excommunication, according to the pope’s... Read more

  The 12 december 2015 by   Eowyn
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• “Nut Country”: How Dallas Silenced Jesus and Became the Most Christian City in...

  

  By Alan BeanWhen evangelist Chuck Templeton visited Dallas in the late 1950s he was deeply disturbed by the city’s extraordinary religious culture. Read more

  The 27 september 2015 by   Alanbean
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• Catholic Church Under Pope Francis: Critics Censored, Threatened with...

  

  Since he was elected pope in 2013 (some say unlawfully, in violation of Papal Law No. 91), Jorge Bergoglio has evinced expansive good will toward many and sundr... Read more

  The 10 december 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Humankind's Worst "Pandora's Box"

  

  It occurred to me today, humanity's biggest and worst "Pandora's box" must surely be gunpowder, first, so many centuries ago but explosives in general. Read more

  The 25 november 2015 by   Morage
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• Modi 6th Powerful Person on Twitter ~ Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Follows Only 3

  

  A hashtag is a word or an unspaced phrase prefixed with the number sign ("#"). It is a form of metadata tag. Words in messages on microblogging and social... Read more

  The 01 june 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Pope Francis’s Vatican Put on a Pagan Light Show on the Feast Day of Our Lady’s...

  

  Last Tuesday, December 8, 2015, was the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation when Catholics attend Mass in honor and remembrance of... Read more

  The 14 december 2015 by   Eowyn
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• The Pope On A Pommel – Pontiff In Gymnastics Treat For Fans

  

  Gingerfightback’s gymnastics correspondent Jamal Roly-Poly was shocked to see his Holiness Pope Francis undertake a rigorous workout on fabled hardcore... Read more

  The 11 august 2014 by   Gingerfightback
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• What’s with Time Magazine Giving Elites Devil’s Horns?

  

  Time magazine has a penchant to give élites devil’s horns on its cover. The latest to receive that treatment is Hillary Clinton, on the cover of Time‘s March 13... Read more

  The 17 april 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Paris Carnage: The Front Pages Tell a Story of Horror

  

  It’s not something that we like to do, but it is sad that we tend to do this more often these days: to display front pages of newspapers covering a terrorist ac... Read more

  The 14 november 2015 by   Themarioblog
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• Did Pope Francis Really Say the Koran and Bible Are the Same?

  

  FOTM readers know that I, a Catholic, am no fan of Pope Francis, formerly known as Jorge Bergoglio. I am especially critical of his call for a supra-national... Read more

  The 03 august 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Top 10 Crazy Catholic Pope Dogs

  

  Top 10 Crazy Catholic Pope Dogs Pope Francis is a person who has probably seen a lot of weird things I would imagine. But in a recent visit to America he got... Read more

  The 21 october 2015 by   Russell Deasley
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• Sunday Devotional: God Made Them Male and Female

  

  Not male and male; not female and female. Genesis 2:18, 21-24 The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him. Read more

  The 04 october 2015 by   Eowyn
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• "He Went to Jared": Evangelicals Going to Rome

  

  Jared engagement ringsThere is a television commercial that we are "treated" to every year around Christmas time. Jared Jewelry Galleria wants to present... Read more

  The 23 february 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• "Pope Francis Tries to Build Bridges in Sceptical Turkey"

  From the BBC: The crowd was small, but passionate. The civil engineering faithful here are few. A mix of young and old architects and transport planners, though... Read more

  The 02 december 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• Sunday Devotional: Jesus Spoke of Demons and Hell

  

  Mark 9:38-43, 48 At that time, John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not... Read more

  The 27 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Pot Calls Kettle Black: Pope Francis Chastises Pastors for Talking Too Much

  

  Ever since Argentinian archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected by the Papal Enclave to be head of the Catholic Church 2 years 3 months ago, the new Pope Francis... Read more

  The 27 june 2015 by   Eowyn
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• As Same-Sex Couples Bring Children for Baptism, How Will Church Respond: Purity...

  

  Here's an example of what I meant when I just wrote, "The testimony of the prophets is very clear about these issues: love, justice, and mercy trump purity code... Read more

  The 27 june 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• "Treat the Poor Fairly" - Pope Francis

  

  Selected families meeting with the Pope inside the MOA Arena, January 16, 2015 in Pasay City. Pope Francis approached each family and blessed them. Read more

  The 27 january 2015 by   Linus
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• Vatican Fails to Wow U.N. Committee on Torture

  

  As Nick Cumming-Bruce reports for the New York Times, Vatican representative to the United Nations Archbishop Silvano Tomasi was grilled yesterday by the U.N.... Read more

  The 06 may 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Symbolic Release of White Doves - the Cruel Ways at Kovvuru by Congress !

  

  Kovvuru is situated on the west bank of the Godavari River, famous for the bridge linking Rajahmundry. It is a truss bridge, reportedly Asia's second longest... Read more

  The 05 october 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Pope Francis Calls for a New Global Authority to Combat “climate Change”

  

  Ever since Argentinian archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected by the Papal Enclave to be head of the Catholic Church 2 years 3 months ago, conservatives have... Read more

  The 17 june 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Vatican Struggling to Keep up with Exorcism Demand

  

  "Traditionally there are certain signs that often accompany true cases of possession,” the priest said, “things that are difficult if not impossible to explain... Read more

  The 18 april 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• Our Baby’s Two Years Old: Cuba Libro!

  

  Circa January 2002: I was sitting at my sister’s dining room table – in the crappy apartment she was forced to rent after losing her home and business in 9-11... Read more

  The 20 august 2015 by   Connergo
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• Mug Shots of Three Arrested in Philadelphia Gay-Bashing Incident Released, All...

  Mugshots: Center City gay-bashing suspects. http://t.co/W1Aw7HqIFd @phillymag @G_Philly pic.twitter.com/xZ7SvOt4Ie— Victor Fiorillo (@VictorFiorillo) September... Read more

  The 24 september 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• The Pope, the Toppled (Catholic) House Speaker Mr. Boehner, and White...

  

  This is partly for fun. As you know, I'm not political — just a theologian. Just as Pope Francis or Jesus is not political (and I'm not comparing myself to... Read more

  The 26 september 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Pope Francis: Is Consumerism Bad?

  

  Pope Francis has denounced consumerism as a “poison” that threatens true happiness, and is an assault upon the poor. What does he say does bring true... Read more

  The 11 july 2015 by   Fsrcoin
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• Why is the Pope So Popular?

  

  As part of our church‘s latest sermon series “What Would the Church Say to…” I had the oppourtunity to speak about Pope Francis and the incredible impact he is... Read more

  The 15 september 2014 by   Tombasson
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• USCCB Statement on "Religious Freedom" Bills: We Want Private Businesses Declare...

  

  The U.S. Catholic bishops are on the defensive about what happened recently in Indiana and Arkansas. Last week, having found themselves very much on the wrong... Read more

  The 12 april 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• "It is Not Necessary to Go to Church"

  

  I've seen this quote (and more) pop up on my Facebook feed one too many times, usually accompanied by this image of a smiling and accepting Pope Francis. Read more

  The 26 december 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Harvard Goes Satanic with Black Mass

  

  According to Encyclopedia Britannica, in common usage the term “black mass” refers to “a blasphemous and usually obscene burlesque of the true [Roman Catholic]... Read more

  The 10 may 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling

  

  Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. Read more

  The 15 june 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• A Note to American Liberals: the Pope Isn’t One of Us (thank God)

  

  By Alan BeanHow do we explain the bizarre reaction from the American left when it was revealed that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis? Read more

  The 04 october 2015 by   Alanbean
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• Niagara Fun Day 2: Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Theatre and Clifton Hill

  

  On our second day in Niagara Falls, we enjoyed a leisurely buffet breakfast at our hotel, Courtyard Marriott, and then took a short walk to Clifton Hill, the hu... Read more

  The 17 august 2015 by   Thismomloves
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• The Telenovela Continues: Gay Vatican Official Comes Out and Is Sacked in Advanc...

  

  OMG. Did someone say head-turners? (Yes, I'm between popcorn runs, and very glad I bought in a big new supply of popcorn today, because it looks like the... Read more

  The 03 october 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Don't Ask Don't Tell...if You're a Christian

  

  I know we all may be finding the homosexual intrusion into American world culture tiresome. And the discussions about it are even more so. Worst of all, we ar... Read more

  The 01 july 2014 by   Elizabethprata
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• Radical Homosexual Priest Appointed to Vatican Says Gay Sex Can Express Jesus’...

  

  On May 16, 2015, Vatican Radio reported that Pope Francis had named Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP, whom The Boston Globe’s Catholic website CRUX calls “a strong... Read more

  The 18 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• New Essay by Jerry Slevin: "Thanksgiving, Catholic Hope and Pope Francis"

  

  For your weekend reading on what's a long weekend for many American workers, I'd like to recommend to you Jerry Slevin's new essay at his Christian Catholicism... Read more

  The 28 november 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Three More Statements on "Resignation" of Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City:...

  

  Three more statements about the "resignation" of convicted felon Bishop Robert Finn of St. Joseph-Kansas City, from groups supporting survivors of childhood... Read more

  The 24 april 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• The Most Dangerous People in the World

  

  There are dangerous people in the world. We know that some are more dangerous than others. Some people are extremely dangerous. Dictators can be considered amon... Read more

  The 13 december 2014 by   Elizabethprata
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• Pope Francis - A Silly Old Man Wearing a Dress

  

  Nothing much changes. From its inception the Roman Catholic church has claimed all authority for itself. The Pope, being the Vicar of Christ and the mouthpiece... Read more

  The 28 september 2015 by   Lowell
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• The Rotten Fruits of Pope Francis: Church Schism, Conservative Rebellion, and...

  

  “By their fruit you will recognize them.” -Matthew 7:16 Rotten Fruit #1: culture war within church hierarchy His papacy is only 2½ years old, and already... Read more

  The 17 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Pope Francis on John Paul II As "the Pope of the Family" and the Synod on the...

  

  I'm bending your ears today with a plethora of postings, but before I stop talking for the morning (and I do have yet another posting after this to share), I... Read more

  The 01 may 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Things I'm Reading at Week's End: Marriage, Bible, Catholics, Women's Rights,...

  

  Things I'm reading as this week ends — these items all connected in that they talk about issues of religion in the public square:At her Extra Ecclesiam Est... Read more

  The 01 may 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Human Population Growth’s Effects on Global Warming

  

  Earlier this month, Pope Francis made news when he said that not only was climate change real, but it was mostly man-made. Then, last week, he said that... Read more

  The 25 january 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Major U.S. Magazine Breaks with Obama Admin by Calling ISIS Islamic and...

  Dr. Eowyn:This is VERY IMPORTANT, sobering, and downright frightening, so please make time to read it. The West has become so secular and post-modern... Read more

  The 21 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Hans Küng's Can We Save the Catholic Church? on Anti-Vatican II Decision of...

  

  Three more passages from Hans Küng's book Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013) that leap out at me as the U.S. Read more

  The 17 june 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Rod Dreher on Nienstedt Story and Jennifer Haselberger Affidavit: "In the Presen...

  

  Conservative columnist Rod Dreher, who left the Catholic church due to the disclosures about the abuse situation when the abuse broke wide open in 2002 and... Read more

  The 23 july 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• What Are People Smoking? Hillary Clinton Tops Gallup’s Most Admired List

  

  Gallup: Americans continue to name Hillary Clinton as the woman living anywhere in the world whom they admire most, and name Barack Obama as the man they... Read more

  The 30 december 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Katha Pollitt on Laudato Si': "If Pope Francis Really Wanted to Fight Climate...

  

  And more outstanding commentary today — this by Katha Pollitt at The Nation noting that Pope Francis's considerable blind spot regarding women's rights... Read more

  The 09 september 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• At Least 1,000 Words: Signe Wilkinson on the Boy Scouts, Pope Francis, and the...

  

  Signe Wilkinson of Truthdig commenting this morning on, well, all kinds of things that I think will be obvious to you as you think about the cartoon . . . . Read more

  The 24 august 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• St. Francis of Assisi – Happy Feast Day – October 4th!

  

  I cannot tell you how much St. Francis has helped me in my life with all of the wonderful creatures that Our Dear Lord has entrusted to me, protecting and... Read more

  The 04 october 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Brittmarie Janson Perez, "On False Prophets and Parallel Churches: Kiko...

  

  Today, another exhaustively researched essay by Brittmarie Janson Perez, which I'm happy to share with you here. This one focuses on the role of Kiko Arguello... Read more

  The 06 july 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Maureen Fiedler on Vatican Colloquium About Male-Female Complementarity: Pope...

  

  In an essay she published Friday at National Catholic Reporter, Sister Maureen Fiedler notes that the word to be featured in the upcoming Vatican colloquium on... Read more

  The 16 november 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "These Heavy-Handed Decisions Touch...

  

  In a just-published essay, Robert McClory notes how much things have changed in a half year, in the way in which many American Catholics respond to Pope Francis... Read more

  The 20 may 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• President's Speech Was Factual (And Constitutional)

  

  A few days ago, President Obama gave a speech at a Washington prayer breakfast. And right-wingers and evangelicals have been whining and howling ever since. The... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Betty Clermont on the Opus Dei Influence in the Church of Pope Francis

  

  As a footnote to what I posted yesterday (citing Colleen Baker) about how influential Opus Dei folks have leapt to the defense of Pope John Paul II as critical... Read more

  The 27 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Beheadings Of Infidels, Halal Sex Products And "Muslims Don't Like Dogs"

  

  A Month of Islam in Europe: June 2014 Austria accused Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of stirring up trouble on June 19, when he urged thousands of... Read more

  The 30 july 2014 by   Susanduclos
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• Third World Countries Want More Than $100B a Year in “climate Change” Reparations

  

  This is insanity. USA Today reports, Sept. 12, 2015, that preparatory talks ahead of the UN Conference on Climate Change to be held in Paris in December has... Read more

  The 13 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Obama Threatens Christians: “Gay Rights” Come Before Your Constitutional Rights...

  

  A couple of months ago one Sunday morning, I arrived early at church and found the presiding priest — an orthodox and reverent priest — graciously standing... Read more

  The 01 october 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Karibu! – Welcome to East Africa – Pope Francis #PopeInUganda

  

  Karibu! – and welcome to East Africa! – Pope Francis. #PopeInKenya #PopeInUgandaThe Pope has landed in East Africa! Now in Kenya, this Friday 27th... Read more

  The 25 november 2015 by   Diaryofamuzungu
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• The Abuse Crisis and the Church's Empty Tomb: Statements by Anne Barrett Doyle...

  

  On this Holy Saturday, a statement by Anne Barrett Doyle of Bishop Accountability to add to the ones about the revolt in the Chilean church over the episcopal... Read more

  The 04 april 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free..."

  

  I've been following the news on what's happening at our southern borders.   Tons of people pouring into the country, many of them children, overwhelming our... Read more

  The 06 july 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• "It Affirms the Great Good of Bringing the Two Halves of Humanity Together"

  

  This, from the Archbishop of San Francisco to a host of leftist leaders who considered him 'anti-LGBT', is righteous: In a letter dated June 10, nearly 80... Read more

  The 19 june 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Towards the Next Synod: Jerry Slevin on What Pope Francis Needs to Do If He's...

  

  At a discussion thread here earlier today, some of you may have seen that I asked Jerry Slevin if he could perhaps summarize an argument he has just made at... Read more

  The 26 october 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Weekend News: John Shore on Pope Francis and Gay Catholics, Open Letter to New...

  

  For the weekend, a selection of miscellaneous news stories about Catholic-themed issues including the treatment of gay Catholics by Catholic institutions, the... Read more

  The 20 september 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• On the Right Track: the Muzungu’s First Ugandan Train Ride

  

  Rift Valley Railways relaunches Kampala passenger train service after 20 year breakAnother first this week: my first Ugandan train journey on the Rift Valley... Read more

  The 13 december 2015 by   Diaryofamuzungu
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• "Time" Person of the Year - Let It Be Sri Narendra Modiji !!

  

  In its early days : - Charles Lindbergh; Walter Chrysler; Owen D. Young; Mahatma Gandhi; Pierre Laval; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Hugh S. Read more

  The 21 november 2014 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Is It Just Me, Or Do Things Feel Really Depressed Right Now, Following the Day o...

  

  Is it just me, or do things feel really depressed right now, following the big papal circus of the day of the four popes? I had thought that the big papal circu... Read more

  The 29 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Hey Anna March... Spin This...

  

  Via The Huffington Post, yet another reason, despite the best efforts of haters like Salon's Anna March, to love this Pope: Pope Francis immediately halted his... Read more

  The 26 june 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Pope Francis on Families and Their Gifts, John McNeill and Margaret Farley on...

  

  What Catholic theologian John McNeill is pointing to in the quotation I shared with you yesterday is very much like what Catholic theologian Margaret Farley als... Read more

  The 27 september 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Explaining Sanders's "Socialism" to Kansans

  

  [Cross-posted to Political Context]I appreciate the kind attention which The Wichita Eagle recently paid to us local Democrats, progressive liberals, Christian... Read more

  The 17 september 2015 by   Russellarbenfox
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• Hungary Builds 100-mi Razor-wire Border to Keep out “migrants”

  

  Europe is being inundated by tens of thousands of “refugees” from Muslim countries — a crisis that is in part due to Obama’s disastrous Mid-East policy. Read more

  The 11 september 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Church of England's Choice to Accept Female Bishops: What Will Be the Effect on...

  

  As the Church of England votes at long last to accept women bishops, Catholic News Service, the USCCB's Pravda, is already (and predictably) complaining that... Read more

  The 15 july 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• I Listen to Facebook Conversations of Younger Catholics: I Get An Earful About...

  

  I've mentioned before, I think, that I have a number of Facebook friends who stand considerably to the right of me when it comes to matters Catholic. I'm not... Read more

  The 03 may 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Connecting Christians: A New Social Net Aims to Do Just That

  

  Religion has pretty much always been about the communion, if you will, of communities; the sharing of faith, values and beliefs, and of course coming together t... Read more

  The 03 december 2015 by   Shellykramer
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• The Canonization of Pope John Paul II: My Continued Dissent (and the Loud,...

  

  As the canonization of Pope John Paul II (and of Pope John XXIII) nears, I thought it might be helpful if I pointed Bilgrimage readers to several postings in... Read more

  The 24 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• On Praying for Kim Davis

  

  I spent the last few weeks (mostly) detached from Facebook and Twitter.  I’m not taking a moral stand here. I just needed a little time to hear my own mind. Read more

  The 01 october 2015 by   Wendyrw619
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• Eerie Swarm of Flying Ants at Memorial Service of Gosnell’s Aborted Babies

  

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• Francis As a Reform Pope: The View from Where I Stand As a Gay Catholic Nearing...

  

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• Pope Francis in the Philippines

  

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