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• "Repression in Mosul and Elsewhere Will Not Be the End of the Story"

  

  David Skeel in USAToday: The Roman Empire sought to snuff out Christianity on several occasions, most famously during the reign of Nero. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Choosing Alliances Or Choosing Christ?

  

  Fr. Philip Powell is asking the question starkly: As the Church, the Body of Christ, each of us baptized as priests, prophets, and kings, do we keep the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "A General Attitude of Bellicosity"

  

  Fr. Denis Lemieux is calling us all to a higher plane: There is a spirit of violence at loose in the world, in case you haven’t noticed, a true spirit of war an... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SOCIETY

• We Don't Want to Find Ourselves in This Predicament

  

  We just don't: “Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. Then suppose that something turns up suggesting that the story might not be quite... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 SOCIETY

• ISIS Advancing, Refugees Increasing and the World Awaits a Leader

  

  We've heard a lot of talk from the West, we're seeing little action: Kurdish militants in Turkey have issued a new call to arms to defend a border town in... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Just Because My Name Isn't on the Ballot, Doesn't Mean This Election Isn't...

  

  Received an email yesterday from our President.  It reads, in part: In 2008, I needed your vote and you came through.In 2012, I needed it again and you came... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 SOCIETY

• What Has "gay Marriage" Wrought?

  

  This: Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick wrote their wedding vows yesterday, brimming with"nervous excitement" about their big day. The Dunedin men will marry... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Fallible People Within"

  

  Tod Worner writes beautifully here of the criticisms levelled at the Catholic Church and "the fallible people within": It is too tiring to count the number of... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Because We Need to Become More Fully Catholic..."

  

  Found an interview today with Mark Shea, a guy who more than anyone else in the Catholic blogosphere, has made me think and think hard about what it is I... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Credible Threats Against the Pope?

  

  Iraq's ambassador to the Vatican is saying yes: ISIS has made 'credible threats' to kill Pope Francis, a top Iraqi diplomat has warned just days before the... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Mere Weak-mindedness"

  

  The modern habit of saying"This is my opinion, but I may be wrong" is entirely irrational. If I say that it may be wrong, I say that is not my opinion. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Cowardice Has a Thousand Justifications"

  

  Tony Woodlief is grieved by evil and by those who do nothing about it: We have lost the willingness to call evil by its rightful name, and the courage to stand... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 SOCIETY

• But... She Did Nothing Wrong

  

  A Florida substitute teacher claims she's a victim of bigotry after being suspended from her job: A substitute teacher in Jacksonville, Florida has been... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Have You, Like Me, Wondered Why Ray Rice's Wife Went Ahead and Married Him?

  

  This after being pummeled in the elevator by the man?   If your answer to that question is yes, then Katrina Fernandez has some food for thought for you... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "The Most Cynical and Despicable Political Stunt of the Year"

  

  Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry speaks for me: Since the second half of the 20th century, some of my fellow Christians have been the most persecuted religious group in th... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 SOCIETY

• What the Apple Frenzy Represents

  

  It is not wrong to want to live better; what is wrong is a style of life which is presumed to be better when it is directed toward ‘having’ rather than ‘being. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Much More Than an Adornment

  

  This Sunday the Church commemorates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Deacon Greg's homily beautifully explains why the cross means so much to... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Marian, Facing a Host of Health Problems, Will Only Live for a Few Hours..."

  

  Kerry Weber's piece over at America Magazine is a heart-wrenchingly beautiful call to persevere through suffering with the help and hope offered by trusting in... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Let the Little Children Come to Me...

  

  ... and teach you adults a thing or to about loving what's important. The little guy is Brandon Vogt's five year old son and he loves what every Catholic ought... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Remembering 9/11... Our Young Are Not Doing So

  

  I heard something deeply disturbing last night. Tuesday evening, our youth minister had taken 24 high school and middle school aged kids bowling. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 SOCIETY