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• “It’s Another Manifestation of the Antipathy of This Administration Both to...

  

  He promised to fundamentally transform this country, he's delivering on that promise on many fronts: The Obama administration has decided that the... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Will Mark Halperin Receive the Same Treatment Sarah Palin Did When She Made the...

  

  You might remember this: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was laughed off the stage for making what we now know is a prescient prediction four years ago. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "There Was Something About Catholicism That Took Hold of Me and Wouldn’t Let Me...

  

  Patheos has found a new blogger and this entry alone is enough for me to bookmark A Catholic Thinker: Born and raised Lutheran, faith was a central part of my... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Does It Change Anything to Know That Christ is Asking the Question?

  

  Have you no fear of God?  In yesterday’s (Sunday) Gospel, the good thief on the cross rebukes the bad thief at the other side of Jesus with a very poignant... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "We Were Lied To, Things Were Hidden from Us"

  

  Shocking news. The Obama administration is being accused of dishonesty: A senior advisor to the Saudi royal family has accused its Western allies of deceiving... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Thanksgiving Thoughts for the Dysfunctional Family

  

  Coming our way via Elizabeth Duffy: People line up on the issues. Unfriendings occur. People stop seeing old acquaintances whose company they used to enjoy,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 SOCIETY

• In the Wake of the Iranian Agreement, Pastor Saeed Abedini is Left Behind

  

  One would think that in some way, his release might've been on the bargaining table.   One would be wrong: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ),... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• C. S. Lewis and the Knockout Game

  

  Leave it to the brilliant Mark Steyn to make the connection and sound the warning: On November 22, 1963, two other notable men died, and got relegated to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• A Show of Hands Please of Those of You Thinking This is a Good Deal

  

  Obama/Kerry broker an agreement with Iran: Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on a historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran’s nuclear program in... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "The Only Grown-up Currently Striding Upon the World Stage"

  

  Elizabeth Scalia on Pope Francis: We should like him; Francis is not only a School of Love on legs, he appears to be a rare man-in-full, and the only grown-up... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• C. S. Lewis - Evangelizer of the Imagination

  Following up on the C.S. Lewis piece put up a couple of days ago, Fr. Barron adds his own comments on the man's legacy, his ability to tell a story and his... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Did You Know About the Massacre of Christians in Sadad, Syria?

  

  Not many do but so many should: The worst Christian massacre—complete with mass graves, tortured-to-death women and children, and destroyed churches—recently... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 SOCIETY

• “Now Today is Tomorrow and Tomorrow Today. And Yesterday is Weaving In and Out”

  Guest posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Post title lyrics via Cake - "Comfort Eagle" And the fluffy white lines That the airplane leaves behind Are drifting... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Now He's Pissing off the Press

  

  Signs of a failing Presidency are mounting: The nation’s largest news organizations lodged a complaint Thursday against the White House for imposing... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 SOCIETY

• ‘Not So Fast, Slick’

  

  So you think Church is unnecessary?  Fr. Lemieux begs to differ: There is a strong idea, common really, that we can love Jesus and love God while completely... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Stupidest Damned Editorial I've Seen in One Helluva Long Time

  

  I'm not seeing a byline on this editorial and that's a good thing because clearly the responsible party is a complete idiot who should continue to keep that... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Why Do People Self-identify as Catholics While Decrying Catholic Doctrine?

  

  Simcha Fisher has an answer, an answer in response to a woman lamenting the lack of women priests in the Catholic Church: This attitude is the antithesis of... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "The Vote... Reverses Nearly 225 Years of Precedent and Dramatically Alters the...

  

  Democrats go nuclear: The partisan battles that have paralyzed Washington in recent years took a historic turn on Thursday, when Senate Democrats eliminated... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "... My Words Are Not Meant to Demonize Anyone"

  

  If you haven't heard by now, you likely will in the coming days. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, who presides over the flock in Springfield Illinois, has... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Good Cop, Bad Cop Catholicism

  

  Two stories captured my attention today, the second in my view complementing the first.   The first I hesitate even to bring up because I have loved ones and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 SOCIETY