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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1590 )

• You'd Be Hard Pressed to Find a More Poignant Editorial Cartoon

  

  This one pretty much sums things up... and most effectively... from A. F. Branco over at Legal Insurrection: The Church points to what is needed.  And it's... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "The Question of God Never Seems Urgent"

  

  From il Papa's Christmas Eve homily: The great moral question of our attitude towards the homeless, towards refugees and migrants, takes on a deeper dimension:... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "To Make a Commitment Or to Avoid Commitment"

  

  That choice has tremendous effects on the individual firstly and on society in the end yet a false understanding of what it means to be free is leading far too... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "Sometimes We Do Need to Step Away from All the Noise and Fuss..."

  

  Fr. Lemieux has words of wisdom for us all on this Christmas Eve: Christmas for most people can become a frenetic time. Lots to do—decorating, cooking, shopping... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 SOCIETY

• Dismissed!

  

  It's been a great week for yours truly. Friday morning I heard that word (Dismissed!) in traffic court, a word coming from the lips of the judge presiding over... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 SOCIETY

• Psy Ain't Got Nothing on Mr. Brutally Honest Baby!

  Was chatting with a guy at work, a guy known for his moves on the dance floor in and out of the office.  I call him Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 SOCIETY

• The Only Worthy and Hopeful News Coming out of DC These Days...

  

  ... has nothing to do with politicians and their inability to do their jobs and everything to do with rookie sensation RGIII and the impact he's having for the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 SOCIETY

• The Spirit of the Age

  

  by guest blogger, BroKen I want to punch McDonalds in the nose! That may not be an appropriate expression for a pastor to make, but I feel it. Let me explain. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "After Experiencing Identity Theft and Online Hacking Incidents, He Had to...

  

  The evil that struck Sandy Hook Elementary school a week ago has not subsided.   Deacon Greg Kandra has published a letter seeking prayer for the Catholic... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 SOCIETY

• 'After All, Being Intelligent, Respectful, Funny, Smart and Well-spoken is...

  

  Alfonzo Porter is the author of “More Like Barack, Less Like Tupac: Eradicating the Academic Achievement Gap by Countering Decades of the Hip Hop Hoax. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 SOCIETY

• Judge Bork Has Died

  

  And upon his death, I learn that he was a Catholic convert: I was married in 1952. My wife died on Dec. 8, 1980. I remarried on Oct. 30, 1982. I was introduced... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "This Ain’t the Language of Myth"

  

  Yesterday, commenter Zoe wrote the following in response to my asking what her thoughts were on the historicity and the person of Jesus Christ: I found that... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "He Didn't Just Snap. This Takes a Lot of Planning." (UPDATED)

  

  Over the weekend, I posited on Facebook the notion that perhaps the mother of Adam Lanza, reportedly a Catholic, might have enlisted the help of a priest in... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 SOCIETY

• In the Wake of the Connecticut Shootings, a Call for Silence

  

  From none other than BadCatholic who writes, in part: I understand that there is a need to talk. The experience of evil leaves a sickening void, and man and... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "This is Not the America I Grew up In. This is Not the America I Want for My...

  

  This ought to outrage, particularly when those responsible start talking about a war on women. I suspect some of my readers are not fully aware of the impact... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "In the End, the Options for What the Law Can Do Or Society Can Do Are Largely...

  

  Benjamin Domenech, research fellow at The Heartland Institute, co-host of Coffee Markets, and editor in chief of The City, passes along some much needed wisdo... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY

• “She Was Beautiful. She Was Blond. She Was Always Smiling”

  

  The father of Emilie Parker, one of the young victims of the horror in Connecticut on Friday, is quite a man: Fighting back tears and struggling to catch his... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SOCIETY

• Comprehending the Unimaginable

  

  Posted by guest blogger Locutiprime Many American are hurting today. They are hurting because they are unable to comprehend the senseless massacre of twenty... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SOCIETY

• “She Put Herself Between the Gunman and Her Students”

  

  We need to hear more light in the darkness stories. Here's a bright one: She took a bullet for her kids.Teacher Victoria Soto used her body to shield her... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 SOCIETY

• "The Wide-scale Rejection of Christianity in the Modern World is a Deep Mystery...

  

  Fr. Lemieux is challenged by the dismissal of the faith and challenges the faithful to do something about it: The wide-scale rejection of Christianity in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 SOCIETY