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Our Disfigured Republic
By Judie Brown American Catholics continue to react to the controversial document from the Vatican dealing with blessings given to couples in irregular relationships, and homosexual couples in particular. One wonders why this is so, since Pope Francis has already derided such people as hypocrites. But in this age of twisted perspectives on love between two people, we agree with Jeffrey Mirus’...
Identifying the Human Being Requires No Debate
Most people do not follow the so-called “personhood” political scene, but if they did it might be helpful if one could see that words can be used to complicate even the most basic fact.
Cardinal Silliness
Now that Pope Benedict XVI has officially departed from the papacy, the news headlines are going mad, or at least suspiciously American, in the quest to raise the specter of a possible American pope.
Proposing that Society ‘Reduce’ Evil
In March of 1981 Pope John Paul II told his audience during the March 15 Angelus message, “Our prayer during Lent, aims at awakening [consciences],” and making men aware of God’s voice.
A Brilliant Teacher Steps Down from the Papacy
I have hesitated to write a commentary on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI because I believed that the words he used when he made the announcement were sufficient.
Abortion is Crippling Honesty
The most recent case of America’s denial that the preborn child is a person once again reminds us that, culturally, our ability to deal honestly with our fellow human beings is so twisted that it becomes hideous to those with eyes to see.
Are Catholics Getting What We Deserve?
While Obamacare has been a topic of debate and discussion for the last four years, the Obama/Sebelius contraceptive mandate—complete with the recent vapid compromise—really raised the stakes for Catholics.