Catholic Exchange

God’s Will and the White House

• Politics
• Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

In case you didn’t notice: with George W. Bush out of office and a Democrat in the White House, the secular media stopped its handwringing over the president mentioning God. With Rick Santorum’s surge, the hysteria has started again. Every… Read More

Smashing Mary

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Friday, February 17th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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I have a friend, a Catholic businessman, who owns several hotels. He is not wealthy, but has done well, especially as an… Read More

How to Choose a Catholic College

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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Editor’s Note: The institutional sponsors of Catholic Exchange, Holy Spirit College and Thomas More College, encouraged their students to participate actively in this year’s March for Life.  Catholic Exchange agrees that the rule of thumb that Dr. Kengor proposes below… Read More

Rick Santorum, the Media’s “Extremist”

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Friday, February 10th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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A reporter recently called me about Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. “I understand he’s against contraception?” she asked me.
“Well, sure,” I responded. “He’s Roman Catholic, after all.” The reporter could hardly believe it. Nothing seems to work up our secular culture like matters of sex and birth.

Obama’s “Healthcare” Mandate: What Would Reagan Say?

• Opinion
• Thursday, February 9th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

What did Ronald Reagan believe? In light of the ongoing scandal known as the “Obama mandate,” President Obama’s unprecedented “healthcare” decree, two core Reagan fundamentals stand out:

The Obama Mandate to Catholics: Where’s Notre Dame?

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Thursday, February 9th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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It’s not often when a paragon of decorum, namely, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik, publishes a letter in his diocesan newspaper with a title like, “To hell with you.”

Mayor Bloomberg: Planned Parenthood’s White Knight

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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This isn’t the place to list every objection I might have to Mayor Bloomberg’s policies, but most notable is his unwavering stance in favor of abortion. Making it worse is that Bloomberg is a high-profile member of the Republican Party, which has become the pro-life party in America.

The “DP” of Adoption Instead of Abortion

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

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Those letters, “D” and “P,” have special meaning in our household, standing for “Divine Plan.” Bill Clark, a devout Catholic, 80 years old, who lives in California, has taught us a lot about the “DP.” Clark was the closest adviser to President Ronald Reagan. More than any other figure, Clark helped Reagan peacefully take down the Soviet empire.

Seventh-Grade Dates? Just Say No

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

Two friends of mine, both dads in their 40s, were complaining about their seventh-grade daughters going to a dance at the public school. Both of these attractive young girls had dates, and with nice boys. But both dads feel their daughters are too young to go to a dance. They’re right.

Atheist vs. Saint

• Columnists Kengor's Corner
• Thursday, January 12th, 2012
• Dr. Paul Kengor

Christopher Hitchens, one of the world’s best-known atheists, author of bestsellers with titles like God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, has left us. He died at the age of 62. And he departed without, apparently, ever changing his mind on God—at least to our knowledge.