A canon lawyer friend of mine says Senator Edward Kennedy had a canonical right to a church funeral. Not that my friend is a Kennedy fan. He just thinks the law reads that way. I think…

Posted on 31 August 2009
A canon lawyer friend of mine says Senator Edward Kennedy had a canonical right to a church funeral. Not that my friend is a Kennedy fan. He just thinks the law reads that way. I think…
Posted on 03 November 2005
If the newly nominated Judge Samuel Alito is confirmed, the US Supreme Court will have “five out of nine” justices who are Catholics Alito, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Roberts. What does that say about the state of things?
Well,…
Posted on 21 October 2004
Are some issues in the upcoming election more important than others? Absolutely. I say that as a long-time advocate of what’s called a Consistent Life Ethic. My thinking has always been that the alternative to a Consistent Life Ethic is…
Posted on 31 May 2004
Not all bishops, of course. But many. Certainly, many more this year than in the past thirty years. Consider one example.
Recently, the Bishop of Colorado Springs, Michael Sheridan, issued a pastoral letter warning Catholic politicians who support abortion, euthanasia,…
Posted on 20 May 2004
Posted on 18 October 2003
Rush Limbaugh’s problem with pain pills has been plastered on the front pages of news magazines and run as lead stories on the nightly news. On the one hand, the prominence of the story makes perfect sense.
Big Man, Big…
Posted on 02 June 2002
Ignatius Press has launched an exciting new venture in Catholic higher education — Campion College of San Francisco. The new two-year program of integrated Catholic liberal arts and great books curriculum is slated to begin in the Fall of…
Posted on 03 December 2001
Mark Brumley is managing editor of Catholic Dossier, where this article first appeared. A convert from Evangelical Protestantism, he was greatly influenced by Bouyer's book, The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism, when he first read it over 20 years…
Posted on 08 November 2001
Arguing with Protestants
A few years ago, a cradle-Catholic friend heavily involved with apologetics asked for advice about a discussion he was having with a traditional Lutheran regarding the Bible and the Church. The Lutheran fellow didn’t hold what…