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Matthew Tsakanikas - who has written 23 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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Saint Catherine and Bible Interpretation

Posted on 04 October 2010

Forty years ago today (October 4, 1970), Saint Catherine of Siena was proclaimed “Doctor of the Church”.  Many are unaware of the tremendous miracles Christ worked through her: instant cures of the sick and lame, deliverance of the possessed, raising…

Hawking and the Demise of Culture

Posted on 06 September 2010

One week before the Pope visits England, Hawking’s new book is to be released in order that all the citizens of the Queen can know where Britain’s leading and most famous scientist stands on the question of God.

Did Red Envelopes Move Obama from Red Leanings?

Posted on 05 May 2009

It took a lot of guts for President Obama to publicly reverse campaign promises at his 100 days press conference and tell the pro-abortion crowd that “I think that those who are pro-choice make a mistake when they…suggest that this…

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Obama: Wasting Humans, Wasting Money

Posted on 09 March 2009

Obviously, American citizens didn’t take Obama seriously when he himself admitted that the question of when human life begins was “above my pay grade.” Then again, maybe American citizens didn’t care that Obama was so “cavalier”. However, the question of…

Cardinal Virtues: Obama and the Real American Infrastructure — Part Two

Posted on 17 February 2009

In Part One we looked at the Judeo-Christian concepts of virtue that formed the moral civic glue of the American republic at its founding. Since Mr. Obama is partial to the American philosophy of pragmatism… let’s drop false ideas of…

Cardinal Virtues: Obama and the Real American Infrastructure – Part One

Posted on 16 February 2009

“Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age” President Obama’s Inaugural Address.
The Virtue Deficit…

Obama’s Kind of Feminism Horrifies Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on 21 October 2008

“‘Women are already serving in combat [in Iraq and Afghanistan] and the current policy should be updated to reflect realities on the ground,’ said Wendy Morigi, Sen. Obama’s national security spokeswoman. ‘Barack Obama would consult with military commanders to review…

Polygamy Inspires False Religion

Posted on 11 October 2008

“From the beginning” (cf. Matthew 19:8) of the first book of the Bible, human fulfillment is presented as being realized when a man sees in woman a true and equal partner with whom he can share his life and total…

Her Station Keeping: Immaculate Conception to CoRedemptrix

Posted on 23 February 2008

The recent history of Mariology has not always been told and so the recent reinvigoration of the movement for a 5th Marian Dogma by the group of five Cardinals remains a curiosity to some.  Others believe the movement should be…

Pearl Harbor: Chosen Nation and the Immaculate Conception

Posted on 08 December 2007

Several years before becoming Pope, Cardinal Ratzinger published two candid interviews with Peter Seewald.  The first was entitled Salt of the Earth and the second was entitled God and the World.  The second interview was published in German in the…