Catholic Exchange

For the Record: Barry Bonds vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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• Monday, August 6th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

Blog Entry:
Posted by Tom O'Toole
Admittedly (by this writer, not those indicted), the last few weeks in sports have not left a very positive taste. This is not to be confused with a positive test, for nearly half of… Read More

Gemini Health Center/Aurora Abortion Mill: Protest Early and Often!

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• Sunday, August 5th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole"There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be made known.Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul" (Matt. 10:26,28).You can bet… Read More

Friday the 13th and the Horror Show Headlines

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• Friday, July 13th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole
As we once again commemorate that infamous date that horror movies have embedded into our consciousness, the deadly newspaper headlines once again vie for our attention. Only this time, the Friday, July 13th, 2007,… Read More

Live Rich or Die: Al Gore and the God of Global Warming

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• Monday, July 9th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole
To be fair to former vice-president and current best-selling author Al "The Mental Environmentalist" Gore, I have not read An Inconvenient Truth nor plan on doing so any time soon. And while I admit… Read More

My Sunday Morning Softball Mass—and The Spirit of Rod Beck Beckons

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• Monday, July 2nd, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole"So you find me hard to handle Well I'm easier to hold … So I might steal your diamonds I'll bring you back some gold"
–"I'm No Angel" by Gregg Allman
It's 6:30 a.m. on… Read More

Jack (Kevorkian) is Back—And “Dr. Death” Never Looked Grimmer

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• Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole
While many of today's headlines are depressing, some are such downers you can barely read the words, let alone comment on them. To me, the release of "Black Jack" Kevorkian, alias Dr. Death is… Read More

The Prayers of Preca: Pray With the New St. George

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• Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

Blog Entry:
Posted by Tom O'Toole
In honor of St. George Preca's canonization today, June 3, 2007, Fighting Irish Thomas had its staff of translators change George's favorite short prayers from Maltese to English. So for the first time in… Read More

Memorial Day, War, and Notre Dame

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• Monday, May 28th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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 Posted by Tom O'Toole
"Where have all the flowers gone? …Gone to graveyards every oneOh when will they ever learn?"–Pete Seeger, from his song "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?""They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their… Read More

“The World” Ends “The Period”
  or
The End of the World, Period.

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• Friday, May 25th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole

"Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death" (James 1:14,15).… Read More

Blessed Happy Ascension Thursday Sunday Day!

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• Thursday, May 17th, 2007
• Thomas Augustine

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Posted by Tom O'Toole
"He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them for forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God … When he had said this as they… Read More