Opinion

Two Unique Lives, One Single Message

by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet February 18, 2013

That is why I am telling you not to worry about your life and what you are to eat, nor about your body and how you are to clothe it. Surely life means more than food, and the body more…

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The Reason Benedict Resigned

by William Fahey February 15, 2013

The Catholic world is largely shocked by the publication of Pope Benedict XVI’s letter of resignation this morning.  The secular world assumes the worst—no, it desires the worst, and by insinuation worms doubts into the minds of even the faithful.…

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Benedict’s Surprise

by Dr. Paul Kengor February 13, 2013

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The unexpected retirement announcement by Pope Benedict was a shock to the world, though I’m personally not surprised. I always sensed that Joseph Ratzinger humbly accepted the call to the papacy out of a sense…

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A Season Comes to an End

by Donald Prudlo February 11, 2013

In shocking news that quickly demonstrated the ongoing relevance of medieval historians, Pope Benedict announced that he will lay down his governance of the Church of Rome at the end of this month.  Such an event has not happened for…

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What’s So Bad About Amnesty?

by Pat Buchanan February 4, 2013

On Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama.
We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious…

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How to Discover the Meaning of Life

by Robert Hutchinson February 1, 2013

One thing I learned from Viktor Frankl is that there is no one, universal, abstract “meaning of life.”  Rather, the meaning of life is unique to each person.  It is in the concrete circumstances of an individual’s actual life situation…

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Women in Combat?

by Robert R. Reilly January 30, 2013

Men fight to protect their women. Or, at least, that’s the way it used to be.
On Thursday, however, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said, “Today Gen. Dempsey and I are pleased to announce that we are eliminating the ground…

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The Top Ten People of 2012 (Besides Pope Benedict)

by Dr. Robert Moynihan January 17, 2013

Editor’s Note: Here is Inside the Vatican‘s list of The Top Ten People of 2012 (although their “Man of the Year” is Pope Benedict XVI: “His eloquent words, his courage in speaking the truth during this difficult year, have been…

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Pizza, Prison and Punishment

by Margaret Somerville January 16, 2013

Somewhat to my surprise, I find Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Vic Toew’s adamancy that prisoners should be prohibited from occasionally ordering in pizzas or KFC dinners, very disturbing. After all, who cares whether or not prisoners have access to…

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Will Egypt Become a Totalitarian State?

by Robert R. Reilly January 7, 2013

The Muslim Brotherhood has made another giant step forward in consolidating its rule in Egypt through the successful passage of the newly drafted constitution by some 64 percent of those who voted. Next come the parliamentary elections in two months…

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