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God Bless You, B16!

by CE Editor February 28, 2013

Thank you, Holy Father! We know the papacy was the place “where you did not wish to go”, and yet you faithfully, lovingly fed the Lord’s lambs; you tended and fed His sheep–and they will miss you! God bless!…

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Obama’s Preschool Child

by Dr. Paul Kengor February 27, 2013

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Barack Obama wants your child in preschool. “Fewer than three in ten 4-year-olds are enrolled in a high-quality preschool program,” laments the president. He says that “most middle-class parents can’t afford … private preschool. And for poor kids…

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Why You Can’t Erase Women

by Brianna Heldt February 27, 2013

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about a post I read last month over at the popular atheist blog “Love, Joy, Feminism”.  The article asserted that most pro-life (or anti-abortion) ads portray photos of already-born babies and pre-born fetuses, while…

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How to Keep a Good Lent

by Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping February 27, 2013

The beauty of ritual is that it breaks up the monotony of change.  Every year it’s the same question: what are you giving up for Lent? Around Ash Wednesday, in pious circles at least, fasting ideas are traded like baseball…

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The Bishop is the Steward of God

by Devin Rose February 27, 2013

When explaining the papacy to Protestant friends, I usually employ the term “steward” and use Denethor from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as an example of what that means.
Denethor was the steward of the King. Denethor was not…

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How to Win the Argument Without Losing the Soul

by Matt Fradd February 26, 2013

If you frequent websites such as YouTube or Facebook, you’ve read the exchanges that take place on these forums. Sometimes they are intelligent and substantive, but often they resemble two toddlers squabbling: “Did too.” “Did not.” “Did too.”
If we…

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True Catholic Mercy

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. February 26, 2013

Most religions in the ancient world were local, national cults.  The Egyptians worshiped Isis and Osiris.  Athens was named after the goddess Athena.  Ephesus was the center of the cult of Artemis.
But when the Church was born on Pentecost…

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Defending the Real Presence

by Judith Costello February 26, 2013

A host was found amidst the dust under a kneeler in the Church. A man took the host in his hand and walked out of the Church without consuming it. These sacrileges, and others, are increasing. Such horrors are shaped…

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Infantile Conservatism

by Pat Buchanan February 26, 2013

Regularly now, The Washington Post, as always concerned with fairness and balance, runs a blog called “Right Turn: Jennifer Rubin’s Take From a Conservative Perspective.” The blog tells us what the Post regards as conservatism.
On Monday, Rubin declared that…

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Attracting Attention: Virtue or Vice?

by Marisa Pereira February 25, 2013

If your upbringing was anything similar to mine, you were probably raised to believe that attracting any kind of attention to yourself was a sin. Seeking attention usually evolved from the sin of vanity or pride, I understood. I therefore…

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