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Caring For the Poor: It’s Not a Career. It’s Who We Are.

by Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p. January 16, 2013

What if we could both foster religious vocations and strengthen the Church’s presence in the world of health care? February is a great month to do both!
Each year the Church sponsors two special celebrations during the month of February.…

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Faith Under Fire: An Unexpected Protest Against Same Sex Marriage

by Gail Finke January 15, 2013

Editor’s Note: Faith Under Fire, Catholic Exchange’s series documenting increased hostilities against the Faith by the State, continues today with some eyebrow-raising observations by the irrepressible Gail Finke on the subject of same-sex marriage… 
Two remarkable protests against redefining marriage…

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New CUA Business School Rooted in Catholic Teaching

by Adam Wilson January 15, 2013

Editor’s Note: The following was originally published at Campus Notes, the blog for The Cardinal Newman Society.
The Catholic University of America announced today the creation of a new School of Business and Economics based on Catholic social doctrine and…

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Wanting One More

by Marie Meaney, Ph.D. January 15, 2013

Editor’s Note: the following was originally published at Human Life International’s Truth and Charity Forum.
After 9 years of marriage, our little Thérèse Marie arrived on the feast-day of the Archangels in 2009. Great was our joy after all these…

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Is Obama Shaping A New Majority?

by Pat Buchanan January 15, 2013

In the 20th century, only two presidents shaped new governing coalitions that outlasted them. They were the only two men to appear on five national tickets.
The first was FDR, who rang down the curtain in 1932 on the seven…

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No Comparison? The “You” God Made and Your Social Media Self

by Cate Roberts January 14, 2013

When the first feelings of melancholy surfaced, I wondered if it was because winter had finally managed to find its way south. Then I began to notice a pattern in my days. I would hop online and giggle my way…

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The Abortion Contradiction of Mexico

by MercatorNet Staff January 14, 2013

Are Mexican women dying from the effects of unsafe, illegal abortion because of restrictive laws in most of their country? Researchers from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the US reproductive health and abortion advocacy organization, have estimated figures in excess of…

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Why Are We Pro-Life?

by Abigail Wilkinson January 14, 2013

“Why are you pro-life?” A stranger walks up to me and asks me this question. I stop still for a moment before replying “How could I be otherwise?” A thousand images flash through my mind in mere seconds . .…

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The Liberty That Led to Bondage

by Michael Cook January 14, 2013

Utilitarianism is a broad church which admits parishioners of varying persuasions and degrees of fervour. But there are two pillars to which all subscribe, one for society and the other for individuals.
The first is the famous maxim, “the greatest…

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Presenting: The Fiscal Cliff Awards!

by Keith Koffler January 11, 2013

Winner Who Took All: Barack Obama, who somehow raised taxes without having to give away anything on spending. Truly a remarkable political feat. The Welfare State is safe in his hands.
The Biggest Loser: John Boehner, who not only allowed…

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