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Faith Under Fire : How the HHS Mandate Is Hurting Us Right Now

by Gail Finke December 12, 2012

Editor’ Note: In this latest installment of Faith Under Fire, Gail Finke gives us a round-up of the latest and most significant developments in the deepening conflict between church and state. You won’t find these stories jumping out at you…

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75 Years of The Hobbit

by Harley J. Sims December 11, 2012

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again was released to the British public on September 21, 1937, making 2012 the 75th anniversary of its original publication. Three-quarters of a century have now passed since the world was introduced…

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A Fiery Apostle

by Fr. Ed Broom December 10, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier was a week ago, but we at CE thought that this meditation by Father Broom was too good to miss out on. Read and be inspired!
The last words that St.…

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I’m Socially Conservative, in College, and Need a Party

by Derek Bekebrede December 7, 2012

Following Mitt Romney’s twenty-three-point loss to President Obama among the youth vote, the Republican Party has rightfully focused its attention on increasing its support among this important demographic.
Unfortunately, the outcome of this effort has been a call for the…

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The Catholic Exchange Mission to Prepare

by Dan Lord December 6, 2012

“The emperor is approaching!”
That’s what the ancient Romans would have said as they watched the purple-clad “ruler of the world” drawing closer to their city, and the word they used was adventum. We Christians took that word and applied…

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Reason and Compassion in the Marriage Debate

by R.J. Snell December 5, 2012

Discourse about marriage is often short on reason and compassion. Arguments and objections can be mercilessly logical, forgetful of persons behind the positions; at other times reason seems to have taken a holiday, replaced with a kind of shrill indignation.…

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The Future of Marriage: Why “The Inevitable” Isn’t

by Luis Tellez December 4, 2012

Election Day was a drubbing for marriage. The ballot initiatives to protect marriage lost by over 4% in Maine, Minnesota, Washington State, and Maryland. Those who support same-sex “marriage” reportedly spent over $33 million, while those who defend marriage spent…

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Hating Mother Teresa

by Dr. Paul Kengor December 3, 2012

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It was one year ago, Christmas season 2011, that Christopher Hitchens, one of the world’s most aggressive atheists, died. Hitchen’s atheism was very cynical, and one of its ugliest faces was his bizarre contempt for Mother Teresa,…

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How to Fix Catholics

by Russell Shaw November 30, 2012

The cardinal looked grim. “This is the situation now,” he said. “One political party is dangerous and the other is stupid.”
Since that was said in a private chat, it wouldn’t be fair for me to name the speaker. But…

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Who’s Afraid of the Fiscal Cliff?

by Pat Buchanan November 29, 2012

Were the average Republican asked for a succinct statement of his views on taxation, he or she might respond thus:
“U.S. tax rates are too high for the world we must compete in. The tax burden — federal, state, local,…

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