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Ten Great Things About Catholicism

by H. W. Crocker III March 29, 2013

With its divine foundation, sanction, and mission, nothing could be more glorious than the Catholic Church. But, of course, many people — even many baptized Catholics — don’t see it that way.
Yet when the sins of men — secular…

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Is America Still a Good Country?

by Pat Buchanan March 29, 2013

“Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be…

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What Does It Mean to Become a Knight?

by Judith Costello March 27, 2013

These are not easy times for young people to understand the concepts of “discernment” and “vocation.” They think in terms of “careers.” And career ideas come from the latest “trending topic” portrayed in popular shows. In the 1990s, law enforcement…

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The Supreme Court Judges Marriage

by Patrick Fagan March 26, 2013

This year, the Supreme Court will render judgment on the institution of marriage. Though most of us don’t realize it, the Court first did so forty-one years ago in Eisenstadt v. Baird, a decision that gravely wounded marriage and set…

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Goading Gullible America Into War

by Pat Buchanan March 25, 2013

As President Obama departed for Israel, there came a startling report. Bashar Assad’s regime had used poison gas on Syrian rebels. Two Israeli Cabinet members claimed credible evidence. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said, “It’s clear for us that (gas is)…

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Les Miserables: A Catholic Story

by Gail Finke March 25, 2013

Victor Hugo, whose sprawling novel is the basis of the theatrical and film smash musical Les Misérables, wasn’t exactly a good Catholic. But his soul was Catholic through and through, and so is“Les Mis,” a film that gives the restless…

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Scripture Speaks: Palm Sunday

by Gayle Somers March 22, 2013

Gospel (Read Lk 22:14-23:56)
On Palm Sunday, Catholics all over the globe, in every nation and time zone, in public and sometimes in secret, stand at attention to hear the longest Gospel narrative of the entire liturgical year.  This riveting…

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His Sorrowful Passion

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. March 22, 2013

Catholics seem preoccupied with the sufferings of Christ–The Crucifix, the sorrowful Mysteries, the Stations of the Cross.  As if all this were not enough, Catholics must stand at attention one Sunday each year as they listen to the entire passion…

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Preserving Hugo Chavez

by Dr. Paul Kengor March 21, 2013

The gushing, almost angelic praise for Hugo Chavez by the left in America and around the world has been shocking to behold, but hardly surprising. I will not bother repeating the litany here. Rather, I’d like to focus on another…

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Could the Criticism Have Merit?

by Louie Verrecchio March 21, 2013

“Habemus Papam.”
Ever since those words were spoken by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran on March 13th, the media has been abuzz with stories and prognostications about the new Holy Father, Pope Francis, and the possible shape and impact of his nascent…

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