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Considering Pope Francis

by Dr. Paul Kengor April 4, 2013

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When Cardinal Bergoglio, a.k.a., Pope Francis, stepped onto that balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square, my reaction was probably like many Catholics: a sense of excitement and mystery.
My ignorance of his background rushed forth in my…

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No Surer Bet

by Ken Connor April 3, 2013

This past Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated Easter as a memorial of Christ’s resurrection.  If Christians are correct about what happened on the first Easter morning, then the resurrection is the single most important event in human history.  Jesus…

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Who’s Looking Out for Women?

by Sheila Liaugminas April 3, 2013

Who is best looking out for the rights of women judging from, say, the the recently held United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women? Especially given this year’s theme of ‘violence against women,’ which is a huge concern around…

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But Seriously — Who Holds the Bible’s Copyright?

by John Zmirak April 2, 2013

Q: Okay, so what is the Christian account of how revelation occurred?
As Elmer Fudd might say, “Vewy, vewy swowly.” Divine revelation didn’t happen in a blinding flash—such as God dropping the Summa Theologiae on top of a mountain and…

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Easter!

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. April 1, 2013

The serpent’s bite was a deadly one.  The venom had worked its way deep into the heart of the entire human race, doing its gruesome work.  The anti-venom was unavailable until He appeared.  One drop was all that was needed,…

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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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Holy Hour: The Power of Three O’Clock

by Judy Keane March 29, 2013

Amid our busy workdays and weekends, it is not unusual for most of us to let the 3 pm hour pass by as any other hour in the day.  Yet after reading the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine…

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180 Degrees: The Clintons “Progress” on Same Sex Marriage

by Dr. Paul Kengor March 28, 2013

Bill and Hillary Clinton have endorsed gay marriage, completely reversing their support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
 
Mrs. Clinton…

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3 Things People Don’t Know About Same Sex Marriage

by Leila Miller March 27, 2013

I’ve been debating gay “marriage” advocates for a couple of years now, and the patterns and points of debate when one is in the trenches are fairly predictable, but I’ve noticed that some common themes seen in those trenches are…

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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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