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On Our Hands

by Dr. Paul Kengor November 19, 2012

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I’m a Christian, a Roman Catholic. I’m pro-life, as any Roman Catholic should be. I believe life begins at conception, and thus, I’m against the dissection and destruction of human embryos for medical research. I’m also…

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Sunday Brunch

by Jane Sloan November 3, 2012

Sunday Brunch’s premiere is See Jane Single’s swan song.
Predictably, post after post of reflecting on life as a single woman – upbeat or not – wears one down.  I set out to be positive, but was ultimately unable to…

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HOLY HORRORS FOR HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL: THE BELIEVERS

by David November 2, 2012

“A police psychologist and his school-age son become embroiled in the machinations of a mysterious cult religion in this thriller from director John Schlesinger. After his wife is electrocuted in a freak accident, Dr. Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) and his…

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NOW SHOWING: THE YEAR OF FAITH

by David October 11, 2012

I’m sure everyone will remember this conversation from Beetlejuice:
Barbara: I hate this. Just… can you give me the basics?
Adam: Well, this book isn’t arranged that way. What do you wanna know?
Barbara: Well, why did you disappear when…

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Get a clue to what it is you’re doing, says Pope Benedict

by Daria Sockey October 4, 2012

As promised yesterday, here are highlights of this week’s talk by Pope Benedict at the general audience given on October 3rd. Please remember that this teaching applies equally to the mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. My own reaction…

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The Fra Angelico Institute for Sacred Arts – based in the diocese of Providence, Rhode Island

by David Clayton October 2, 2012

Going local is the way to change society The culture is a an expression of the core priorities, beliefs and values of a society. This expression is not so much articulated by a governing body that dictates it (the European…

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Wheee! Already on Amazon.

by Daria Sockey September 25, 2012

Without savvy readers like Nancy from Illinois, I don’t know what I’d do. She just pointed out that…

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The Music of Roman Hurko and the Principle of Noble Accessibility

by David Clayton September 11, 2012

Below is some new music written by Roman Hurko, a Byzantine Catholic. It is the Our Father from his Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, which has recently come to my attention.I have written a couple of times on the importance…

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The Institute for Catholic Culture – an Organisational Model for the New Evangelisation

by David Clayton September 4, 2012

How to make your organisation at once personal, local and still have national reach and recognition I recently gave two talks in Virginia (close to Washington DC) at the invitation of the Institute of Catholic Culture. What impressed my about…

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by Daria Sockey September 3, 2012

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