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Simon of Cyrene and the Scandal of the Cross
And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and…
Author Fr. Gordon J. MacRae
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The True Story of Thanksgiving: Squanto, the Pilgrims, and the Pope
We and the Mayflower Pilgrims owe thanks to the Pope and some Catholic priests for the Thanksgiving of 1621 with…
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Dangerous Liaisons: Martha Coakley and Bernard Baran
Justice is obscured when prosecutors use criminal convictions to bolster political ambition. Justice is defeated when prosecutors deny their mistakes…
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When the Vicar of Christ Imitates Christ, Why is it so Alarming?
It now seems so long ago, but just eight months ago Pope Benedict the Beloved resigned the papacy. Catholics had…
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The International Criminal Court Has Dismissed SNAP’s Last Gasp
SNAP’s 2011 petition charged the Holy See with “crimes against humanity,” but the International Criminal Court unmasked SNAP’s true agenda…
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What Dreams May Come: Azazel and the Pursuit of Justice
In “Nightmares and Dreamscapes from the Desert,” a These Stone Walls post during Lent last year, I wrote of a…
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“I Am a Mystery to Myself” The Last Days of Padre Pio
For half the 20th Century, Saint Padre Pio suffered the wounds of Christ. All of them, including the cynicism of…
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The Catholic Press Needs to Get Over Its Father Maciel Syndrome
The Catholic Press Association’s June convention handed out lots of awards, but none was for covering the story of Catholic…
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In the Absence of Fathers: A Story of Elephants and Men
Wade Horn, Ph.D., President of the National Fatherhood Initiative, had an intriguing article entitled “Of Elephants and Men” in a…
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Thy Brother’s Keeper: Why Wrongful Convictions Should Matter to You
The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners – and clear…