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Catholic Politics
The cardinal looked grim. “This is the situation now,” he said. “One political party is dangerous and the other is…
Author Russell Shaw
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An Inhuman Economic System
If someone is looking for material for a book with a title like Profiles of an Inhuman Economic System, consider…
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Critiquing the Campaign
As the 2012 campaign passes into history, it’s not too soon to note some of the genuine horrors of this…
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Pondering the Future of American Catholicism
Two new books by thoughtful Catholic authors take deeply different views of the future of American Catholicism. Both deserve serious…
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Synod of Bishops and the Year of Faith
Listen to Archbishop Rino Fisichella and at first you might suppose that the new evangelization was a pretty simple affair.…
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Kansas City Bishop on Trial
Thanks to media, American Catholics will soon be treated to another sad chapter in the story of clergy sex abuse.…
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The Church Is in Deep Trouble
Worried conservatives reacted negatively to the news that Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York had invited Barack Obama to the…
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Mission Territory
Will the present whiff of secularist persecution be a help toward healing what ails American Catholics as a Church? Leaving…
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The Crisis of Community
In recent years social critics like Robert Putnam (Bowling Alone) and Charles Murray (Coming Apart) have documented and deplored a…
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The Vatican’s Real Communication Problem
“Smart move.” That’s how many loyal Catholics reacted to the announcement that the Vatican had hired a veteran American newsman…