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Five Ways to Fast (That Don’t Involve Food)
For medical reasons, some members of the Fenelon Clan are unable to precisely follow the Church’s precept to fast during…
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Papal Resignation Rates an A+
For the last several weeks I’ve been teaching an online course about the role of the Catholic laity. We’d just…
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The Meaning of Mercy (Part I)
The Second Vatican Council taught us that the Eucharist is the “Source and Summit” of the Christian life. Yet we…
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Pope Benedict and the Cause of Life
It was a surprising announcement indeed that Pope Benedict made this week. Of course, a Pope has the authority to…
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God for Obamacare … Dr. Ben Carson’s Heresy
Liberals are apoplectic over remarks by Dr. Ben Carson at the National Prayer Breakfast. Carson, a prominent pediatric surgeon from…
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10 Positive Things to Do for Lent
My kids already know what I’m going to say. I can just picture them mouthing the words as I speak…
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Media Waste No Time to Display Ignorance
Monday’s announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that he will resign the papacy at the end of this month because of…
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Spiritual Warfare and the Pope’s Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI has tendered his resignation effective 28 February, 2013. In making this stunning announcement before the College of…
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Would Abraham Lincoln Be a Democrat Today?
Would America’s 16th president be a 21st-century Democrat?
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A Hermeneutic Without History
Last summer, I had a conversation on the topic of religious liberty with a dear priest friend who is a…