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Economic Issues, Not Abortion, Worry Women Most
If it weren’t so obvious, it might be ironic. On Monday, a USA Today/Gallup poll among likely voters in the…
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Joe Biden Makes History
Joe Biden’s antics against Paul Ryan have taken a few days to sink in, and should take longer still. For…
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Forgiveness: Sand and Stone
Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one friend…
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President Obama and the ‘Intelligence Brief’ Scandal
The last few weeks have produced many intriguing political moments, but none as shocking as the revelation that President Obama…
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Saints are Back in Style
This month is a momentous one for saints in the Catholic Church. After naming two new doctors of the church…
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John XXIII: Saint in the Age of Television
In 1958, a congenial old man, Angelo Roncalli, was elected to the chair of Peter. He was to be a…
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St. Francis: Creation and “The Environment”
You often see a garden statue of him with a bird on his shoulder. Yes, St. Francis of Assisi did…
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Philadelphia Teacher Turned Citizen Mission into a Joke
The mission statement of Philadelphia’s Charles Carroll High School, displayed prominently on its website, offers a hopeful vision of an…
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Can the Government Veto a Sermon?
Sunday, October 7, 2012 was “Pulpit Freedom Sunday.” It is based on a simple question: May the government filter, edit,…
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Ten Ways to Celebrate the Year of Faith
With his Apostolic Letter of October 11, 2011, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a Year of Faith would begin…