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Zombies Are Not Fast (But They Can Be Boring)
MPAA Rating, PG-13 USCCB Rating, A-III Reel Rating, (2 out of 5) Zombies are among the greatest MacGuffins in contemporary literature and cinema. Any thoughtful examination of the subject of the living dead leads […]
Special Report
The Problematic Legacy of Fr. Hesburgh
Standing in front of a famous 1964 photo of Father Theodore Hesburgh locking arms with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, honored Father Hesburgh at a party on Capitol Hill […]
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The Church and “the marriage business”
As the national debate over same-sex marriage rages on, it’s not uncommon for Catholics – online and elsewhere – to float the idea that the Church needs to get out of the marriage business altogether. […]
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A Perfectly Natural July 4th
Will you be celebrating Natural Law this July 4th? You should be. Your Founding Fathers did. In declaring their independence and asserting their God-given rights, the Founding Fathers—particularly the pen of Thomas Jefferson—acknowledged the “Laws […]
Interview
Freedom from Government (Birth) Control
Washington, DC – More than 40,000 women are putting religious freedom ahead of the political fiction that says all women want free contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients. The group, Women Speak for Themselves, was founded by […]
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New encyclical to be published on Friday
The Holy See Press Office announced today that Pope Francis’ first encyclical will be released this Friday, July 5. Started by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate and completed by his successor, the encyclical is […]
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Full text: Pope Francis’ Angelus address
Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ Angelus address, delivered today to a large crowd assembled in St. Peter’s Square. Via Vatican Radio. *** Dear brothers and sisters, This Sunday’s Gospel (Lk 9:51-62) shows […]
Essay
Jesus, Marriage, and Homosexuality
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions striking down the substance of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, Jesus’ opinion—or lack thereof—on homosexuality has received renewed attention. In a crass […]
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Homily of the Holy Father Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Your Eminences,My Brother Bishops and Priests, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are celebrating the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, principal patrons […]