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Tolkien and Lewis at the Movies
An interview with Dr. Richard Purtill, author of books about J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. […]
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Crossing the Channel: The Witness of St. Edmund Campion
Edmund Campion had an illustrious career in front of him. He was a rising star at Oxford University and had captured the favorable attention of the Queen of England. Elizabeth I. All that was necessary […]
Film & Music
The Hellenic Origins of Church Music
Today, the name of Greece may evoke new images of debt, bailouts, and tourism, or old images of Olympians, Corinthian columns, Socrates, and Spartan warriors. But most of us don’t associate Greece with Western Church […]
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Pope’s general audience focuses on the Fatherhood of God
This Vatican Information Service piece provides an overview of the Holy Father’s general audience, given earlier today, which focuses on the Fatherhood of God. Noteworthy here is the reference to divine sonship—”He has blessed us […]
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The USCCB files amicus brief in Supreme Court supporting DOMA, Prop. 8
From Sister Mary Ann Walsh, for the USCCB: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on January 29 filed amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act […]
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Italian Archbishop defends himself against homophobia charges
On Saturday, January 12, 2013, militant homosexual demonstrators gathered in Trieste (Italy) in front of the archbishop’s residence to protest the alleged “racism” and “homophobia” of the leader of the Catholic Archdiocese. They had picked […]
Essay
Sacramental Social Doctrine
In their elusive quest for social justice, civil authorities have over the centuries learned much from the Church. As a result, a great many forms of state-sponsored welfare—especially in the growing liberality of the West—are […]
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Portland’s new archbishop known for his emphasis on vocations, catechesis
The Vatican announced this morning that Bishop Alexander Sample of Marquette, Michigan will be the new archbishop of Portland, Oregon, succeeding Archbishop John Vlazny. From the Vatican’s statement on the new appointment: Bishop Sample, previously […]
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Bp Alexander King Sample named new Abp of Portland, Oregon
From Vatican Information Service, news of great interest to us Catholics in the Northwest: Vatican City, 29 January 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Alexander King Sample as archbishop of the archdiocese […]
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Benedict XVI remarks on the relationship between faith and marriage
From Vatican Information Service, a reports on Pope Benedict XVI’s recent comments on the relationship between faith and marriage: Vatican City, 26 January 2013 (VIS) – This morning in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic […]