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Editorial

A Time for Clarity

May 31, 2011 George Neumayr 0

“Here I stand,” said Martin Luther as he challenged teachings of the Catholic Church. “I can do no other.” The Australian Bishop William Morris sounded a similar note as news came in May that the […]

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The Dirty Dozen

May 16, 2011 J. J. Ziegler 0

In the middle of his second term, President Bill Clinton signed into law the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which made religious freedom concerns a more significant part of US foreign policy. The law […]

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The Big Con

May 12, 2011 Anne Hendershott 0

Self-described “progressive” Catholic organizations, such as Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Catholics United, Catholic Democrats, and Voice of the Faithful, have successfully manipulated long-standing divisions among Catholics. In 2008, President Obama, with the […]

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Editorial

A Prophetic Force or Echo Chamber?

May 11, 2011 George Neumayr 0

“Bishop decries ‘combative tactics’ of a minority of US bishops,” ran a headline in the National Catholic Reporter, a newspaper known for its own combative tactics. A bishop who gives an interview to the proudly […]

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Faith-Based Activism

May 10, 2011 Anne Hendershott 0

The pro-life community had reason to celebrate recently when they learned that the executive director of the Planned Parenthood Abortion Center in Bryan/College Station, Texas resigned from her job. Abby Johnson had worked at the […]

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Special Report

What Caesar Owes God

May 9, 2011 Elenor K. Schoen 0

  On November 20, 2009, a coalition of Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christian clergy, ministry leaders, and scholars from across the United States announced a 4,700-word declaration that addresses concerns about the sanctity of life, […]

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Leading the Charge

May 7, 2011 J. J. Ziegler 0

In his Dialogue Against the Luciferians, St. Jerome described the dissent, confusion, and ecclesial machinations that afflicted the Church in the years following the First Council of Nicaea. “The whole world groaned, and was astonished […]

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Essay

The Separation of God from public life

May 3, 2011 Russell Shaw 0

No one could say Jack Kennedy hadn’t seen it coming. In a conversation with his father after the 1956 election, the charismatic young senator from Massachusett s presented the case against his seeking the presidency […]