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Pope Francis’ tough talk about media spin rings hollow
The Holy Father’s condemnation of those “who twist reality and invent stories for their own benefit, without concern for the good name of others” is […]
Media
Features
Pope Francis and clericalism
Despite his repeated and vehement denunciations of clericalism, Francis’ more general remarks about the laity sometimes nevertheless exhibit a sort of clerical chauvinism. […]
Interview
This former Warner Bros. exec is making digital media work for the Church
Matt Meeks, chief digital officer for the Archdiocese of LA, left a career in Hollywood to further the work of the Church in a new […]
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Francis, fake news, and “snake-tactics”
Fake news is fake. Bad press may be the result of very sound journalism. The problem is that the standard proposed by Pope Francis cannot […]
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As mainstream media loses ability to control abortion narrative, left-wing rage rises
In 1995, outside of a narrow talk radio audience, a few major networks controlled the cultural narrative about the pro-life movement. No longer. […]
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The Creative Catholic: Joanna Bogle
“Nothing is more important than writing truthfully.” […]
Editorial
Is Cardinal Pell “the quintessential scape-goat”? [Updated]
I’m not an expert—not even close—on Australian politics or Catholicism Down Under, but over the past few years I’ve carried on correspondence with a number of Catholics in Australia. And these folks, all of them […]
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Did Jesus rise from the dead and go directly to heaven?
The always excellent Terry Mattingly of Get Religion points out that the Associated Press reveals a bit of biblical and theological illiteracy in a March 20th piece about the renovations done to the shrine in […]
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Stop beating Around the Horn: An open letter to ESPN’s Tony Reali
Dear Mr. Reali, When I first saw the headline to your March 4th article—“I’ve worn ash on my head on ESPN for 16 years. This year was different.”—I was both curious and mildly optimistic. I’ve […]
Editorial
The hysterical media attacks on Cardinal Burke
A couple of weeks ago I came across the following, written by Oscar Wilde some 125 years or so ago: In old days men had the rack. Now they have the press. That is an […]