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October 2012

October 19, 2012

Video: Cardinal Dolan’s speech at the Al Smith Dinner

Happily, someone was able to isolate the Cardinal's remarks and posted this clip this morning...

October 18, 2012

Romney and Obama at the Al Smith Dinner

Here they are, below, for those who missed it. It hasn't popped up on YouTube...

October 18, 2012

Want to attend the Al Smith Dinner?

You can, from your living room. A sharp-eyed reader noted that the dinner is listed...

October 16, 2012

Kansas Senate candidate: Catholics should not be Democrats

Details: Steve Fitzgerald, a Republican candidate for the Kansas state Senate, is defending his comments...

October 15, 2012

No soup for you: Ohio Catholic charity upset about Ryan photo op

Details: The food had been served, the patrons were long gone, and the cutlery cleaned...

October 15, 2012

The Irish Catholic who is Romney’s “unseen weapon”

From the Independent newspaper: Not many people in America have heard of Peter G Flaherty...

October 14, 2012

Must see TV: SNL’s version of the Biden/Ryan debate

As expected, the wizards at SNL didn't disappoint. Herewith, their take on the Biden/Ryan debate.

October 12, 2012

“Never let the facts get in the way of a good story”

That's an old, irreverent adage in journalism. Seems to work in politics, too. From my...

October 12, 2012

Raw video: Ryan and Biden on abortion and their Catholic faith

For those who missed it last night, here's the exchange many are talking about this...

October 11, 2012

This is what happens when you oppose same-sex marriage in Maryland

From NBC News: The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University was put on administrative leave...

October 10, 2012

Meet an undecided Catholic voter: African-American widow from Ohio who attends Mass daily

From CNN, an interesting glimpse at someone who could hold the future in her hands:...

October 10, 2012

Romney says he won’t pursue abortion legislation

Good to know. This, from the Wall Street Journal: Mitt Romney continued his shift to...

October 08, 2012

Great moments in democracy: candidate for state office endorses death penalty for “rebellious children”

Seriously. What next? Eating them? Details, from the Arkansas Times: Remember former Republican legislator Charlie...

October 06, 2012

Congressman on science committee calls evolution a “lie straight from the pit of hell”

Details from the Associated Press: Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution,...

October 03, 2012

Some good advice for watching the debate tonight

From the legendary Newton Minnow, who knows a thing or two about television and debates,...

October 02, 2012

Ryan in Iowa on HHS mandate: “This isn’t just a Catholic thing”

From the Des Moines Register: Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s visit Monday night to...

October 01, 2012

Pennsylvania nuns lacking voter ID call law “unfair and ridiculous”

From the Scranton Times-Tribune: For decades, Sister Jeanne Gallagher, I.H.M., taught young children about government...

October 01, 2012

“We cannot separate who we are from how we live”

"We pray for all of those gathered here that they might welcome the strength of...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

What president had the codename “The Deacon”?

James Earl Carter, whom Forrest Wickman argues in Slate was America's most religious president: It’s...

September 28, 2012

Poll shows Obama support growing among Catholics

Details from Religion News Service: President Obama’s support among Catholic voters has surged since June,...

September 27, 2012

New voting guide video: “Voting Catholics have the power to transform our nation”

In the online description of the guide, created by Catholic Answers, the producers of the video,...

September 25, 2012

Notre Dame invites Obama, Romney to speak

From the university's press release: The University of Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.,...

September 25, 2012

Church seeks donations to pay for ads to defeat same-sex marriage

Details from the Minnesota Star-Tribune: Minnesota Roman Catholics will receive a letter this week from...

September 19, 2012

CARA: Catholic vote too close to call

Details: The vote of Catholics remains quite evenly split 47% for President Obama and 45%...

September 18, 2012

Clarence Thomas: “I was going to be a priest…”

The notoriously silent Supreme Court justice had a few things to say recently about the...

September 14, 2012

“Planned Parenthood was created for the sole purpose of killing children that look like mine”

Details: Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), who has four adoptive children of African American, Hispanic, and...

September 12, 2012

Diocese of Nashville, other groups join in suits over HHS ruling

The number of groups suing the government over the contraception mandate continues to grow: The...

September 12, 2012

Great moments in irony: Hillary Clinton on religious tolerance

"The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others." --...

September 12, 2012

Poll: Obama holds lead among Catholics

This, from the Daily Caller: A new poll by a Catholic advocacy group shows President...

September 09, 2012

“Attention, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants: your days of running things are over”

That's how Dean Obeidallah begins this opinion piece, and he has a point: Attention white...