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November 2019

November 08, 2019

Eye on Iowa: Biden woos Catholics who elected Trump

“I’ll tell you what a priest told me today: Dubuque would not have refused him...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Biden update: diocese decree requires withholding communion from pro-abort pols

"Because support for pro-abortion legislation is gravely sinful, such persons should not be admitted to...

October 29, 2019

Joe Biden update: a statement from his bishop

From The Dialog, the diocesan newspaper of Wilmington, Delaware: Biden, campaigning for his 2020 bid...

October 28, 2019

Biden denied Communion at South Carolina church

This is no small thing. (h/t Fr. Matthew Schneider!) It's not uncommon for prominent politicians...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Biden attends Cardinal Dolan’s Palm Sunday Mass at St. Patrick’s

And before anyone asks: yes, he evidently did receive communion. Details: Vice President Joe Biden attended...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

At Biden swearing in: “Walk humbly with your God…”

For those who may have missed it: the prayer delivered by Rev. Kevin O'Brien, S.J....

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Biden defines “the civil rights issue of our time”

Details: Vice President Joe Biden said transgender discrimination is "the civil rights issue of our...

October 30, 2012

Biden campaign video: “As a practicing Catholic, like many of you…”

The mind boggles. Keep practicing, Joe. Practice makes perfect.

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...

August 2012

August 15, 2012

Ryan and Biden: a tale of two Catholics

A helpful primer, courtesy Religion News Service via the Washington Post: For the first time...

July 2012

July 03, 2012

Just desserts: Biden visits nuns in Iowa

And ice cream was involved: Political campaigns are all about generating publicity and public support,...

June 2012

June 03, 2012

Biden’s daughter married in Catholic-Jewish service

Details: Vice President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley married a Pennsylvania doctor at a ceremony in...

June 01, 2012

“What to make of Vice President Biden?”

That's how Michael Gerson begins this surprisingly sympathetic piece in this morning's Washington Post, and...

May 2011

May 03, 2011

Biden's beads

From the New York Times account of the death of bin Laden: "On Sunday afternoon,...