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September 2014

September 08, 2014

Christ Is Key

I’m grateful to Fr. Paul Murray, O.P., for many reasons, and for many reasons even...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

An Atrocity Happens. We Remain Silent?

This is no ordinary opening of an academic year, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C.,...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Recycled Prayer

From Archbishop John Carroll in 1791: We pray you, O God of might, wisdom, and...

July 04, 2012

Meet Gloria, a Catholic Voice for Freedom

Gloria Purvis is a young, dynamic mother and volunteer with Catholic Voices USA. She wraps...

July 04, 2012

We Don’t Belong to Caesar

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput says on this final day of the Fortnight for Freedom:...

July 04, 2012

This Fisher’s a Saint: Following the Bishop’s Conscience Lead

In his homily opening the Fortnight for Freedom 14 days ago, Archbishop William Lori of...

July 02, 2012

Meet Addie, a Catholic Voice for Freedom

Addie Darling just graduated from Princeton University and speaks a countercultural message of joy and...

June 2012

June 13, 2012

The Freedom to Love God Is Worth the Fight

In a speech to the meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in...

June 12, 2012

Religious Freedom Daily

Are you wondering about that supposed "accommodation"? Are you unclear about the state of conscience...

June 05, 2012

Religious Freedom Daily

The invaluable Gerry Bradley writes: Religious liberty is, from this point of view, an afterthought,...

June 04, 2012

Religious Freedom Daily

Encourage me to actually make this feature daily if it is of use to you....

May 2012

May 14, 2012

‘the Christian is to the world what the soul is to the body.’

Ed Mechmann highlights some Divine direction.

May 14, 2012

Saying Yes on God’s Time

The other night in Manhattan, an ecumenical crowd saluted Kevin Hasson, for his labors and...

May 12, 2012

Defend and Advance Religious Freedom in Full

A call to action from George Weigel, speaking at the commencement exercises at Benedictine College...

May 08, 2012

Are We Listening?

I sat in on parts of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences annual plenary session...

May 08, 2012

‘the vote of Mass-attending Catholics will be one of the high dramas in this presidential election’

Steve Wagner gives some grounded analysis of what's happening with the so-called Catholic vote here....

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Mother, May We Fight for Freedom?

I don't know what you've read about nuns today, but I want you to have...

April 18, 2012

Religious Liberty Is a Winning Issue

The president may be losing Catholics, according to a new Pew poll. “Free” birth control...

April 16, 2012

Do You Feel Called to Defend the Church in the Public Square?

An announcement about a developing project I have some involvement in and would encourage those...

April 16, 2012

My B16 Birthday Album: Freedom as Challenge

As others note today, April 16th is Pope Benedict VXI’s 85th birthday. Vatican Radio reports...

April 16, 2012

Thank You, David Paterson!

I just had the very pleasant experience of an interview with former New York governor...

April 10, 2012

His Practice Is Love

Speaking of the topic of love. This is what Dr. John Bruchalski, founder of Divine...

April 09, 2012

Dolan on Politics

More here about that Face the Nation interview. And a media point here. And one...

April 09, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Takes to the Sunday Show Pulpit, Preaching the Message of True Freedom

I’m forever uncomfortable with the concept of the Sunday morning political talk shows. As someone...

April 04, 2012

St. Thomas More & Us

Fr. Paul Scalia writes: history tends to repeat itself. But it does not inevitably do...

April 02, 2012

We Must Be Who We Claim to Be

From an interview with Archbishop Chaput on religious liberty in America and his new e-book...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

Conscience: A Two-Front Effort

From the pastor’s note last week in the bulletin of Good Shepherd Parish - St....

March 30, 2012

You Simply Must Read Archbishop Chaput’s New Book

It is the challenge of our lives: To be truly Christian. Doing so could just...

March 25, 2012

B16 on Religious Liberty, Integrity & Authentic Love

From his airport arrival in Mexico Friday: I come as a pilgrim of faith, of...

March 24, 2012

Answering a Call

This is a time for choosing. Are we really who we say we are? Will...