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June 2012

June 26, 2012

Meet Melissa, a Catholic Voice for Freedom

The Fortnight of Freedom continues during a historic week in the United States, as we...

June 25, 2012

‘The sacrament of penance was the turning point.’

A revert to Catholicism talks about the power of the sacrament of Confession: I was...

June 25, 2012

Have You Done Your Fortnight Reading Today?

Via the USCCB: The religious acts whereby men, in private and in public and out...

June 25, 2012

This Is a Fortnight of a Morning!

Maureen and Mike Ferguson dragged their kids out of bed to participate in the historic...

June 12, 2012

Taking Nominations

What are the top ten Reconciliation moments in the movies? I'll start with: For Greater...

June 12, 2012

Did You Read the One about

Queen Elizabeth and Hooters?

June 12, 2012

Ronald Reagan

and the real war on women.

June 12, 2012

25 Years Ago Today, an American President Spoke about Love

In his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate, President Reagan said: In these four decades,...

June 12, 2012

Where, O death, is your sting?

Just read a beautiful piece by a woman blessed by family and faith. In the...

June 08, 2012

Did You Hear the One About the Queen? A Pauline Vision of Public Service

The archbishop of Canterbury delivered a beautiful meditation on the true meaning of dedication, about...

June 08, 2012

This Is a Test

What and who do we value? It's a question worth considering with reports of better...

June 06, 2012

Religious Freedom Daily

An important and clarifying piece from Ilya Shapiro: As the world awaits the Supreme Court's...

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 30, 2012

‘Our Firm Faith in God’s Word & Our Hope in His Promises’

Understandably, the "sadness" in the pope's heart in the wake of betrayal is in the...

May 30, 2012

Religious Freedom Daily

Everyday if everyone reading here sent one article on religious freedom to one person, shared...

May 28, 2012

A Living Icon of Holiness

From a bulletin this past Sunday: Pentecost, Come, Holy Spirit! — Today we celebrate the...

May 28, 2012

Memorial Day

It was the sweetest thing. A group of young children of my acquaintance went into...

May 21, 2012

‘Sober Determination’ in Defense of Religious Freedom

I am particularly delighted that the University of Notre Dame is a party in the...

May 21, 2012

Taste and See a Media Apostolate

Tomorrow (Tuesday) night at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., I will be chatting...

May 14, 2012

re: Saying Yes on God’s Time

Or, as Archbishop Gomez puts it: As our mothers taught us how to walk, Mary...

May 14, 2012

‘Patience is the ground that hope grows in.’

“Get up every morning with the disposition to await God’s grace,” is the advice John...

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

Dulles, JPII, and the Law of the Gift

A flashback inspired by Cardinal Dolan at CUA: Avery Cardinal Dulles on truth, freedom, and...

May 12, 2012

Live the Law of the Gift

Timothy Cardinal Dolan spoke at Catholic University of America's commencement today, receiving the school's presidential...

May 11, 2012

Remembering a Priest Who Knew Christ, Knew the Cross

Fr. George W. Rutler remembered a friend and brother priest today: St. Agnes HOMILY MONTH’S...

May 11, 2012

Bristol Palin

wrote a sensible blog post, and she's getting slammed from everyone who cares to have...

May 11, 2012

Chicago’s Finest

I am delighted by the news that Fr. Robert Barron will be the rector-president of...

May 11, 2012

Paul Ryan and the Hour of the Laity

As you know, Paul Ryan has been subject to the criticisms of a minority of...

May 08, 2012

Are We Listening?

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