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March 2011

March 08, 2011

Takes a Non-Catholic to Make a Fair Catholic Movie?

John Allen has a good articleabout the upcoming Roland Joffe film, There Be Dragons. TBD...

March 07, 2011

Questions for SCOTUS: Why Snyder v. Phelps?

Last week in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Snyder v. Phelps in...

March 03, 2011

Newsflash! The Church Is Not Anti-Semitic.

When I was growing up, my mom would recount her answer to someone she knew...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

The Academy-Award-Voting Nun

So I just learned that one of the voting members of the Academy of Motion...

February 21, 2011

Proposed South Dakota Abortion Law: Too much of a good thing or just not the right stuff?

It's not every day that I'm sympathetic to an abortion article in Mother Jones. Actually,...

February 17, 2011

Looks like it’s more than Bush hatred.

I just skimmed this article, about the case of a detained US Citizen in Pakistan;...

February 15, 2011

Win-Wins for Moms & Babies

I may sound like a big lib to some conservatives, but I don't care. I...

February 12, 2011

Bigger Back Alleys

Mark Steyn has a provocative piece highlighting the fact that despite being legal, abortion is...

February 12, 2011

January 2011

January 28, 2011

Freedom of Speech & Pregnancy Resource Centers

I recently wrote about freedom of speech and the pro-life movement. It seems to me...

January 23, 2011

Because everybody knows it’s true.

Every week has it's own horror story. Two weeks ago, it was the Tucson shootings....

January 21, 2011

“Uriah the Hittite was not available for comment.”

I'm not against a rational argument in favor of same-sex relations. Rational discussions force us...

January 21, 2011

One love. One blood. One life.

Bono has a great column honoring Sargent Shriver (RIP) in today's NYT. (H/TMary DeTurris Proust)...

January 20, 2011

The pro-life movement: it’s about more than abortion.

This week, pro-lifers around the U.S. are commemorating the anniversary of Roe and Doe with...

December 2010

December 21, 2010

The First Advent: Preparing to be Parents

Lately I've been musing/ranting about Advent and Christmas prep. While I think it's great to...

November 2010

November 24, 2010

Fr. Lombardi’s Press Statement & Benedict’s Implicit Challenge

In case you're interested in Fr. Lombardi's formal statement from the press conference yesterday, here's...

November 23, 2010

Condoms. A Lesser Evil?

Well, it's never dull. At the press conference to release the new book Light of...

November 22, 2010

Rocky Balboa & Pope Benedict

A conversation between Rocky and his manager in Rocky II: Gazo: How's about investing in...

November 20, 2010

B16 Stands by his Regensburg Address

The great thing about this new book, Light of the World, is that it makes...

November 20, 2010

Pope ok’s condoms.

Now that I've got your attention, please buy a copy of the new book Light...

November 18, 2010

Conservative…Liberal…or Catholic?

Perhaps I'm a bit naive, but I don't think terms like "liberal" and "conservative" are...

November 11, 2010

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

My grandfather served in both World Wars. His birthday was November 11 and he frequently...

November 03, 2010

I voted. Now what?

The elections are over and most of the ballots have been counted (hopefully, only once)....

October 2010

October 28, 2010

The Emperor’s Pink Ribbon

I have to say that I’m rather glad to see at least a couple of...

October 27, 2010

Stephen Colbert’s “Thoughtful Catholicism”

Kathyrn Lopez has an interesting piece on Stephen Colbert and his Catholic identity. I have...

October 21, 2010

“If you don’t say I’m pro-life, you’re going to jail.”

So Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio) voted for the health care legislation and says that he's...

October 21, 2010

Teenage Fantasies

This week Iwrote about Katy Perry's new song, "Teenage Dream." While not wanting to attribute...