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2016-10-05T05:40:42-07:00

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Dirty Old Man?

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 5:40 am By Pia de Solenni

It’s no secret that comedian David Letterman has a political bias towards the left. Yet, his recent comments about Governor Palin and 14-year-old daughter leave one thinking that if he himself is not a lech, he’s certainly contributing to the abusive notions of women that are widely held in our society. For a quick news article on the situation, click here. Basically, Letterman commented on his show that the governor looked like a “slutty flight attendant.” He went on to... Read more

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2009-06-04T07:36:08-07:00

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Walking Between Raindrops

Last updated on: June 4, 2009 at 7:36 am By Pia de Solenni

How do you build relationships between cultures that have traditionally been opposed to each other? Fr. Peter Banks “walks between the raindrops” to integrate his Latino and Black parish in Watts. The LA Times has this story about Fr. Banks, an Irish transplant to the US, who has been working to integrate his parish in Watts which is made up of two communities that have a history of not trusting each other. As the story points out, it hasn’t been... Read more

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2009-06-03T06:43:08-07:00

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Bad idea. Bad timing.

Last updated on: June 3, 2009 at 6:43 am By Pia de Solenni

Not only was Dr. Tiller’s murder unequivocally wrong, it may even set back the pro-life movement in many ways.’,’ Our Sunday Visitor has this excellent editorial showing just how much Dr. Tiller’s murder not only contradicts the pro-life message but also thwarts the work of the pro-life community. Here’s a clip: Mainstream pro-life groups, who were quick to condemn Roeder’s action, are justified in worrying about a chilling effect. After anti-abortion violence in Boston in 1995, the city’s top Catholic... Read more

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2009-06-01T07:55:08-07:00

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This & That

Last updated on: June 1, 2009 at 7:55 am By Pia de Solenni

‘I’ve come across a few articles relating to the death of Dr. Tiller, the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, and Notre Dame. In case you’re wondering, the religious right did NOT kill Dr. Tiller. The WSJ has a good piece here by James Kirchick, assistant editor of the New Republic and a writer for The Advocate. On many issues, Kirchick disagrees with the religious right, but he points out the fallacy of the general trend of the media and pro-abortion advocates... Read more

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2009-05-22T07:22:08-07:00

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Dr. Tiller

Last updated on: May 22, 2009 at 7:22 am By Pia de Solenni

Dr. George Tiller, a well known abortion provider in Kansas, was brutally murdered on Sunday. His death is a tragedy, especially for a country that claims to abide by the rule of law. Prof. Robert George has an excellent, succinct commentary here. This event has the potential to spiral out of control. The last thing we need is to politicize the abortion debate even more than it has been already. But I fear the President’s statement here will do just... Read more

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2009-05-22T07:19:08-07:00

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L’Osservatore Romano – Vatican Mouthpiece Or Not?

Last updated on: May 22, 2009 at 7:19 am By Pia de Solenni

There’s been a lot of very understandable confusion surrounding an editorial by the Vatican newspaper that put a positive spin on President Obama’s administration despite his aggressive anti-life policies. Despite the fact that L’Osservatore Romano is the official Vatican newspaper, its editorials are not officially representative of the Vatican. I know this seems confusing and is arguably not well designed. I worked at newspaper as a copy editor for a short time. My job was to make sure that everything... Read more

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2016-10-05T05:49:06-07:00

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The Wrap On ND

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 5:49 am By Pia de Solenni

So President Obama delivered the commencement address at Notre Dame and was honored with an honorary law degree, to be expected. But what I really enjoyed were some of the responses to his address. Sure, most of the students went ape for him; but who’s really surprised about that? Bill McGurn had a great response to the situation here, pointing out just how far from its mission and original identity ND has strayed. I especially liked his last paragraph: In... Read more

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2009-05-01T03:19:05-07:00

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Moderate rhetoric, hard-left policies.

Last updated on: May 1, 2009 at 3:19 am By Pia de Solenni

Despite claims that abortion is above his “pay grade,” the President has made abortion a central issue in his administration and now the mainstream media acknowledge it. How do we respond? This NYT article examines how the issue has become so prominent. In all fairness, it does recognize the measures that Obama has implemented. But in stark contrast to the opinions of certain elites that abortion is really a non-issue, public opinion continues to demonstrate otherwise: Polls show that the... Read more

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2009-04-29T06:31:05-07:00

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President Obama’s Catholic Problem

Last updated on: April 29, 2009 at 6:31 am By Pia de Solenni

In case you’ve been asleep or blissfully unaware, we have a newsflash. President Obama has a Catholic problem. You see, many Catholics voted for him ostensibly because of the economy. (Looking at the voter data, I don’t think there was really a record turnout. There were perhaps only a million more voters than the previous election. The Obama campaign did an excellent job of registering new voters – mostly young people and blacks. And he didn’t win with a landslide.... Read more

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2009-04-27T08:50:05-07:00

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A question for Fr. Jenkins

Last updated on: April 27, 2009 at 8:50 am By Pia de Solenni

The situation surrounding Notre Dame’s honoring of President Obama gets more and more interesting. The amazing response of believing Catholics has given me great consolation and hope. Here’s another example, an article by Lacy Dodd, a Notre Dame alumna who found herself pregnant in her senior year. Her boyfriend was also a senior at Notre Dame, but he encouraged her to have an abortion since the pro-life position of the Church is just “dining-room talk.” She touches on many profound... Read more

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