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2009-02-12T06:55:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Notre Dame & Its Catholic Identity
Last updated on: February 12, 2009 at 6:55 am By Pia de Solenni
Well, it appears that Notre Dame University is still somewhat confused about its Catholic identity. When considering who could possibly be invited to address the graduates of one of the most prestigious universities in the country, some of whom will hopefully be Catholic leaders, the university thought it would be good to invite President Obama, a politician who has one of the most extreme pro-abortion/anti-life records of any politician, if not the most extreme. I weighed for National Review Online’s... Read more
2009-02-12T06:55:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Notre Dame & Its Catholic Identity
Last updated on: February 12, 2009 at 6:55 am By Pia de Solenni
Well, it appears that Notre Dame University is still somewhat confused about its Catholic identity. When considering who could possibly be invited to address the graduates of one of the most prestigious universities in the country, some of whom will hopefully be Catholic leaders, the university thought it would be good to invite President Obama, a politician who has one of the most extreme pro-abortion/anti-life records of any politician, if not the most extreme. I weighed for National Review Online’s... Read more
2009-02-11T13:25:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Life
Last updated on: February 11, 2009 at 1:25 pm By Pia de Solenni
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had a meeting on Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall or a mouse in the corner, but we’ve got this… The Vatican issued a statement about the meeting between the Pope and Speaker Pelosi. You may recall that she had a rather odd idea of the Church’s teaching regarding abortion. I wrote about it here. She tripped over her words but insisted that the Church has... Read more
2009-02-10T15:38:05-07:00
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The octuplets: difficult situation. Bad law?
Last updated on: February 10, 2009 at 3:38 pm By Pia de Solenni
Well, if you’ve been vacationing on Mars, you may have missed the story about the octuplets, or more specifically the mother of the octuplets. A lot of interesting information has been revealed and good questions are being raised. Last week, Nadya Suleman, the mother of the octuplets, gave interviews to NBC’s Today Show. As people find out more and more about the situation, it seems like something should be done. But what? Some facts to keep in mind: Ms. Suleman... Read more
2009-02-10T15:38:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
The octuplets: difficult situation. Bad law?
Last updated on: February 10, 2009 at 3:38 pm By Pia de Solenni
Well, if you’ve been vacationing on Mars, you may have missed the story about the octuplets, or more specifically the mother of the octuplets. A lot of interesting information has been revealed and good questions are being raised. Last week, Nadya Suleman, the mother of the octuplets, gave interviews to NBC’s Today Show. As people find out more and more about the situation, it seems like something should be done. But what? Some facts to keep in mind: Ms. Suleman... Read more
2009-02-10T11:04:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Caught in the crossfire
Last updated on: February 10, 2009 at 11:04 am By Pia de Solenni
It’s a rare person who hasn’t felt caught in the cultural crossfires of the sexual revolution. A successful woman playwright is no exception. Who hasn’t felt confused about gender roles, dating, sexual mores? Men don’t know when to open a door and when not to open a door. Women don’t know when leadership doesn’t necessarily mean picking up the tab or fixing his life. And that’s just the tip of the iceburg. Zoe Lewis published a sort of soul-searching piece... Read more
2009-02-06T08:22:05-07:00
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Finding Mr. Right
Last updated on: February 6, 2009 at 8:22 am By Pia de Solenni
As Valentine’s Day approaches, thoughts turn to love, romance, dating, and even marriage. A while back, a good friend of mine wrote a piece on dating (“My Grandma Would Trash This Marxist Rubbish”). Now, she’s updated it with the sequel: proof that standards, dating, and happy marriage all have something to do with each other. In her piece, “Finding Mr. Right”, Guiomar describes how dating and her standards finally paid off. This week, I’ll be discussing Valentine’s Day and its... Read more
2009-02-05T11:34:05-07:00
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Moderation brings the greatest pleasure
Last updated on: February 5, 2009 at 11:34 am By Pia de Solenni
‘As someone who enjoys a good drink but doesn’t endorse drunkeness in any way, I found this op-ed on drinking very refreshing – not unlike a good drink! In the NYT, Paul Clarke writes “Why (and How) I Drink.” Growing up in a Latin-influenced home, alcohol was a normal part of my life. It was also no big deal; so binging never made any sense to me. In high school, friends paid older people to buy alcohol, a practice I... Read more
2009-02-04T17:28:05-07:00
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This much we know
Last updated on: February 4, 2009 at 5:28 pm By Pia de Solenni
Today, President Barack Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. Just before announcing his new office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, he said something that would not be expected from one of the most pro-abortion politicians. The text can be found here on the White House website. I raise this history because far too often, we have seen faith wielded as a tool to divide us from one another – as an excuse for prejudice and intolerance. Wars have been... Read more
2008-12-11T08:31:05-07:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Sex – anything goes; food, not so
Last updated on: December 11, 2008 at 8:31 am By Pia de Solenni
Ironically, it seems that where there’s a void of relgious belief or faith, something else fills that void and becomes the moral guide. These days, it’s not God for many people and there are no moral guidelines surrounding sex; so….it’s food. Mary Eberstadt authored this interesting piece , demonstrating that where there are no morals regarding sex (or other traditionally regulated actions), the focus goes to food. In both cases, there are dangerous excesses. Admittedly, I fall into that category... Read more
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