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April 2013

April 23, 2013

Kidnapped Bishops Have Been Released

Archbishops Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yagizi have been released and returned to the city...

April 23, 2013

A Government at War with its People: France Legalizes Gay Marriage

France legalized gay marriage today. According to a Reuters news report "legions of officers and...

April 23, 2013

Orthodox Bishops Kidnapped in Syria

Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Archbishop Paul Yagizi of the Greek...

April 20, 2013

3 Quick Takes: Vampire Atheists, Jesus Stomping Class Assignments and Gay Marriage

Religious freedom and gay marriage have taken a couple of turns while we were looking...

April 16, 2013

Trendy Jesus, Gonzaga, and MIssion Drift in Catholic Universities

Catholic education cannot be Catholic unless it is also faithful to the Church and its...

April 12, 2013

Six Quick Takes: Christian Persecution in Vietnam, Egypt, Syria and the Good Ole USA

Today’s quick picks feature two instances of attacks on Christians freedom of conscience and religious...

April 12, 2013

United States Army and Catholic/Christian Bashing

I held off on writing about this because I was trying to figure it out. ...

April 11, 2013

UPDATE: Gonzaga’s President Will Review Knights of Columbus’ Application for University Recognition

Gonzaga University's president Thayne McCulloh, announced that he will "review" the decision to deny recognition...

April 11, 2013

UPDATE: Voice for Life Cleared for Official Recognition by Johns Hopkins University

Caroline Laguerre-Brown, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, earned her salary...

April 10, 2013

Church of England Goes Thumbs Down on Blessing Gay Marriages

The Church of England issued a report today in which it states that it will...

April 10, 2013

Has Anybody Seen News Coverage on Kermit Gosnell?

Has anybody seen news coverage on Kermit Gosnell? He's the abortionist who is on trial...

April 10, 2013

Gendercide in India

Gendercide. Sex-selected abortion. The "problem" is as old as misogyny, which is to say, it...

April 09, 2013

Over 85,000 File Comments on HHS Mandate

Americans have the right to petition their government. Eighty-five thousand of us took advantage of...

April 07, 2013

Pope Francis and the Orthodox: We are going to Be a Christian Family

This interview with the Metropolitan Tarasios Primate of the Greek Orthodox of South America. The...

April 07, 2013

Video: March for Marriage

This is the story you didn't see: The positive story of the March for Marriage...

April 06, 2013

George Washington University Catholics: Standing by Their Man

Two students at George Washington University have begun a campaign to use the university's regulations...

April 06, 2013

Catholic Gonzaga University Bans Knights of Columbus Because They’re Catholic

I've written posts recently that I said were "man bites dog" stories. I suppose that...

April 05, 2013

Christian Persecution: Six Quick Takes

Easter isn't all new clothes, gorgeous masses in stunning church buildings and arguments about...

April 05, 2013

Last Call! Make Your Catholic Voice Heard!

I stand with the bishops and the Catholic Church on the HHS Mandate. If you...

April 03, 2013

The Media is Not “Biased” Toward Gay Marriage. It is Promoting It.

So … what happened at the March for Marriage last week? If you know, you...

April 02, 2013

Journalism Done Ugly: Piers Morgan on Gay Marriage

It wasn't an interview. It wasn't journalism It was a professional talker using his podium...

April 02, 2013

It’s Easter … and the Fight for Religious Freedom Continues

I focused on Holy Week issues last week. I would love to continue doing the...

April 01, 2013

Creating a Culture of Christian Persecution in the West

Instead of bashing one another, maybe Christians should unite against the barbarians at the gate.

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Stations of the Cross in Honor of Persecuted Middle Eastern Christians

In solidarity with the persecuted Christians in the Middle East, this is Wa Habibi, sung...

March 27, 2013

Huff Post Article Accuses Pope Francis of Perpetuating Religious Prejudice

If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. Jesus Christ...

March 27, 2013

Chaput: Pope Francis is the Medicine the Church Needs

Is Pope Francis God's instrument for leading us away from "tepid Christianity" and "mediocrity...

March 26, 2013

Where is the News Coverage on the March for Marriage?

I can't find it. I've: Googled and looked at MSNBC CNN FOX C-SPAN EWTN The...

March 26, 2013

Will Legalizing Gay Marriage Lead to Legalizing Polygamy?

When you knock down a wall to let in your pet lion, how do you...

March 25, 2013

Pope Francis: Preaching the Gospel Through Word and Deed

Pope Francis will use prayers written by two Lebanese young people when he leads the...

March 25, 2013

Christian Persecution and Blood Red Shoes

Pope Francis is the Pope. If he decides to go for all the pomp his...