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November 2009

November 02, 2009

‘Lying’ about God onscreen

When it comes to comedian Ricky Gervais, journalist Paul Asay openly confesses that he is...

October 2009

October 26, 2009

A rabbi, a preacher and a journalist

Mitch Albom has seen plenty of extremely large men, which isn't surprising after a quarter...

October 19, 2009

The Word according to Tim Tebow

After being knocked halfway to kingdom come, Tim Tebow knew that millions of college football...

October 12, 2009

Pew gap continues on abortion

If researchers want to uncover the roots of America's bitter divisions on abortion, the first...

October 05, 2009

A holy kind of anger

Anyone who has turned on talk radio, scanned the headlines or visited Capitol Hill lately...

September 2009

September 28, 2009

Define ‘devout,’ please

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included...

September 21, 2009

Twin rocking chairs for ELCA gays

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries...

September 14, 2009

Faithfully listening to Obama

Since returning this fall, Craig Dunham has asked his Biblical Ethics students at Westminster Christian...

September 07, 2009

Rites, wrongs and Ted Kennedy

In the summer of 2004, the Vatican sent a letter to the United States addressing...

August 2009

August 31, 2009

Hemlock, health care and Catholic choices

The "Your Life, Your Choices" booklet didn't cause trouble at the Department of Veterans Affairs...

August 24, 2009

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, pro-lifer

There is nothing particularly newsworthy about a coalition of pro-lifers releasing a public manifesto that...

August 17, 2009

Wafer madness

Editor's note: Tmatt did not write a column for Scripps Howard this week, due to...

August 10, 2009

Real, live, postmodern preacher

The Rev. Gordon Atkinson had few specific goals when he started planning his 13-week sabbatical...

August 03, 2009

Catholic pain in health-care fight

In Catholic debates, it always helps to be able to quote the official Catechism of...

July 2009

July 27, 2009

Why journalists (heart) the Episcopal Church

On a typical Sunday, 4,281 Episcopalians attend services in the world-famous Diocese of New Hampshire,...

July 20, 2009

Chopping that Anglican timeline

The resolution from the 1979 Episcopal General Convention in Denver inspired a small wave of...

July 13, 2009

Signs along the Methodist trail

Sex, sex, sex. That seemed to be the only thing United Methodists were talking about...

July 06, 2009

Walking in St. Tikhon’s footsteps

It didn't take long for controversy to spread about the photograph taken after the consecration...

June 2009

June 29, 2009

McChurch history 101

In the beginning, revival preachers used their dynamic voices and dramatic sermons -- framed with...

June 22, 2009

Angels, demons & good Catholics

Near the end of Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons," the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes...

June 15, 2009

Again: Killing abortionists is sin

After days of angry headlines about the murder of an abortionist, one of America's most...

June 08, 2009

Religion ghosts in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine -- Merely saying the forest's name -- Bykivnya -- can cause strong emotions...

June 01, 2009

That other Notre Dame speech

It was hard to ignore the papal bull condemning the slave trade, which was read...

May 2009

May 24, 2009

Truth, doubt and Notre Dame

President Dwight Eisenhower's Civil Rights Commission faced high hurdles as it searched for common ground...

May 18, 2009

Finding God on the jagged edge

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas knows all about strange plot twists and he is convinced that God...

May 11, 2009

Notre Dame and her children

The women's clinic nurse confirmed that Lacy Dodd was pregnant, and then told her not...

May 04, 2009

Baptist take on spirituality

Don Whitney knows what happens when people hear that a Southern Baptist seminary is offering...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

Painful options for postmodern nuns

It may take time, but it's hard for a Catholic educator to publicly praise the...

April 20, 2009

Archbishop meets the press (year 21)

In most news reports, Mother Teresa seemed like such a nice, quiet holy woman. But...

April 13, 2009

American exorcist, 2009

It was clear from the man's testimony that all hell was breaking loose in his...