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March 2013

March 01, 2013

During the Papal Interregnum, It’s Time To Embrace the Reality of Mystery

A very long time ago (or so it seems from my end), every title of...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Smallville Sends a Cardinal Off to the Conclave UPDATED

Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took wing today from the airport...

February 23, 2013

Father Robert Barron with a Few Words on the Priesthood

Heh! Neither is Joe Six-Pack. The video below is not new, but it gives us...

February 21, 2013

German Bishops: Emergency Contraception in Case of Rape is Licit if the Pill Doesn’t Induce Abortion UPDATED

As best as I can make out between two years of high school German and...

February 20, 2013

Nine U.S. Senators Say Hobby Lobby Is Protected from the HHS Mandate By Law

And a couple of Representatives from the House too. And which law might that be?...

February 19, 2013

Italian Cardinal: Cardinal Mahony Could Be Asked to Skip Conclave

The Cardinal Mahony story just got bigger than the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Here's what...

February 19, 2013

Cardinal Mahony? Before You Head to Rome, We’d Like to Ask You A Few Questions

Harriet Adams of the Los Angeles Times notes that, Judge clears way for Mahony deposition...

February 17, 2013

Why I’m Not Outraged by Saturday Night Lives’ Blasphemous Skit on “Djesus”

Not that I'm turning cartwheels over it, or anything. Now, I didn't catch it live...

February 16, 2013

Archbishop Lori Writes Congress Asking, Where is the Freedom of Choice to “Opt Out” of the HHS Mandate? UPDATED

Maybe we should write to them too. In the letter below, Archbishop Lori, whom I've...

February 09, 2013

A Reminder: Why the Bishops Stand Against the HHS Mandate

To see the future of the USCCB's discussion of the HHS Mandate, we need to...

February 08, 2013

Cardinal George on the Law and Politics of the HHS Mandate

H/T to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, Montana, a brief interview with Cardinal...

February 07, 2013

Cardinal Dolan Speaks. Movement, But Not Enough on the HHS Mandate. UPDATED

When I was reading the HHS Mandate Rule proposal, I noticed a pretty big problem:...

February 07, 2013

President of Ave Maria University on What A Workable HHS Mandate Looks Like

Hint: It's not the most recent attempt floated last Friday. Writing an op-ed piece in...

February 07, 2013

Whom Shall We Obey? (The Quotable St. Thomas Aquinas)

Source: The Aquinas Catechism; Acts 5:29.

February 04, 2013

Colorado Catholic Hospital: It Was Morally Wrong to Cite the Wrongful Death Act in Stodgill Lawsuit

As January was winding to a close, news came out that attorneys for St. Thomas...

February 02, 2013

Interesting Stuff I Found While Reading the New HHS Mandate Rules

Evening folks. Sorry I haven't posted anything until now, but I've been reading the 80...

February 01, 2013

The Administration Issues Changes to HHS Mandate for Religious Institutions and Affiliates UPDATED

The press release from the Department of Health and Human Services is out. Revisions to...

February 01, 2013

The Administration Rolling Back the HHS Mandate? CNN Thinks “Yes.”

Back in December, I shared thoughts that perhaps the Administration will scuttle this ridiculous rule...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Archbishop Gomez Makes the Call, Removes Cardinal Mahony and Bishop Curry From the Game UPDATED

With an H/T to my blog neighbor Joanne McPortland, here is the press release from...

January 30, 2013

Riddle Me This: Why Has a Catholic Social Network Site Partnered with Google?

To try and find answers to questions like, "What do Catholics want from the interwebs?"...

January 29, 2013

Hobby Lobby Delays Fines, More Lawsuits Tossed Out, and Court Warns HHS to Modify the Mandate as Promised.

That's quite a headline, eh? On the HHS Mandate front there is some old news...

January 28, 2013

The Film You’ve Supported Has A New Extended Trailer

Ian and Dominic Higgins are thankful for all the support readers here have given their...

January 27, 2013

All of a Sudden, the New York Times Notices the HHS Mandate Lawsuits

Based on this report published yesterday, you would think that they just discovered the 40+...

January 25, 2013

The Catholic Bishops of Colorado Respond to Hospitals’ Claim of Unborn Twins Personhood UPDATED

A couple of days ago, my blog neighbor Deacon Greg Kandra shared a news item...

January 23, 2013

Call Me A Bad Catholic, But I Agree With John Zmirak

Amen to what The Most Interesting Man in the World says. This may come as...

January 23, 2013

Remember the Hobby Lobby Petition? It Could Use Your Signature.

It's collected over 9,100 signatures so far, and is about 16,000 shy of the...

January 21, 2013

A Recap of the Challenges to the HHS Mandate and a Proposal from Joe Six-Pack

Yesterday, prior to the Inauguration Day ceremonial swearing, the Washington Post ran an article...

January 18, 2013

Fr. Jenkins of Notre Dame to Lead 700 Faculty and Students to the March for Life

A week ago, I shared an op-ed piece written by Fr. John Jenkins, CSC. Fr....

January 16, 2013

Irony Alert! Today is Religious Freedom Day UPDATED

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Foremost among the rights...

January 15, 2013

The Trillion Dollar Coin Question: Jon Stewart Plays “Everyman” to Paul Krugman’s “Voodoo Economist”

It's time for the next crisis that I refuse to get up in arms about....