Catholicism

Constantly Seeking Transfiguration

Jen Owens 3-03-2010

As an adolescent, I had a lot in common with my youngest brother in terms of my approach to my faith.

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Is George W. Bush Pro-Life? Is Any Politician?

John Gehring 2-05-2010

Former President George W. Bush receives a pro-life award this weekend from Legatus, an organization of Catholic business professionals.

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Devils in the Details: Robertson's Revision of Haitian History

Obery M. Hendricks Jr. 1-18-2010

Whether or not Robertson had malicious intentions when he declared that Haiti's tragic history was the result of a "pact with the devil" made by early leaders of the revolt against their French col

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A More Serious Threat to Catholic Identity than Removing Public Crucifixes

Cesar Baldelomar 11-26-2009
In his article "Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism," National Catholic Reporte
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The Media's Favorite Catholic Culture Warrior

John Gehring 10-23-2009
Just in time for Halloween, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is once again spooked about all those "radical secularists" lurking ominously behind ever corner.
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Conservative Catholicism's Political Enforcers

Cesar Baldelomar 9-29-2009
As a struggling Catholic, the uproar and division caused by conservative U.S.
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A Choice for Catholic Bishops: Confrontation or Engagement?

John Gehring 9-21-2009
Catholic progressives are not the only faithful people worried about the dangers posed by some U.S.
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A Place at the Table

Johanna Hatch 8-11-2009
I recently celebrated the ninth annual Hatch family reunion on Cape Cod, my favorite family gathering.
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Obama's Catholic Moment

John Gehring 5-23-2009
Against the backdrop of protest and spectacle that threatened to overshadow graduation at the University of Notre Dame last week, President Obama delivered a graceful commencement address that stan
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Be Not Afraid: Faith and Reason in the Notre Dame 'Scandal'

John Gehring 4-09-2009
Notre Dame President Rev.
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Tony Jones: Three Choices in Pluralism

Administrator 2-26-2007

Last week, I caused a bit of a dust-up by wondering aloud about Mitt Romney's LDS faith, including an admittance of my own ignorance about particular practices and beliefs therein. It seems to me that Romney has been less that forthcoming about his commitment to LDS beliefs and practices, and he will be compelled, as the presidential race goes forward, to honestly confront those questions: [...]

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