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The Washington Post continues to publish article written by liberal Catholics and non-Catholics who enjoy nothing more than criticizing the Church’s beliefs and teachings.  The latest is by Colman McCarthy called Catholic education, then and now.  In this article, Mr. McCarthy interviews three professors who teach at Catholic colleges and universities, asking them what are some [...]

In Friday’s The Washington Post  Petula Dvorak’s column criticised the Archdiocese of Washington and Catholic Charities for opposing the gay marriage bill before the city council and that as a result many poor and needy will go without as a result.  None of this is true.  The objection of the bill was that there was no [...]

Fr. Thomas Euteneuer has an excellent article (h/t Austrian Economists) on the death of Senator Kennedy, which looks at it from a Catholic point of view.  It is the first one I have seen which criticizes the Archdiocese of Boston for allowing Senator Kennedy the privilege of a Christian burial.  It is not mean spirited [...]

Fr. Geoffrey Farrow of Fresno, CA calls for other priests to retaliate against the Knights of Columbus.  Why?  Because of the Knight’s support of Proposition 8 last fall (this proposition banned same-sex marriage in California).  Normally as a member of the Knights I would be greatly troubled by a priest condemning the Knights–until you read [...]

This past Friday I saw an interview on Fox News with Notre Dame’s valedictorian.  Her answers reminded me of the press people for presidential candidates who have a set of talking points they give interview after interview.  From the way she answered the questions it sounded like Notre Dame officials told her what to say.  When asked about [...]

Over at Drudge, there was a link to an article in The Jerusalum Post which criticized the Pope for not apologizing for the Holocaust.  The reporter writes: “We’re talking about the pope, who is also a representative of the Holy See, which has a lot to ask forgiveness from our people for,” Knesset Speaker Reuven [...]

The blog What Does the Prayer Really Say links to a letter written by Archbishop Daniel Buechlein of Indianapolis–who’s diocese  covers South Bend, IN–to Fr. Jenkins, president of Notre Dame University.  In the letter the archbishop criticizes Notre Dame for extending an invitation to President Obama–even though it is against Church practices to offer an invitation to pro-abortion [...]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Benedict  in Rome today.  According to a news release from the Vatican, the Pope told Speaker Pelosi that politicians have a duty to protect human life at all stages of development.  There has been no word from the speaker’s office as to her reply to Benedict’s admonishment. [...]

That didn’t take long.  Not in office two days and President Obama has already signed an executive orderreversing a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling.  Not only that but he did it on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  At the same time President Obama signed [...]

I was reading an exerpt from Archbishop Charles Chaput’s book Render Unto Ceasar and he wrote something I thought was very profound: The challenge to American bishops as teachers is most forcefully shown by the mail many of us receive from our people in the pews.  Quite a few American Catholics feel comfortable in the [...]