EJ Dionne asks, “If you’re a conservative strongly opposed to abortion, shouldn’t you want to give all the help you can to women who want to bring their children into the world? In particular, wouldn’t you hope they’d get the proper medical attention during and after their pregnancy?” One would think that the obvious answer… Read More Pro-life, Anti-Maternity Care? I don’t think so
Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines: “We see rubble and ruins everywhere but we see faith, hope and love and it’s making us stronger people.”
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, former Alaska governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin expressed her skepticism with Pope Francis or at least what she finds to be the media’s interpretation of his message: I’m trying to follow what his agenda is. …He’s had some statements that to me sound kind of liberal,… Read More Sarah Palin: Taken Aback by Pope Francis’ ‘Liberal’ Statements or is it Just the Lamestream Media?
On Tuesday morning, the USCCB elected Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky as president of the bishops’ conference. He was elected on the first ballot with 125 votes, which is 53% of the total votes. Here is a selection of his official biography: Born on August 18, 1946, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Archbishop Joseph E.… Read More Breaking News: Archbishop Joseph Kurtz elected President of the USCCB
Pope Francis: “We remember the Philippines, Vietnam and the entire region hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Please be generous with prayers and concrete help.”
I’m a normally a fan of the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen, Michael Sean Winters and Joshua McElwee are especially gifted writers who have a knack for writing about Catholic issues in an attractive and articulate manner. But this week, the noted publication was off. In a mean-spirited, condescending and–frankly–uneducated post, opinion writer Mark Scibilia-Carver… Read More My take: Supporting Military archdiocese promotes peace, not war
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pot and Jackpots by Ross Douthat: “There are significant differences in the ways gambling and pot have won America….But both have been made possible by the same trend in American attitudes: the rise of a live-and-let-live social libertarianism, the weakening influence of both religious conservatism and… Read More Around the Web
