On the Culture
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February 09, 2010 4:47 PM Vatican II on the Liturgy: Introduction By Dr. Jeff Mirus
Some of the documents of Vatican II are longer and more detailed, more central to the Church’s purposes, or more controversial in their application than others. It has therefore become
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February 09, 2010 12:28 PM Red Fish, Blue…er, Red Families, Blue Families By Dr. Jeff Mirus
I received a promotional flyer from Oxford University Press today on a new book entitled Red Families v. Blue Families by two law professors, Naomi Cahn and June Carbone. The book may (or may not)
Last six items posted prior to February 09, 2010
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February 08, 2010 6:39 PM The English Editions of the Documents of Vatican II By Dr. Jeff Mirus
The Second Vatican Council took place well before the era in which the Vatican Press began to issue translations of Church documents in all major languages. For this reason, the publication of
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February 04, 2010 4:10 PM A funny thing about Vatican II . . . By Dr. Jeff Mirus
They say a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and that’s certainly true of the fate of the documents of the Second Vatican Council on their way to the larger forum of the
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February 02, 2010 12:55 PM Why Be Catholic? 9: The Fall By Dr. Jeff Mirus
It is difficult—it has always been difficult, I think—to find a worldview that makes perfect sense. For example, if we believe the universe is created and governed by an all-loving God,
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February 01, 2010 9:00 PM Consider a Catholic Pharmacy By Dr. Jeff Mirus
The Divine Mercy Care (DMC) Pharmacy is an extension of the work of the famous non-profit Tepeyac Family Center in Northern Virginia, which offers fully Catholic OB/GYN care. Tepeyac not only
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February 01, 2010 11:57 AM When you’re winning, none of this matters. By Dr. Jeff Mirus
I think it is a good sign that abortion advocates are beginning to do a little infighting now that their primary vehicle for rapid expansion of abortion—Obamacare—is on the ropes.
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January 28, 2010 6:15 PM Substantial Reconciliation By Dr. Jeff Mirus
As of yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was still considering using a controversial reconciliation procedure to pass the Senate’s health care bill in the House of