Top 10 Analysis Most Popular Analysis Stories in the Last 90 Days
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December 30, 2009 The 5 most positive developments of 2009 Phil Lawler
In this space yesterday, I commented on the 5 most distressing news stories of 2009. Today, as promised, I turn to the five most encouraging news developments: 5. The Vatican investigation of
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December 29, 2009 The 5 worst stories of 2009 Phil Lawler
As we near the end of 2009, I’ve looked back over the year’s news coverage, and selected five important stories in each of three different categories: the five most discouraging developments of the
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December 31, 2009 The 5 stories to expect in 2010 Phil Lawler
My lists of the five worst stories of 2009 and the year’s five most positive developments included dozens of links to our news coverage. Today’s rundown contains very few links, since I am engaged
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January 20, 2010 What happened in Massachusetts? Phil Lawler
The Kennedy dynasty has ended. It was probably over in August, when Ted Kennedy died, because the long love affair between the Kennedy family and the voters of Massachusetts was personal rather
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January 15, 2010 The Murder of a Priest Dr. Jeff Mirus
When she was twelve years old, Ruth Stephenson was found sitting on the porch of the rectory of St. Paul’s Church in Birmingham, Alabama. She lived about a block away and was very attracted by the
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January 01, 2010 Sing of Mary Dr. Jeff Mirus
Most Catholic theologians could write a book about Mary, and though I’m not quite a theologian by training, I could write such a book as well. In fact, any devout Catholic who writes easily could
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February 15, 2010 Drinking the Kool Aid on Vatican II Dr. Jeff Mirus
Some of the responses I’ve received to my ongoing review of the documents of the Second Vatican Council have reminded me of the remarkable shallowness with which Vatican II has been received on all
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January 08, 2010 The Church Perfect Dr. Jeff Mirus
Considering the frequent criticism of ecclesiastical persons on this web site, I think it essential to consider why the Church remains so important, so special and so beautiful despite the sins of
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December 23, 2009 The unexpected revival of the cause for beatification of Pius XII Phil Lawler
Virtually no one saw it coming. No one predicted that Pope Benedict would advance the cause for beatification of Pope Pius XII last Saturday. There had been plenty of speculation about other
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February 26, 2010 Escape from Theological Minimalism Dr. Jeff Mirus
In the United States and elsewhere in the Western world, we have been immensely weakened in our understanding of both the Church and our role in the Church by the problem of theological minimalism.
Top 10 On the Culture Most Popular On the Culture Stories in the Last 90 Days
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February 23, 2010 Modernism’s Dirty Secret: A Case Study Dr. Jeff Mirus
Sometimes good things come in strange packages. I was looking through Derek Hastings’ new book Catholicism & the Roots of Nazism (Oxford University Press, 2010) to figure out what his
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February 04, 2010 A funny thing about Vatican II . . . 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 19, 2010 An Important Quarrel in Rome Dr. Jeff Mirus
You probably remember the case of the abortions performed on the Brazilian girl who was impregnated with twins by her step-father last year. Archbishop José Cardoso Sobrinho publicly stated
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February 24, 2010 Chastity Tip Dr. Jeff Mirus
Here is some spiritual dynamite for all of us, as explained by Fr. Frederick L. Miller in his fine new book for priests from Ignatius Press, The Grace of Ars: I recently heard a group of young
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March 09, 2010 Teaching with Blood Dr. Jeff Mirus
Yesterday’s news story about the decision of a Denver Catholic school not to accept a child being raised by two lesbians makes me nervous (Denver Catholic school: Lesbian couple’s child
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January 16, 2010 Surprised by Subsidiarity Dr. Jeff Mirus
The argument I have developed in the preceding two entries may be summarized as follows: First, our concern for the poor and marginalized must be motivated by love for the whole person as a child of
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January 18, 2010 The Coming of Jesus Christ in the Flesh Dr. Jeff Mirus
I’ve recently been exchanging emails with a correspondent who inquired into the Catholic Church’s official stand on the possibility of salvation for Muslims. I explained that the Church
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February 02, 2010 Why Be Catholic? 9: The Fall 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 11, 2010 Institute of Catholic Culture: A Model that Works Dr. Jeff Mirus
I’ve been generally aware of the Institute of Catholic Culture for some time, and have heard from many quarters of the good work it does. I admit that my first reaction (call it the reaction
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February 09, 2010 Vatican II on the Liturgy: Introduction 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
Top 10 On the News Most Popular On the News Stories in the Last 90 Days
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March 12, 2010 the effort to implicate the Pope Phil Lawler
Count on the London Times to offer the most sensational coverage of a news story involving the Catholic Church. The headline on today's report by Richard Owen screams: Pope knew priest
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February 22, 2010 whose magisterium? Phil Lawler
In an interview with the German-language Kathnews service (now available in translation on the Rorate Caeli site), Father Franz Schmidberger, the former superior of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX),
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January 22, 2010 loyal Catholic nuns: speak out! Phil Lawler
Earlier this month CWN reported on the widespread resistance mounted by American women’s religious orders against a Vatican apostolic visitation. But the resistance is far from universal. Some
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February 08, 2010 the ad that loosed 1,000 lips Phil Lawler
That's it? That?! Two weeks of internet obsession, and the Tim Tebow ad was over in 30 seconds. It was nice. If you were measuring public opinion with a sufficiently sensitive instrument, you
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March 05, 2010 the trail that doesn't lead to the Vatican Phil Lawler
For more than a decade, some journalists have been trying to trace the responsibility for the sex-abuse crisis to the Vatican, and preferably to the Pope. They haven't found a connection yet, but
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January 28, 2010 Does abstinence cause pregnancy? The Times makes the argument Phil Lawler
The pregnancy rate among American teenagers (aged 15-19) rose in 2006—the last year for which statistics are available—after a decade of decline. The increase was relatively small (3%),
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February 12, 2010 a toast for Bishop Tobin Phil Lawler
Bishop Thomas Tobin, please stand up and acknowledge a hearty round of applause. For three generations, Catholic bishops had coddled the Kennedy family, shrinking away from any confrontation as
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February 19, 2010 Dublin's Archbishop Martin: the eye of the storm Phil Lawler
Speaking after the Irish bishops had finished their 2-day meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and the leaders of the Roman Curia, Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh assured reporters that “there is no
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February 10, 2010 the US bishops' continued imprudence on health-care reform Phil Lawler
In the continuing debate about Obamacare-- a legislative proposal which is still very much alive-- the American bishops continue to play a very dangerous game. For months the US Conference of
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January 20, 2010 Are Vatican-SSPX talks heating up? Phil Lawler
The notorious Bishop Williamson sees no realistic hope for an agreement between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Vatican. He makes his point in deliberately provocative language:
Top 10 Off The Record Most Popular Off the Record Stories in the Last 90 Days
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January 18, 2010 america magazine to honor canterbury Diogenes
"You must go to the place from whence you came, there to remain until ye shall be drawn through the open City of London upon hurdles to the place of execution, be hanged and let down alive,
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February 15, 2010 reinventing the whee! Diogenes
Among the grants awarded by the US government to stimulate the, um, economy, intrepid researchers have found this line item: $219,000 to the National Institutes of Health to study whether female
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March 10, 2010 lights out Diogenes
For Lent, Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley announced an initiative to bring Catholics back to the sacrament of reconciliation. He asked all pastors of the archdiocese to arrange for confessions every
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February 19, 2010 waiting for guidance Diogenes
Questioned about the vexing issue of whether pro-abortion politicians should be admitted to the Eucharist, Cardinal Sean O'Malley--who faces such questions frequently in his Boston archdiocese--told
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March 01, 2010 a happy ending Diogenes
Gay-rights activists in the Netherlands were outraged when a Catholic church denied Communion to a flamboyant homosexual, BBC reports: Several hundred demonstrators, dressed in pink wigs
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January 29, 2010 no foul, no harm Diogenes
A Kansas jury needed only 40 minutes to deliberate before delivering a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Scott Roeder, who killed the infamous later-term abortion specialist George
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February 12, 2010 with good news like this, who needs bad news? Diogenes
Armed with the results of a new Marist Institute poll, the Knights of Columbus announce that they have good news and bad news about the rising generation of American Catholics—described as
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January 21, 2010 be careful what you pray for Diogenes
A teenage boy, an Orthodox Jew, threw a flight crew into panic when he began putting on his tefillin to pray. (H/t Father Z) Prayer is still allowed on airplanes, but if you are paranoid enough,
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February 26, 2010 dim bulbs Diogenes
Eat whatever you want and lose weight! You've seen those ads too, no doubt. I haven't tried the miracle diets, but I'm skeptical. I'm skeptical, too, that the "Lenten Carbon Fast,"
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January 27, 2010 Australian women, living in fear Diogenes
What menace cause the most tremors in the hearts of Australian women? What do they fear more than anything else? Virginity. We have this on the authority of the country’s deputy prime
Top 10 On Business Most Popular On Business Stories in the Last 90 Days
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February 08, 2010 Tebow Commercial Peter Mirus
Many who watched the Super Bowl this weekend saw the Focus on the Family commercial featuring Tim Tebow. Just as many didn’t. The brief commercial caught many unawares (in a couple of
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February 23, 2010 humility, tiger woods, meditation, penance, and remember...always carry a rosary! Peter Mirus
It’s been a pretty busy last couple of weeks at the office for me, so I’ve been remiss in composing a full length blog entry. However, here are some ideas that are worth putting out
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March 02, 2010 Fat America, Online Catholic Education, Rich People’s Money Peter Mirus
Each Lent I wonder about the morality of deliberately indulging in practices that jeopardize (or deteriorate) your health, including (surprise, surprise) one’s dietary habits. Of the many
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February 01, 2010 God in heaven, God in others, God in self Peter Mirus
I know a priest whose sermons often cover the merits of (1) remembering God’s love for us, and what His relationship with us demands (2) recalling what God’s love of each person requires
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January 26, 2010 Consumer Protection Peter Mirus
When you have been around non-profits for as long as I have (my whole life) you learn that there is no such thing as a shameless plug. You don’t lose an opportunity to promote your good work
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February 15, 2010 The Cost of Excellence Peter Mirus
In a previous article, I wrote about how Christians are called to “do all things well,” which includes how we conduct our professional affairs. However, this call presents a challenge to
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January 18, 2010 Tips for New Business Owners Peter Mirus
A reader requested that I provide some thoughts directed at individuals who are just getting started with their own businesses. Here is some important advice for new business owners. Make
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March 08, 2010 St. Bernard’s Thoughts on Humility, Applied to Business Peter Mirus
When you make it a point in life to think about sound business principles and to think about sound spiritual principles, you are bound to notice obvious correlations. As many readers know, I have
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March 14, 2010 If God Wants It to Happen, It Will Happen Peter Mirus
I tend to inwardly bridle (more or less, depending on the day) when I hear “If God wants it to happen, it will happen” in regards to business dealings (including apostolic work). This is
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