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- Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Silence and Culture at a Carthusian MonasteryWhen the film Into Great Silence came out in American theatres back in 2007, a student of mine, who is a high school religion teacher, took some of his students to see it. They had to leave about half way through. The students, accustomed to fast paced entertainment, couldn’t handle the presentation of the life of the Carthusian monks of the monastery of the […]
- The Literacy Crisis in American Public SchoolsThe bumper sticker that reads “If you can read this, thank a teacher,” implies several bold propositions:
- Papal message reaffirms call to abolish death penaltyMadrid, Spain, Jun 19, 2013 / 01:13 am (EWTN News).- In a message to participants of the 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty held in Madrid, Pope Francis reiterated the Holy See's support for "the abolition of the death penalty."
- NY abortion expansion fails amid Catholic oppositionNew York City, N.Y., Jun 19, 2013 / 12:07 am (CNA).- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed bill to dramatically expand legal abortion in the state died in the state senate following months of Catholic and pro-life opposition. The four-senator Independent Democratic Coalition, which has a power-sharing agreement to control the senate with the Republican […]
- Photos of the Opening Mass of the CMAA ColloquiumHere are some photographs of the Opening Mass of the Church Music Association of America's Colloquium at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City earlier today. The Celebrant was the Reverend Robert Pasley, Chaplain to the CMAA.
- Mag's Photo Spread Portrays Female SuicidesWhat is the deal with our cultural death fetish? Vice Magazine's "Women in Fiction" issue has a photo spread portraying women authors offing themselves like this one below which has a model re-enacting the suicide of Sylvia Plath.
- The Messianic SecretJesus asks a simple question, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” (Luke 9:18). All volunteer an answer, because describing other people’s opinions requires no personal commitment whatsoever. But then Jesus asks them a tougher question: “Who do YOU say that I am?” Answering this one entails sticking your neck out a bit. The [...]
- Let this give us hope! Ireland, brick by ...Well, so it's not exactly in the mold of St. Gerard or Blessed Francis Seelos. But, it'll certainly raise up a new generation of Church Militant and force open those shuttered Irish seminaries, right? One of the most disturbing parts of this is that the Redemptorist rector of the church chastised the adults who were, God willing, mortified at what […]
- Pro-Life Groups Applaud House for Passing Ban on Abortions After 20-WeeksDozens of pro-life groups lobbied for the bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and the House approved the bill Tuesday afternoon, with a 32-vote margin. Several pro-life groups have already issued statements within the first hour following passage of the bill. Below is a collection of some of the statements LifeNews has received. National Right […]
- A Political Scientist Warns of the Gathering Storm: Same-Sex Marriage Will Threaten Religious LibertyAt Public Discourse today, Matthew Franck, a political scientist (full disclosure: also a friend of mine), argues that the advance of same-sex marriage will likely prove incompatible with traditional conceptions of religious liberty. He begins with an interesting, important, but little noted point: namely, that many “conscience exemptions” given by states i […]
