Catholic News and Commentary

Mark Shea: Full of Grace
A title that is too full of meaning to render accurately in English.

Fr. George Rutler: 1942 - Two Crosses Raised against Each Other
Muslims did not like the Allies calling the war a "Christian Crusade."

Deal Hudson: Why Did the USCCB Join This Civil Rights Organization?
Commitments of LCCHR include promotion of abortion and same-sex marriage.

Danielle Bean: A Mother's Liturgy of the Hours
The Church's daily pockets of prayer have always held a special attraction.

Jennifer Pierce: Chesterton Was Fat
Was he a glutton?

Fr. Roger Landry: Priests' Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World
Helping to harness the "gift" of the new media to preach the Gospel.

Fr. Roger Landry: St. John Vianney's Favorite Work, Part II
Fr. Vianney did all he could to advance Catholic education.

Patrick Fagan: Pornography's Harmful Effect on Marriage and Family
Based upon an extensive review of the social science literature...

David Carlin: Debating 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Should Congress go along with the request to repeal the policy?

John Zmirak: The Gordon Gekko Scale of Greed
We're ringed round with paradoxes, and the issues aren't simple.

Edward Short: Listening to What the Thunder Said
A brilliant Catholic writer who is working at the very top of her form.

CatholiCity Message: The Christian Response to Loss
...plus, Ralph McInerny, Catholic Quotes, and more.

Deal Hudson: More Disturbing News about the CCHD
Overwhelming evidence about CCC's positions on abortion, same-sex marriage.

Fr. James Schall: A Man of Words and Deeds
Churchill was a statesman, a man of action with the prudence that goes with it.

Mark Shea: Hail Mary
Where she is, we too will one day be, if we continue in faith in her Son.

Ralph McInerny: Thinking Backward
Trying to retrace memory is a bittersweet experience.

Robert Reilly: Music Redivivus
The next time you hear American culture reviled, reach for these CDs.

David Warren: The Need for Dialogue
It is not always easy to live under Islamic rule or influence.

CatholiCity Classic: "I Eat Pizza, Therefore I Am"
The soul/body reality and heretical attacks upon it...

Fr. Roger Landry: Taking Back the People's Seats from Monopoly Rule
Brown's victory has even more pronounced statewide implications.

Fr. Roger Landry: St. John Vianney's Favorite Work
He thought that a good Catholic education was worth almost any sacrifice.

Deal Hudson: Obama Fails to Seize the Opportunity of His Big Night
Obama needed his speech to rekindle the enthusiasm for his leadership.

John Zmirak: The Generosity of Tolkien
The generosity of artists may yet work our redemption.

Anthony Esolen: The Lost Sheep
For He alone is the Good Shepherd, who gives His life for His sheep.

Mark Shea: Another Pyrrhic Victory for the Pro-Life Movement
Elect pro-aborts — as long as they're also pro-torture.

Jennifer Fulwiler: The Two Lists
Nothing less than women's freedom is at stake.

Deal Hudson: Why Is the Obama Administration Going Soft on Iran Sanctions?
The human cost could far exceed that of any sanctions on petroleum.

Danielle Bean: Love, Honor, and Take for Granted?
Are we not supposed to love the men we marry?

Russell Shaw: Resisting Bigness
It's not so easy to give little things the spiritual significance they deserve.

Fr. Roger Landry: Seeing Their Faces and Responding
A transition still needs to occur for most of us with respect to abortion.

Dominican Sisters to Appear on Today's Oprah Winfrey Show  Feb 9
"We agreed because it will further understanding of Religious Life."

USCCB Joins a Pro-Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage "Civil Rights" Group?  Feb 8
LCCHR can legitimately say they are representing the Catholic bishops.

Obama Leaves Before Tebow Addresses National Prayer Breakfast  Feb 5
About 3,000 people attended the event.

Ford Foundation Adds Planned Parenthood Pro-Abort to Its Board  Feb 4
Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America...

Three Pastors File First Lawsuit Challenging Federal Hate Crimes Act  Feb 2
Violates freedom of speech and free exercise of religion.

New Study Finds 50% of "Married Gays" Reject Monogamy  Feb 1
And many admit that it will undermine the legal fight for same-sex marriage.

Ralph McInerny (1929-2010)  Jan 29
He was a remarkably virtuous man.

Bishop on Denying Pelosi Communion: "We've Been Patient Enough"  Jan 28
"The bishops have an obligation to stand up for the Church's teaching."

Hilarious Media Bias on March for Life  Jan 27
Mainstream news outlets cover-up reality.

NOW President Says "A Fetus Is Not a Life"  Jan 26
Rejects even the irrefutable knowledge of the scientific community.

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