Speaking to his general audience on January 28, 2009, Pope Benedict expressed the hope that his gesture in lifting the excommunications of the SSPX would be followed “by the hoped-for commitment on their part to take the further steps necessary to realize full communion with the church, thus . . . . Continue Reading »
LifeSiteNews.com profiles Luhra Tivis , a former employee of the late-term abortionist George Tiller, whose experiences working at his facility drove her into a life of pro-life activism. Tivis had no hand in the performance of the abortions themselvesrather, she was assigned the task of . . . . Continue Reading »
On Friday, President Obama commented on the Iranian election : We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran. Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways. . . . . Continue Reading »
Having recently purchased an iPhone I’ve been appreciating not only the myriad functions of the device itself but in particular Amazon’s Kindle application , bringing immediate access, in my case, to the Federalist Papers , the Book of Genesis , Shakespeare’s Hamlet and even some . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Peters (aka American Papist ) issues a challenge to “left-leaning Catholics” (such as Joe Feuerherd of the National Catholic Reporter , Michael Sean Winters of America , and Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ): I challenge them to explicitly and totally repudiate the pernicious claim that US . . . . Continue Reading »
Criticism of President Obama’s speech in Cairo has been offered aplenty from conservative pundits on the web largely focusing, it appears, on what they deem an overly- conciliatory attitude toward Islam. Thus, for instance, at a National Review symposium, Bat Ye’Or applies . . . . Continue Reading »
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