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Prayers requested
Many T&C readers are likely familiar with Thomas Peters of the “American Papist” fame. He suffered a serious injury to his neck Tuesday evening, and I am asking you all to say a prayer for him, his...
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Aslan doesn’t like Jesus?
NPR’s Fresh Air had an interview on Monday with one Reza Aslan, author of a book entitled Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, in which an effort is made to find TRHJ (“The Real, Historical...
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“A difficult decision”
Thanks to summer break I’ve been catching up on outdated reading materials, including many back issues of the National Catholic Register. I’ve seen several stories therein where pro-choice advocates...
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Sign of the Cross
I knew how to do the sign of the cross growing up. As far as “easy prayers to memorize” go, it has to be at the top of the list and so usually is the first prayer that kids learn. Also, kids being...
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Jesus as Conflicted Revolutionary
During a recent Q&A Open Forum episode of Catholic Answers Live, a caller asked about why women couldn’t be priests. The guest, Jimmy Akin, gave a fine answer but it got me thinking about a...
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How to Not be an Obstacle to Conversion
Pic by te.esce I was very fortunate this week to hear back from a friend who, last I had heard, was having a bit of difficulty with her boyfriend. At the time he was questioning belief in God, and had...
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A Catholic interpretation of “young atheist” motivations
You may have seen last week’s article in The Atlantic entitled “Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity.” In it, college-aged atheists are interviewed about their reasons for...
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Pope Francis on our Father, and the Our Father
Vatican Radio has a summary and quotes from Pope Francis’ homily at Mass Thursday, which focused on praying the Our Father: To whom do I pray? To the Almighty God? He is too far off. Ah, I can’t hear...
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God and Caesar have different rules
God told us to “repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Caesar, on the other hand, is increasingly unsatisfied with having what belongs only to him; he wants it all. I...
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Contraceptivism
CNA has a story about overpopulation, and one economist who is skeptical of its dangers, on what I guess was yesterday’s “World Population Day.” The economist, Nicholas Eberstadt, had this line: “To...
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Prayers requested
Many T&C readers are likely familiar with Thomas Peters of the “American Papist” fame. He suffered a serious injury to his neck Tuesday evening, and I am asking you all to say a prayer for him, his...
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Aslan doesn’t like Jesus?
NPR’s Fresh Air had an interview on Monday with one Reza Aslan, author of a book entitled Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, in which an effort is made to find TRHJ (“The Real, Historical...
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“A difficult decision”
Thanks to summer break I’ve been catching up on outdated reading materials, including many back issues of the National Catholic Register. I’ve seen several stories therein where pro-choice advocates...
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Nobody expects (what really happened during) the Spanish Inquisition!
I’m not a historian, nor an historian, but I do know there is more to the Inquisition than is popularly believed. My first brush with the truth about the Inquisition came from a discussion I had with...
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That Uzzah moment
I imagine every priest or deacon, when he is going through his training, is told that the homily should try to relate the day’s readings to modern, everyday life. But the story of Uzzah must seem to...
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I’d rather not have splinters nor beams in my eye
Ya wanna know what irks me? When my Catholic friends, in their social media personas, use language unbefitting of a Catholic. I’ll leave that there for now. Upon saying that, I instantly have the...
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God the Teacher
It’s the beginning of the school year and teachers everywhere are preparing to hear the stock responses that students love to give. Since Jesus is the Good Teacher, He has probably heard similar...
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O happy gaffe
O happy fault, O necessary sin of Adam which gained for us so great a Redeemer! Leave it to God to turn one of the most horrific (and stupid) events in human history into the occasion for the most...
View ArticleQuick note: local pro-life victory
Our Shreveport readers may be particularly interested in this, but others of a pro-life persuasion can cheer as well. I received the following email a few days ago from the local coordinator of our 40...
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I’m a “peace and justice” guy now
Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Chair of the Committee on International Justice and Peace, sent a letter yesterday to National Security Advisor Susan Rice asking that the US lift its embargo...
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