CatholiCity 2002 – Deal W. Hudson

The Bishop’s Secret Letter

Pope Francis, center, opens the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged bishops to speak their minds about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start of the meeting aimed at making the church's teaching on family matters relevant to today's Catholics. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Deal W. Hudson As you may already know, the Catholic world has been buzzing about a confidential letter composed by eight American bishops in which they called for a Plenary Council to address problems in the Church. Journalists and pundits have been speculating and debating about the alleged contents of the letter and the identities… Continue reading The Bishop’s Secret Letter

Remembering September 11th

Deal W. Hudson September 11, 2002 Many of us have been dreading the approach of the one-year anniversary of September 11th. After a long year of suffering under the memory of that horrible day, most of us are loath to relive it. We want to forget, or at least not subject ourselves anew to the… Continue reading Remembering September 11th

A Dark Day for Pro-Abortionists

Deal W. Hudson Well, the dust has finally begun to settle from the election flurry earlier this week. Now that things are starting to clear up, it’s time for us to step back and assess the situation. There certainly were some unexpected upsets, but what I think was the most unexpected – and the most… Continue reading A Dark Day for Pro-Abortionists

War for Oil?

Deal W. Hudson Yesterday I mentioned the problems that can arise when people make faulty assumptions about your motives based solely on your actions. This isn’t just a problem when solving disputes in the Church, though; I’ve seen it happen time and again when people discuss the possibility of war in Iraq. I know a… Continue reading War for Oil?