Category: CatholiCity 2009
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Another ‘John Paul II’ Catholic Runs for Congress
Deal W. Hudson November 9, 2009 On October 30, Brian Rooney, an attorney for the Thomas More Law Center, filed his papers to run for Michigan’s 7th Congressional Seat. Rooney had initially put aside his political plans when his son Blaise was born with a congenital heart defect in February, but the fight to save his…
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CCHD Responds to Its Critics and Chicago Responds to Its Own
Deal W. Hudson November 18, 2009 With its annual collection coming up this Sunday, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is fighting back against the organized effort encouraging Catholics to ignore the collection. CCHD’s woes began last year when its grants to ACORN were terminated following the allegations of voter fraud and embezzlement brought against them during the 2008…
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The Laughter That Binds Us All
Deal W. Hudson November 23, 2009 Marjorie Campbell’s new book, On the Way to the Kingdom, has its origins in the radical feminism of her youth and her discovery of the late humorist and newspaper columnist Erma Bombeck. A mother of three children (ages 13 to 20), a wife, and an attorney, Campbell turned away from radical…
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The Bishops Have a Second Reason for Opposing the Healthcare Bill
Deal W. Hudson December 10, 2009 In a statement released today by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, President Francis Cardinal George spoke plainly in response to the defeat of the Nelson-Hatch amendment to the health-care bill in the Senate: Failure to exclude abortion funding will turn allies into adversaries and require us and others to oppose…
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Fake Catholic Groups Working Overtime for Healthcare Bill
Deal W. Hudson December 14, 2009 It’s sad to report, but report we must: The same fake Catholic groups that helped President Barack Obama get elected have rallied to the cause of the health-care bill, abortion funding and all. As reported by LifeNews.com, Catholics United (CU) and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) are warning…
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An Anti-Nativity Scene in the Bleak Midwinter
Deal W. Hudson December 24, 2009 A poem by Christina Rosetti, published posthumously in 1904, became a favorite Christmas carol after Gustav Holst set it to music for the English Hymnal two years later. The poem underscores the harsh setting of the nativity – the first stanza reads: In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth…
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U.S. Catholic Editor Chides My ‘Clumsy Argument’
Deal W. Hudson December 31, 2009 Bryan Cones, the managing editor at U.S. Catholic, is upset that I used the word “fake” to describe Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. Two weeks ago, I criticized those organizations for supporting the Senate health-care bill containing abortion funding. At the Huffington Post, Cones calls me out: Hudson appoints…
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Paul Henkels–Joy, Golf, and a Life Well-Lived
Deal W. Hudson Published January 19, 2009 The line of people began at the front door of St. Philip Neri Church in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, and formed two complete loops around the sanctuary before it came to rest at the open coffin. Many who came to pay their respects stood for several hours before being…
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