Category: Church
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After SCOTUS Marriage Decision, Bishops Start Environmental Justice Program
Deal W. Hudson July 5, 2015 There were two significant events in the life of the Catholic Church this past month. On June 18 Pope Francis released his second encyclical, Laudato si’, and on June 26 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay “marriage” with their Obergefell v. Hodges decision. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responded very differently to…
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A Catholic Church Without Hell? Where We Are Headed.
Deal W. Hudson November 3, 2015 There were many controversial pronouncements made at the Synod on the Family, but it was the “what-would-Jesus-do” comment made by Cardinal Wuerl afterward that really got my attention. In an Oct. 25 interview with Religion News Service, the cardinal was asked about the final document’s lack of specific recommendations regarding how…
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Just Who Is “Us”?
Deal W. Hudson April 15, 2016 Last week, I spoke to a group of pro-life leaders about the 2016 election. I made the following remarks with the hope that the Trump and Cruz factions can eventually “kiss and make up.” *** I’m going to address the question, “Who Is Us?” In recent weeks criticism has been…
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Why Does a Catholic Diocese Provide Syringes?
Deal W. Hudson April 25, 2016 While I was the publisher and editor of Crisis Magazine, I chronicled the plight of the Albany Diocese in Upstate, NY under the former leadership of now Bishop Emeritus Howard J. Hubbard. His stewardship of the diocese was a test case in the failures of the progressive policies of many churchmen…
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CATHOLIC OUTREACH AND THE CLERGY: What Happens From a Layman’s Point of View
Deal W. Hudson June 24, 2016 I am giving a presentation tonight, and I thought I would share my outline with TCR readers. CATHOLIC OUTREACH AND THE CLERGY: What Happens From a Layman’s Point of View An Outline Deal W. Hudson Good-will, but naive, Catholic laypersons go to one of their priests to talk about…
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A Speech on Pro-Life Politics – A Layman’s Point of View
Deal W. Hudson June 26, 2016 On June 24, 2016, I gave this speech on Faithful Citizenship at the Ruah Woods Conference Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. I followed Father Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life. I shared my experiences in the Catholic outreach efforts of George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, as well…
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Archbishop Wenski Corrects a Fellow Bishop
Deal W. Hudson June 26, 2016 From Catholic Culture: Cardinal Thomas Wenski did what bishops rarely do, very rarely. He responded critically to the comments of Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg who said of the Orlando shootings: “Second, sadly it is religion, including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for…
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Why I Cringe When Pope Francis Gets On An Airplane
Deal W. Hudson June 27, 2016 Is it the altitude? Is it free cocktails? Is it the urging of a captive media hungry for headlines? Is it a loquacious and friendly Pope who likes to freewheel and think aloud? I just don’t know. But now we are told that Christians “have to apologize for so many things,…
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Bill Donohue Exposes Jesus Hoax of Harvard Professor
Deal W. Hudson. June 27, 2016 Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, has just slapped down some theological and archeological silliness of a Harvard professor about there being a “wife” of Jesus: Read what he has to say below. In 2012, Harvard professor Karen L. King told the world that we need to rethink…
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The Major Confusion of Catholic Voters – When a Catholic Can Differ With the Bishops
Deal W. Hudson July 5, 2016 Catholic voters remain deeply confused about when they are morally obligated to vote as their Bishop or Pope teaches, and when they don’t. The reason is simple: Catholic voters are unaware of the distinction between the handful of issues that are “settled” or “non-negotiable,” and those that are not, meaning…
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