Category: Culture
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Change is Coming to the Nation’s Abortion Laws
Deal W. Hudson December 15, 2008 Go to Change.gov, the website of President-elect Obama, and you find a document entitled “Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a New Administration.” Signed by dozens of pro-abortion groups, including Catholics for Choice, this 55-page document provides an overview of the marching orders for the Obama administration in removing all present…
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Obama Refuses to Buckle Under Pressure From Gay Activists
Deal W. Hudson December 22, 2008 Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, called it “magnanimous.” I must admit, I certainly didn’t expect it. The gesture from President-elect Obama of tapping Evangelical pastor, Rick Warren, to deliver the inaugural prayer deserves recognition and congratulations from those, like myself, who have criticized his positions on…
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Christmas Morning – The Rules
Deal W. Hudson December 25, 2008 The hallway on Christmas morning: We children stood, youngest in front of oldest, not allowed past an invisible line on the floor separating the hall from the living room. We were close enough to see the lighted tree, the fireplace, and the wrapped presents – but not close enough…
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Bombing Gaza Won’t Make Israel Safer
Deal W. Hudson December 29, 2008 The situation in Gaza is a tragedy whose denouement is approaching. Over the past two days, Israeli air strikes have killed nearly 300 Palestinians – over 700 have been wounded. Israeli tanks are ready to attack and 6,500 reservists have been called up in case the conflict intensifies. Israel is calling…
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My New Year’s Wish for the Church
Deal W. Hudson January 1, 2009 In the twenty-five years since I became a Catholic, I have continuously wondered why there is so little evangelism. I speak of the Church in this country, of course, though the observation would apply to Europe as well. I think I have finally located one source of the problem.…
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How Beauty Can Renew the Catholic Church
Deal W. Hudson January 22, 2009 The criticism of a recent column, “My New Year’s Wish for the Church,” forced me to think more deeply about the road to renewal in the Catholic Church. Several readers argued I was forcing Evangelical habits on a Catholic parish. Of course, I would still insist that Catholics need to be…
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Exposing the ‘Abortion Reduction’ Scam
Deal W. Hudson January 27, 2009 The centerpiece of Obama’s Catholic outreach in the recent election was the “abortion reduction” trope. This was the cover provided by Catholic supporters for some of the most pro-abortion politicians in U.S. history. Doug Johnson, legislative director of National Right to Life, has detailed its deceptions and misrepresentations. By ending the…
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A Bishop in the Tradition of Cardinal O’Connor
Deal W. Hudson February 9, 2009 Recently I’ve begun to notice a resemblance between Scranton’s Bishop Joseph Francis Martino and another Philadelphia-born bishop, John Cardinal O’Connor. Bishop Martino is outspoken, and his direct, almost pugnacious, criticism is reminiscent of the late cardinal of New York. Both Martino and O’Connor attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary before…
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Some Advice for Apostolates in a Time of Recession
Deal W. Hudson February 12, 2009 Chuck Piola has been called “The King of Cold Calls” by Inc. Magazine. In 1986, he and his business partner formed NCO Financial Systems. Over twelve years, NCO grew from sixty clients to 80,000; $70,000 in revenue to over a billion dollars annually; four employees to a staff of more…
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What the Pope Should Know about Nancy Pelosi
Deal W. Hudson February 16, 2009 This week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will meet with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican. With the debilitating illness of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Pelosi has become the de facto leader of dissident Catholic members of Congress. It’s only appropriate that Pelosi should take Kennedy’s place. When she…
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