Category: Politics
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Remember the Palestinians
Deal W. Hudson May 3, 2010 The Holy Land is a place of stories. Everyone has a story about Israel and the occupied territory called Palestine by those who live there. Many of the events are drenched in blood – often that of relatives present or past – which is why, when the story is…
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Sr. Carol Keehan Misrepresents Her Support of the Health-Care Bill
Deal W. Hudson May 9, 2010 Sr. Carol Keehan responded to the standing ovation she received at a gathering of Obama’s Catholic coalition by making a very strange claim about her support of the recent health-care legislation signed by President Barack Obama. “We were in complete accord with our bishops and our church that abortion is a grave evil.…
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A Catholic Governor Embraces Subsidiarity
Deal W. Hudson July 11, 2010 The new governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, is distinguishing himself in two ways as a Catholic politician. Not only he is pro-life, but he is also aggressively pursuing a set of policies grounded in the principle of subsidiarity. At a time when most prominent Catholic politicians – Nancy…
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The Pro-Life Leader Who Is Also an Exorcist
Deal W. Hudson July 18, 2010 Having just read Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuers’s new book, Exorcism and the Church Militant, one of the first things I asked him was whether he was afraid of demons. I shivered more than once reading through its short chapters, arranged as basic questions about the devil, demons, possession, and the…
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The USCCB and Cultural Diversity
Deal W. Hudson September 8, 2010 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has set five goals to pursue until the end of 2011. They are: Strengthening marriage Faith formation focused on sacramental practice Priestly and religious vocations Life and dignity of the human person Recognition of cultural diversity The USCCB Web site contains a link…
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The Catholic Tea Kettle Continues to Boil
Deal W. Hudson September 23, 2010 Over the past two weeks, I’ve had extensive discussions with a wide group of Catholic leaders about the state of the Church in the United States. The frustration and impatience among Catholics, which I discussed last February in “Is It Time for a Catholic Tea Party?” continue to grow.…
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If We Become Like Them, Will They Like Us?
Deal W. Hudson September 27, 2010 Hardly a day goes by when I fail to see some news report or op-ed on the advisability of the Catholic Church to end the male-only priesthood, the mandatory celibacy requirement, the ban on contraception and abortion, or its view of homosexuality. Usually, the story is set against the…
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The False Charge of “Politicizing the Church”
Deal W. Hudson October 12, 2010 Popular Catholic blogger Jeff Miller of the Curt Jester thinks my notion of a Catholic Tea Party is a “bad idea.” It may, in fact, be a bad idea, but if so, not for the reasons he gives. There’s no need to rehearse the entire argument because it comprises variations on a single…
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Will the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Keep Its Promises?
Deal W. Hudson November 1, 2010 Last week, the USCCB issued its “Review and Renewal of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.” The document contains a series of recommendations to reform CCHD grant awards in response to alarming disclosures that financial support was going to groups that supported abortion and same-sex marriage. Five groups were defunded, but…
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The Catholic Campaign’s New Problem with Coalitions
Deal W. Hudson November 9, 2010 When the USCCB issued its document a few weeks ago announcing the “Review and Renewal of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development,” I wondered aloud if the CCHD would be able to keep its promises. As it turns out, one of the promises was broken the moment the document was published. “Review and…
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