Category: Spirituality
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Sed Contra: Gore’s Catholic Strategy
Deal W. Hudson June 1, 2000 Vice President Gore had the opportunity to address the Catholic Press Association at its May convention in Baltimore, Maryland. He decided not to at the last minute, but I couldn’t help thinking about what he might have said. Here’s how I imagined the question-and-answer period following his speech: During…
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Sed Contra: Romania Bound
Deal W. Hudson February 1, 2001 My family of three—my wife, Theresa, my twelve-year-old daughter, Hannah, and I—will fly to Eastern Europe next month and become four. Waiting for us is a four-year-old boy named Cyprian who needs a permanent family. From his pictures he looks like a young Omar Shariff, with dark hair and…
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The Bishops Who Speak… and Those Who Don’t
Deal W. Hudson May 11, 2009 A popular pastime among Catholic commentators lately could be called “counting the bishops.” In the last election, we counted the bishops who spoke out regarding their document on voting, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” or on the qualifications of Barack Obama as a Catholic candidate. With the latest controversy over the…
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Catholics in Congress – The Ongoing Scandal
Deal W. Hudson May 17, 2009 The scandal of President Barack Obama receiving an honorary degree at Notre Dame yesterday pales in comparison with the ongoing scandal of Catholics in Congress. Of the 161 Catholics presently serving, only 26 have 100 percent pro-life voting records, while 28 have a zero percent rating. Sixty-five have less than a…
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Is the “Jewish State” Another Obstacle to the Peace Process?
Deal W. Hudson May 21, 2009 In Monday’s meeting at the White House, President Barack Obama strongly urged Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to reopen the peace process toward a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Obama also told Netanyahu, with surprising bluntness, “Settlements have to be stopped.” The response from Netanyahu was ambiguous. At first, he…
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Is the Future of the Christian Vote in Doubt?
Deal W. Hudson June 8, 2009 June 1 was a lovely day in Northern Virginia when the staff of InsideCatholic gathered with friends for our annual Lazarus Golf Tournament at Bull Run Golf Club, nestled against the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Before playing, however, we hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “The Future of…
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Catholic Writer Tells a Pro-Life Horror Story
Deal W. Hudson June 21, 2009 Matthew Lickona is a Catholic writer who understands the new media, as a visit to his classy Website immediately attests. Already well-known for his book Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic (Loyola Press, 2006), Lickona also understands the changing habits of younger readers, which is why he has published the…
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The Great Philosopher Who Became Catholic
Deal W. Hudson June 29, 2009 Eight years ago today, a famous American philosopher died who had lived as a Catholic the last year of his life. Not so long ago, his name – Mortimer J. Adler – was synonymous with the “great books” approach to education he had pioneered with Robert Hutchins at the…
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Why A “Public Option” Will Lead to Abortion Coverage
Deal W. Hudson October 12, 2009 This week, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on the health-care bill. If it passes, the Finance bill will be reconciled with the bill already passed by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Then health-care reform will go to the Senate floor for a vote. The Finance Committee…
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The Stupid Party May Learn a Lesson in Upstate New York
Deal W. Hudson October 22, 2009 A special election will be held on November 3 in upstate New York that may send a much-needed message to the GOP. New York Congressional District 23 was put up for grabs when nine-term Rep. John McHugh, a Republican, resigned to become Secretary of the Army. The eleven Republican chairs of…
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