Category: Theology
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Sed Contra: Zogby’s Catholic Poll Misses the Point
Deal W. Hudson January 1, 2002 The Jesuits usually take pride in being up-to-date. Sadly though, their association with a recent poll of Catholics shows they’re willing to employ some truly outdated methodologies. Pollster John Zogby was commissioned by Le Moyne, a Jesuit college in Syracuse, New York, to conduct a series of polls measuring…
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Sed Contra: The Bishops’ Conference in a Political Season
Deal W. Hudson July 1, 2004 Catholic pundit Kate O’Beirne famously called the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) the “Democratic Party at prayer.” In an ongoing series on the bishops in CRISIS, we only slightly amended that by noting the USCCB’s commitment to the defense of innocent life—a stance not shared with the…
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Sed Contra: A Change for the Better
Deal W. Hudson September 1, 2004 As you’ve probably already noticed, Crisis Magazine has gotten a major face-lift. Not only have we completely redesigned our look, but we’re now full color from cover to cover. Our reasons are many, but the main one is simple: This is our small way of thanking you for being…
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Sed Contra: Catholics Take a Stand
Deal W. Hudson December 1, 2004 The Church dodged a bullet on November 2. The last thing the Church needed was an openly dissenting Catholic in the White House. By now everyone knows that Catholics voted for George Bush at the historic level of 51 percent overall and 55 percent of regular Mass attendees. This…
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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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From the Birthplace of St. Benedict — Music That Eases the Soul
Deal W. Hudson May 28, 2015 I’m writing this just after finishing a radio interview for “Church and Culture” with Fr. Basil Nixen, choirmaster at the Benedictine Monastery in Norcia, Italy, where St. Benedict himself was born in 480 A.D. A native of Yuma, AZ, Fr. Basil was a seminarian when, on the occasion of…
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Books To Read Before You Reach 30
Deal W. Hudson June 15, 2015 Katherine Brooks at the Huffington Post recently suggested a list of “30 Books to Read Before You Turn 30.” I find such lists valuable, given that I often find out about good books I didn’t know, or I am reminded to read books I haven’t yet gotten around to.…
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Homosexuality and the Synod on the Family
Deal W. Hudson October 5, 2015 The Ordinary Synod of the Bishops on the Family opened today to address the theme of “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the modern world.” The world’s media will be watching the bishops very closely, expecting them to ratify “changes” to the Church’s teaching on…
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The Son Is Risen!
Deal W. Hudson March 27, 2016 Two of George Herbert’s poems appropriate to this day: “Easter” and “I Got Me, Flowers,” both published in The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (1633). Herbert, born in Wales, was an Anglican priest. Five of his poems, including the two below, were set to music by Ralph Vaughn Williams as…
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What’s Wrong With the Church? Why Our Labels Fail.
Deal W. Hudson April 21, 2017 Is there any label, or set of labels, that describe what’s influencing our Church in the wrong direction? I became aware of this question while planning a future conference with some friends. When they began using terms such as Modernism, Marxism, Socialism, Globalism, Internationalism, and Secularism, I demurred. These…
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