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University of St. Thomas Snubs Archbishop
Deal W. Hudson November 29, 2007 On October 25, the board of the University of St. Thomas voted to change its bylaws so that the incoming archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis would no longer automatically serve as its ex-officio chairman. In 2008, Archbishop Harry Flynn will retire. His replacement, coadjutor Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, is well-known…
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When There Is Too Much Religion In Politics
Deal W. Hudson March 2, 2008 Next week, my defense of religion in politics – Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States – will be published by Simon & Schuster. This book is both a history and apologia of religious conservatives in politics over the past 30 years. But…
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Institutionalized Dissent Greets the Holy Father
Deal W. Hudson April 10, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in the United States next week. It’s predictable that various Catholic groups will use the occasion to gain visibility for their cause. Such is the case with Voice of the Faithful, whose full-page ad in the April 8 New York Times begins with “On behalf of all Catholics who…
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Why Are the Christians Leaving the Holy Land?
Deal W. Hudson April 28, 2008 Catholics in the United States have been slow to grasp the problems facing Christians living in the Holy Land. Many Catholics don’t even know they are there, or that they are Arab Christians. Most Americans equate Arabs with Muslims, in spite of the fact that Arabs were Christians long before they…
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Targeting the Bishops?
Deal W. Hudson May 29, 2008 In this special InsideCatholic.com Point/Counterpoint, Deal W. Hudson and Francis X. Maier, the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Denver, discuss and debate whether a Catholic may criticize a bishop publicly. Is it a violation of canon law? Must Catholic journalists avoid scandal or bad news or anything that shows…
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An Irish Mystic Comes to Chicago
Deal W. Hudson July 13, 2008 Mark I. Miravalle teaches theology at Franciscan University and is known around the world for his lectures on Mariology, private revelation, and Marian apparitions. He also heads a Catholic movement promoting an understanding of the Blessed Mother as “Coredemptrix, Mediatrix of All Graces, and Advocate for the People of God.” When…
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The Catholic Left Meets in Philadelphia
Deal W. Hudson July 15, 2008 The Convention for the Common Good was held in Philadelphia over the past weekend. When I wrote about the gathering in early April, Catholics Organize to Elect Obama, one of its co-sponsors wrote to me saying that I had mischaracterized their “non-partisan” effort to bring Catholics together to discuss public policy.…
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“McCain’s Opportunity, Obama’s Challenge”
Deal W. Hudson July 28, 2008 In May 2007, Benedict XVI flew to meet with the bishops of Mexico, Central America, and South America. While on the plane, the pope answered a question from a reporter about the Mexican bishops who were threatening to withhold the Eucharist from Catholic politicians who voted in favor of legalizing abortion.…
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Obama Flunks Rick Warren’s Abortion Question
Deal W. Hudson August 18, 2008 Here’s a truism: If you’re running for President, don’t answer a question by saying, “That’s above my pay grade.” After all, if you want to occupy the White House, there is no higher pay grade. You are the boss, and the buck stops with you. But Barack Obama used precisely that expression when…
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Saving the Christians of Iraq
Deal W. Hudson August 25, 2008 Last month, I reported on the persecution of Christians in Iraq and the continued vulnerability of their remaining communities. Extortion and violence by Muslim extremists have driven 500,000 Christians out of Iraq – about one-quarter of the 2,000,000 Iraqis who have left the country since the beginning of the Iraq War. And another 2,000,000 Iraqis…
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