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Five Things Every Catholic Politician Needs to Know
Deal W. Hudson Published June 12, 2012 Any earnest Catholic who either runs for political office, or is attempting to hold office, deserves both our admiration and our prayers. Because it is the Catholic politician, more than the politician who identifies with other religious traditions, who finds himself or herself immersed in a series of…
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Catholics Prepare for Obama Phone Calls
Deal W. Hudson Published September 28, 2012 The head of a pro-life committee at a parish I know just received a call from the Obama campaign. The caller asked for her daughter by name, and when she was not there then asked where she could be contacted. Her mother responded by telling the Obama supporter,…
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Substance and Smirks–Paul Ryan Debates Joe Biden
Deal Hudson Published October 12, 2012 Thursday evening’s debate between the Vice Presidential candidates was historic in the history of American politics: Never before have both vice presidential candidates professed membership in the Catholic Church and claimed with pride the name Catholic as an accurate description of their Christian faith. Yes, both Ryan and Biden…
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Exposing Biden’s Lie About the HHS Mandate
Deal W. Hudson Published October 16, 2012 It was hard to get much done on Friday due to the flurry of phone calls, emails, and texts concerning the USCCB statement about Thursday night’s vice presidential debate. Everyone was asking the same thing, “Where is Biden’s name? It’s not there!” In case you missed the debate,…
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“Put Out Into the Deep’ and Vote!
Deal Hudson Published November 6, 2012 We as Roman Catholics need to put out into the deep. We love the child in the womb. We love the child who is poor, and we love the child who is sick, because of her great dignity and sanctity. After all, what Christ calls us to build is…
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Mortimer J. Adler–The Great Philosopher Who Became Catholic
Deal W. Hudson Published June 29, 2009 Reprinted with permission from our good friends at InsideCatholic.com, the leading online journal of Catholic faith, culture, and politics. 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…
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Father Groeschel Reflects on the Healthcare Vote
Deal W. Hudson Published March 25, 2010 Yesterday afternoon, I spoke with Rev. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., on the phone from his Trinity Retreat Center in Larchmont, New York. Father Groeschel is recovering from a nasty cold, and we were speaking about other matters, but I couldn’t resist keeping him on the phone long enough to…
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Archbishop Chaput Says ‘Be a Catholic First’
Deal W. Hudson Published October 16, 2012 Nearly 500 people packed the gymnasium at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania late Saturday afternoon to hear Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap address the issue of Catholics in politics. Archbishop Chaput spoke for about 45 minutes, followed by eight questions from the audience. The…
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Bishop Robert F. Vasa — We Need More Like Him!
Deal W. Hudson Published August 16, 2010 Too often, Catholic commentators, including myself, speak about American bishops in the plural. The existence of a national bishops’ conference unfortunately encourages this habit, one that obscures a basic fact about the Catholic Church: It is individual bishops who are responsible for sanctifying the lives of the Catholic…
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Ray Flynn – A Real Pro-Life Catholic Democrat
Deal W. Hudson Published March 21, 2011 Reprinted with permission from our good friends at InsideCatholic.com, the leading online journal of Catholic faith, culture, and politics. Following the Bart Stupak betrayal, several pundits declared the end of the pro-life Democrat. For months, Congressman Stupak and a small group of Catholic House members had held out…
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