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Duped by Civility
Deal W. Hudson Published March 7, 2011 Reading Nietzsche taught me one thing: People can talk about values and really be interested only in getting their way. Case in point: All the talk about political “civility” is more about power than good manners. Specifically, it’s about marginalizing everyone who finds it necessary and appropriate to…
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Digital Spirituality and the Pilgrim
Deal W. Hudson Published March 14, 2011 Sometimes I’m sad for my children, who know only the digitalized world. Some of the greatest joys of my life are lost to them. When they fall in love with a writer, a composer, a director, or an actor, they will never have to go on a quest…
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Chris Matthews, John Allen, and Odious Comparisons
Deal W. Hudson Published February 10, 2011 John Allen, senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, routinely uses the phrase “Taliban Catholicism” to describe “an exaggerated allergy to anything that smacks of secularism, liberalization, or corruption by modernity – an angry form of the faith that knows only how to excoriate and condemn.” Allen says…
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The 2012 Dark Horse?
Deal Hudson Published March 10, 2012 Most conversations in Washington these days end up running down the list of likely GOP candidates who will run for the presidential nomination in 2012. The strengths and weaknesses of Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Haley Barbour are quickly…
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The Clerical Smile–The Chief Obstacle to Catholic Political Participation
Deal Hudson Published May 29, 2012 When asked in 1999 to lead Governor Bush’s Catholic outreach, I assumed the chief obstacle to overcome was the deeply embedded loyalty to a distorted version of the “seamless garment” found in many of the Catholic institutions of our nation. Under this brand, the Catholic concern for the most…
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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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