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The Catholic Campaign’s New Problem with Coalitions
Deal W. Hudson November 9, 2010 When the USCCB issued its document a few weeks ago announcing the “Review and Renewal of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development,” I wondered aloud if the CCHD would be able to keep its promises. As it turns out, one of the promises was broken the moment the document was published. “Review and…
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UPDATE: The Catholic Campaign’s New Problem with Coalitions
Deal W. Hudson November 9, 2010 From the editor: On November 10, 2010, we received the following response to this column from the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. We print it in its entirety: Responses to the CCHD Review and Renewal The report on the Review and Renewal of CCHD has generally…
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The Kicanas Problem
Deal W. Hudson November 15, 2010 When the Catholic bishops meet in Baltimore this week, they will elect the next president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Usually, the chatter among Catholic punditry about who will be elected is minimal, given the longstanding tradition of elevating the vice president to the president’s…
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Mere Taste
Deal W. Hudson November 18, 2010 At present, more rap stars have been killed than abortionists. I was sitting on an airport shuttle bus when I overheard two men in their thirties discussing the second murder of a rap singer. “People need to see that this isn’t just about music,” one said. I think I…
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On Condoms – More Dostoevsky, Less Catechesis
Deal W. Hudson November 29, 2010 Catholics are obsessed with rules about what can and cannot be done. Contraception, abortion, women in the priesthood, even kneeling for the Eucharist are often subjects of controversy whenever Catholics discuss their faith. Thus, when Pope Benedict XVI made his now-famous comment in Light of the World about condoms, it was inevitable that…
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The Last Institution
Deal W. Hudson December 9, 2010 Some cliches, like some books, seem wise when we are young. Most of the D. H. Lawrence I admired when I was twenty sounds pretty silly to me now. I remember embracing the cliche about the inferiority of institutional religion as opposed to personal “religiousness.” In those days, I…
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Bill Donohue Is Accused of Starting the Fight over Christmas
Deal W. Hudson December 20, 2010 I was putting together my list of “ten most laughable public attacks of 2010” when I received an e-mail newsletter from Chris Korzen and the team at Catholics United. Korzen’s letter – an attack on Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York – was…
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Abp. Chaput Says ‘Be a Catholic First’
Deal W. Hudson 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 last…
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Sacred Music for Christmas
Deal W. Hudson December 5, 2014 At Christmas, music abounds. There is no other sacred day or holiday, so deeply intertwined with music. If you are considering stretching your musical palette this Christmas, here is a list to choose from. You may already know many of these pieces but you may not know the particular…
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Art Worth Dying For?
Deal W. Hudson December 6, 2014 A Review of “The Monument Men” (2013) Starring George Clooney, “The Monuments Men,” chronicled the efforts of 345 men and women from 13 nations who volunteered to recover works of arts stolen by the Nazis. Created in 1943 by an act of Congress and the support of President Roosevelt, this…
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