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The Christian Review: A Guide to Writers and Readers
Deal W. Hudson December 20, 2014 We’ve received much positive feedback over the past few days since the launch of The Christian Review, including a number of inquiries from potential contributors. The “more the merrier” is our attitude toward both writers and readers. Rather than publishing a style sheet or mission statement, we offer this…
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Christmas 2014 — A Poem
Deal W. Hudson December 20, 2014 By Mary Jo Matthews (1927 — December 18, 2014) Oh, little town of Bethlehem, Do men still gaze above, Through bombs and smoke, To seek the Christmas star? Godless men defile their faith, Bestowed on them with love, Faith that guided the Magi, When they travelled from afar. Oh,…
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Why Should the Church Continue to Perform Marriages for the State?
Deal W. Hudson December 14, 2014 We take for granted that priests, and other ministers, sign a couple’s marriage license after a wedding ceremony. At that moment the state, both the individual states and the United States, legally recognize the marriage. Priests and ministers, thus, act as agents of the government and are duly recognized…
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Governor Christie — Go to Green Bay!
Deal W. Hudson January 8, 2015 Following the victory of the Dallas Cowboys over the Detroit Tigers, longtime Cowboy’s fan, Gov. Chris Christie, gave Jerry Jones a hug — Jones is the owner of the Cowboys. Since Christie was sitting in the owner’s box his impetuous embrace was caught on TV and broadcast to the…
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A Writer Who Questions Whether or Not Jesus is Real
Deal W. Hudson January 10, 2015 Madeline St John (1941-2006), pronounced “sin-gin,” is a writer who never caught on in the United States, and I’m not sure why. Perhaps it was her early death in 2006. When Carroll & Graf published three of her novels in the late 90s, I was certain American readers would…
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Obama’s Decision Was Repugnant
Deal W. Hudson January 12, 2015 I really don’t understand this President. It’s one thing to say, I don’t like this President, or I don’t agree with this President, but to say, I don’t understand this President, is even more alarming to me. Obama’s decision not to accept the invitation of French President François Hollande, to…
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St. Thomas Aquinas Came to My Ambulance
Deal W. Hudson January 28, 2015 The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas I would guess that most Catholics look at the sanctity of St. Thomas Aquinas as primarily an intellectual charism, given that he was the greatest Christian intellectual of the Middle Ages, a period of over 800 years. I had viewed St. Thomas in…
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The Near-Fatal Flaw in My Education
Deal W. Hudson March 2, 2015 I’ve always viewed myself as classically educated, a proponent of the “Great Ideas” and the “Great Books.” In fact, I spent three summers as the Mortimer Adler Fellow at the Aspen Institute, working side by side with the great man himself. As a college professor for 15 years, I…
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Challenges Facing Catholic Voters in the 2016 Election
Deal W. Hudson March 11, 2015 Anyone who wishes to understand the Catholic vote needs to recognize two things from the start. First, there is no reliable “Catholic block” of voters, but there is a sizable group of white Catholic moderates who “swing” back and forth from one party to the other. They can determine…
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10 Ways Catholics Can Elect the Next President
Deal W. Hudson March 13, 2015 The 2016 election will be decisive for the future of our nation. Eight more years of leadership such as we have witnessed under Obama will stamp our culture so deeply it would take a century to undo the damage. What damage, you ask? Eight more years will bring an…
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