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A Catholic Church Without Hell? Where We Are Headed.
Deal W. Hudson November 3, 2015 There were many controversial pronouncements made at the Synod on the Family, but it was the “what-would-Jesus-do” comment made by Cardinal Wuerl afterward that really got my attention. In an Oct. 25 interview with Religion News Service, the cardinal was asked about the final document’s lack of specific recommendations regarding how…
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For Christmas: Books Containing a Witness to Human Horror
Deal W. Hudson December 6, 2015 If you give only one book for Christmas, I recommend The Complete Works of Primo Levi (boxed in 3 volumes). The books are beautifully bound and edited, the pages sturdy, the fonts well-chosen, and the layout assures no hot lights or squinting are required for reading. The entire collection has been newly…
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Why I Can Be Friends With Liberals, Democrats, and Pro-Aborts
Deal W. Hudson December 20, 2015 I’m writing this in response to comments made over the years about friendships I’ve maintained with persons who are diametrically opposed to many of my core values. Most of these comments have the tone of disapproval, others just sound flummoxed with me. Aristotle, detail from “The School of Athens”…
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Gain and Loss on Christmas Day – A Remembrance
Deal W. Hudson December 27, 2015 “Heard Melodies Are Sweet, but Those Unheard Are Sweeter,” wrote John Keats in his famous “Ode to a Grecian Urn.” This explains the pleasure of memories, especially those of a Christmas sixty years ago. My family lived in Prairie Village, a suburb of Kansas City, in a modest ranch-style…
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Will America Last? — The 2016 Election
Deal W. Hudson January 11, 2016 It’s tempting to say that the coming presidential election of 2016 is the most important in American history. What gives me pause is the number of times this has been said before, including by myself. But this time, I cannot help but believe it’s true. Why? Terrorism: A storm…
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The Day a Red Bird Sang St. Thomas Aquinas
Deal W. Hudson January 28, 2016 I was coming to the end of my first year as a college professor at Mercer University Atlanta. I was still a Southern Baptist though I had been wrestling with that affiliation since being introduced to St. Augustine at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Danish theologian and philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard…
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Will Pro-Life Catholics Vote for Donald Trump?
Deal W. Hudson February 21, 2016 After his impressive victory in the South Carolina primary, the GOP nomination of Donald Trump is very likely. Marco Rubio may pick up some support from Jeb Bush’s overdue decision to leave the race, but Ted Cruz has established a national network of highly-energized Evangelical activists who are not wavering.…
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Trumping Political Correctness
Deal W. Hudson March 16, 2016 The sight of the rabble in Chicago forcing Donald Trump to cancel his appearance, coupled with the attack on Trump in Ohio, reveals the boil his candidacy has lanced on the face of America. The boil has a name, “political correctness,” and millions of Americans eagerly support Trump as the man…
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The Son Is Risen!
Deal W. Hudson March 27, 2016 Two of George Herbert’s poems appropriate to this day: “Easter” and “I Got Me, Flowers,” both published in The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (1633). Herbert, born in Wales, was an Anglican priest. Five of his poems, including the two below, were set to music by Ralph Vaughn Williams as…
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Just Who Is “Us”?
Deal W. Hudson April 15, 2016 Last week, I spoke to a group of pro-life leaders about the 2016 election. I made the following remarks with the hope that the Trump and Cruz factions can eventually “kiss and make up.” *** I’m going to address the question, “Who Is Us?” In recent weeks criticism has been…
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