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Has Europe lost its soul? - Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks

Stabilising the Euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values nothing is neither a stable state nor a good society. The time has come for us to recover the Judeo-Christian ethic of human dignity in the image of God. When Europe recovers its soul, it will recover its wealth-creating energies. But first it must remember: humanity was not created to serve markets. Markets were created to serve humankind.

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ObamaCare and Religious Freedom - Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

How about some respect for Catholics and others who object to treating pregnancy as a disease? Read more...

"To everyone who has, more will be given" - Dom Anscar Vonier, O.S.B.

In the things of God and of the Holy Spirit, wealth is the rule; the more you have, the more you receive. Read more...

A Thread for Weaving Joy - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

The great French Jesuit Henri de Lubac once wrote, "Suffering is the thread from which the stuff of joy is woven. Never will the optimist know joy." Those seem like strange words, especially for Americans. Read more...

The Best Films of 2011 - Steven D. Greydanus

2011 was a good year for film, and particularly for depictions of faith in film - but not in the Hollywood mainstream on either count. Read more...

Justice - Father James V. Schall, S.J.

Benedict XVI associates justice with judgment. Read more...

Iran's Silent Dissidents - Peter Baehr

How should academics comport themselves when visiting a dictatorship? More specifically, what should they do and not do when presenting a paper at an academic conference hosted by a government that denies academic and other freedoms to its own population? Read more...

Not perfect, just better than anyone else - Father Raymond J. De Souza

God made Joe Paterno to be a football coach. Read more...

Honouring Scientist Priests - Father George W. Rutler

While priests are dedicated to theology as the "queen of sciences," some of them have contributed to the material sciences as well. Read more...

The Flesh and the Spirit - Donald Demarco

There are three debilitating effects of Original Sin: a darkening of the intellect, a weakening of the will, and a diminished unity of body and soul. Read more...

What Teachers Mean - Father James V. Schall, S.J.

What are students and what are professors or teachers? Read more...

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ObamaCare and Religious Freedom - Archbishop Timothy Dolan
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Catholics United's defense of contraception mandate draws criticism - CNS
Among other mendacities, Democrat-leaning "Catholics" United falsely claims that free contraception will reduce abortions. Real Catholics reply.

A Time for Catholic Action and Catholic Voices - On the Square
Last Thursday in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a remarkable address to a group of visiting American bishops.

Religion takes a back seat to rights in court, says theologian - Telegraph
The courts are endangering religious freedom because the judiciary are giving it a lower priority than equality, a leading philosopher has claimed.

Mastering the art of French parenting - Family Edge
Ms Druckerman identifies two elements to French parenting that set it apart. One is that the French teach their children to be patient. Babies are not picked up at the first snuffle from their cots; children are expected to wait until parents have finished a conversation before getting their attention. This, she concludes, stems from a less child-centred approach.

Survey: half of Americans would ban most abortions - Knights of Columbus
As the United States marks the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, a new survey shows that the vast majority of Americans support significant abortion restrictions.

It Is Not Weakness To Show Compassion... But Clear We Must Be"... Immediately - Whispers
The nation's largest church packed in with nearly 20,000 people (and an overflow crowd downstairs), by longtime custom, the presiding duties for the evening Mass fell to the US bishops' chair for Pro-Life Activities, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.

In Australia, too - The Australian
Catholic hospitals and other non-profits in Australia fear that the government is seeking to take over institutions that resist its policies.