Obama makes war

ObamaCare and Religious Freedom - Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

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

White House Misrepresents Its Own Contraceptive Mandate - USCCB

Countering 'a set of false and misleading claims,' USCCB rejects official spin.

Dolan Sharply Criticizes HHS Decision - NCRegister

The latest decision by the Obama Administration to require almost all employers to provide sterilization, contraceptives and some abortifacients in their health care plans is not going to get by without a fight. A big fight.

'Attack by the Federal Government on Religious Freedom ... Must Not Stand' - NCRegister

House Speaker John Boehner says Congress will reverse contraception rule if administration won't. Rep. Fred Upton has also announced plans to advance legislation 'to reverse the controversial decision and restore long-standing conscience protections.'

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Wish You Were Here - http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0545.htm

Here is the introduction to the story of Amy Welborn's trip to the island of Sicily with three of her children five months after her husband's sudden death from a heart attack. Her journey opens unexpected doors of memory and reflection, a pilgrimage of the heart and an exploration of the soul. Read more...

The Obvious Truth of Purgatory - Pope Benedict XVI

Today people have become used to thinking: what is sin? God is great, he knows us, so sin does not count; in the end God will be kind to us all. Read more...

Three queens, full of sorrow - Father Raymond J. de Souza

It was one of the most widely distributed news photographs of all time; it appeared on the front page of every newspaper in Britain, and many more throughout the world. Read more...

The Tyrant - Father James V. Schall, S.J.

The tyrant is always among the most important figures to understand. Read more...

Man's search for meaning - Viktor Fankl

In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning. Read more...

Gendercide: when choice becomes an issue - Margaret Somerville

Indignation over sex-selection shows that abortion is not just a private matter. Read more...

Are the Gospels Myth? - Carl Olson

So, are the four Gospels "myth"? Can they be trusted as historical records? Read more...

Satan - Father George Rutler

Satan never looks like Satan. Read more...

A brilliant reign: Queen Elizabeth at 60 years on the throne - Conrad Black

It does not seem like 60 years ago that my late brother said to our half-asleep parents as we departed early for school: "There was a bug in my cereal, and by the way, the King is dead." Read more...

Do We Need the Department of Education? - Charles Murray

The case for the Department of Education could rest on one or more of three legs: its constitutional appropriateness, the existence of serious problems in education that could be solved only at the federal level, and/or its track record since it came into being. Let us consider these in order. Read more...

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Strong papal message for Lent - Vatican Insider
Pope Benedict XVI delivered his annual message for Lent, urging that "Christians must not remain silent in the face of evil."

The poor pay the price - Washington Post
Much of the good work done by Catholic social institutions - and similar work across the country - is now threatened by Obama’s new insurance mandate.

Christians may die if Assad falls - Catholic Herald
A Catholic MP has said that if the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s regime falls then thousands of Christians in the country may be killed.

Vatican prosecutor condemns Church's 'deadly culture of silence' over clergy child abuse - Holy Post
Hiding behind a culture of "omerta" - the Italian word for the Mafia’s code of silence - would be deadly for the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s top official for dealing with child sex abuse by clergy said Wednesday.

The Death (and Life) of Marriage in America - The Atlantic
The story we think we know is that the institution of marriage is crumbling and on the brink of oblivion. The real story is much more complicated.

What the Mandate Battle Is Not - First Thoughts
As coverage of the contraception mandate finally enters mainstream discourse and the standoff between the government and the Church escalates, it's worth taking a few moments to flay some persistent red herrings about what this battle is not.

The Catholic Church and the Girl Scouts: A scandalous mess - CNA
Sometimes even the Washington Post gets it right.

Benedict, the exorcist - Telegraph
A new book by the Vatican's chief exorcist claims demons were driven from two men, simply by being in the presence of the pope.