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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?

Flood the Zone - David Brooks - New York Times

You have to include religious institutions and you have to give them broad leeway. Religious faith is quirky, and doesn’t always conform to contemporary norms. But faith motivates people to serve. Faith turns lives around.

150-Plus Bishops Speak Out Against HHS Mandate - NCRegister

Action alerts and letters from Catholic shepherds counter administration's violation of Church beliefs and conscience rights. Updated from Feb. 1.

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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...

Getting It Right 'The Morning After' - Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.

The "morning-after" pill, also known as "Plan B," is often provided in hospital emergency rooms to women who have been sexually assaulted. Read more...

The End of Charity - Theodore Dalrymple

That judgments in the past were harsh or unfeeling is, alas, the case. But that is a reason for refining our judgment, not for refraining from exercising it at all. Read more...

The New Singleness - Maggie Gallagher

In the cover story in a recent Atlantic magazine, Kate Bolick declares her liberation from marriage: "It's time to embrace new ideas about romance and family - and to acknowledge the end of 'traditional' marriage as society’s highest ideal." 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.