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Kathleen Kennedy, T. O'Neill III & J. Roosevelt Jr | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Kathleen Kennedy, T. O'Neill III & J. Roosevelt Jr

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast organizers bring Rovian style tactics to our faith, perpetuating the sharpening of religious differences on a narrow selection of social issues.

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I am a Papal Party Pooper

Hilary Rosen | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Hilary Rosen

Washington is agog with celebrations of the Holy Father, so I hate to be a pooper at the papal party but...it is worth pointing out a visit by another holy man to the U.S. last week.

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Women and the Church -- Catholicism's Original Sin

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Angela Bonavoglia

In the face of blatant discrimination against women, to which Pope Benedict has mightily contributed, what exactly is the basis for the Church hierarchy's moral authority?

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The Ecumenical Age May Be Past

Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.10.2008 | Living

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Deepak Chopra

Pope Benedict's recent baptism of a well-known Italian Muslim has prompted criticism in much of the Islamic world. Has Benedict done enough to build bridges to Islam?

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Catholic-Bashing

John Leo | Posted 03.22.2008 | Politics

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John Leo

The establishment in this country needs to do a bit more thinking about civility and transgression. It is not civil or honest to attack a religion by trying to degrade its symbols.

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America's Twisted Marriage of Religion and Politics

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

In a presidential campaign infused like never before with the candidates' efforts to sell their religious beliefs as best-fitting an illusory mainstream, Obama hasn't quite pulled it off.

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My Spiritual Journey: Thoughts On Sin

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living

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Verena von Pfetten

So, the Vatican updated their seven deadly sins to include some present-day trespasses that fall a little more in line with the issues facing us in th...

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McCain Gets Hell For Embracing Armageddon Sect

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

McCain's embrace of John Hagee puts in play all of the baggage that Hagee's fringe sect brings to politics.

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Ask Benedict: Is Union Busting Catholic?

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

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Angela Bonavoglia

Once again, the Catholic hierarchy, this time in the person of Scranton, PA, Bishop Joseph Martino, is a model of hypocrisy.

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John O'Donohue (1954-2008): Our New Friend on the Other Side

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 01.09.2008 | Living

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Jesse Kornbluth

John O'Donohue was a philosopher who had forged a way of looking at the world that was painfully aware of human frailty but insistent on the triumphal power of divine love.

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Catholic Bishops Agree -- Reluctantly, Reluctantly! -- to Treat Rape Victims

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics

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Angela Bonavoglia

Connecticut's new law goes back to basics. It is a triumph of state over church. It insures that women who have been raped get the care they need when they enter a hospital.

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