Although Clinton has not yet conceded, it now appears that Obama is the Democratic nominee. We can all breathe a sigh relief. Of course, back before it all began, last December, some great and wise sage (hee hee) wrote the following: “Anyway, for what it’s worth, I think it will be Obama vs. McCain, and Obama will win narrowly.” Now let’s see if the second prediction comes true. I stand by it! Read more
STATEMENT OF FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I., ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO June 3, 2008 To put recent events in some perspective, I have asked Father Michael Pfleger, Pastor of St. Sabina’s Parish, to step back from his obligations there and take leave for a couple of weeks from his pastoral duties, effective today. Fr. Pfleger does not believe this to be the right step at this time. While respecting his disagreement, I have nevertheless asked him to use this opportunity to reflect... Read more
Ross Douthat, one of the sharpest young commentators around, offers his response to Archbishop Charles Chaput’s opinion on voting for candidates completely in tune with the abortion lobby. Read more
So I’m putting out two broad questions and I want to hear from you, dear readers. Specifically women [emp added] (sorry, fellas…this is a “Girls Only” club). Age doesn’t matter. There are two questions: First, if you are [emp added] a practicing Catholic who fully accepts the teachings of the Catholic Church on everything from the all-male celibate priesthood, to NFP (and contraception), to abortion, to marriage and the role of women in the Church and daily life, a few questions for... Read more
The other day I received a package in the mail from Amazon. I periodically receive these types of packages because I buy books. But this particular package was sent by my dear friend in Dallas who grew impatient that I had not seen her favorite movie, Bella. It took a few days for me to get around to watch it and when I finally did, I was sorry I had taken so long. Bella is truly what its name means... Read more
Tonight in New York. UPDATE: Apparently, this “rumor” is not true and has been denied by her campaign’s chairman as “100 percent incorrect.” Read more
Previous in Series: Prolegomena Sections 1934 and 1935 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church read as follows: 1934 Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity. 1935 The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights... Read more
The controversy surrounding the Reverend Wright and related fall out has got me thinking about issues of race and racism. So much so that I would like to do a series of posts on the subject. This is, in many ways, a rather fraught undertaking. Conversations about race tend to be very difficult, and are especially prone to devolving into a series of charges and counter-charges. There are no doubt many reasons for this, but key among them, I think,... Read more
From the Inter Press Service: The real number of the dead is far higher than even the highest declared in death tolls, many Iraqis say. A study by doctors from the Johns Hopkins School of Health in conjunction with Iraqi doctors from al-Mustanceriya University in Baghdad, published in the British medical journal The Lancet in October 2006, estimated the number of excess deaths as a result of the occupation at above 655,000. Just Foreign Policy, an independent organisation “dedicated to... Read more
This post will address the topic at a more general level. It will however address some internal things at Vox Nova. Those things addressed are my opinion. I will attempt to make that clear when I comment upon them, but I figured I would offer it up front here as well. There are many who don’t like comment policies on blogs. I generally don’t like them, although I do find some entertaining. There are times when they are essential. For... Read more
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