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If you talk to people who are converts to the faith, many will give different reasons for joining the Catholic Church. Sometimes it’s marriage. Sometimes it’s more mysterious – a kind of subliminal pull they can’t explain. Sometimes, it’s something very simple. Not long ago, I was talking with a friend of ours who joined…

To the surprise of almost no one, Barack Obamaa picked Delaware Senator Joe Biden for his running mate. Last summer, I linked to a Christian Science Monitor piece about Biden and his faith. (The article is perhaps the definitive glimpse into Biden’s Catholic values and upbringing, and bears reading. The original is right here.) The…

Denver’s Archbishop hasn’t been invited to speak, but someone else has. This from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: An 86-year-old nun from Cleveland who works for a Catholic anti-poverty lobbying group has been selected to deliver the closing prayers one night during the Democratic National Convention. “I think you have a different perspective when you’ve lived…

The results of a new Pew Research Center poll point to a subtle but discernible shift in how Americans view the intersection of politics and religion. Take a look: Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches…
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