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Explains his view. The conservative approach to reducing the number of abortions is a “supply-side” approach. The idea here is to criminalize abortion providers, thus resulting in a reduction in the number of abortions. Unfortunately, eliminating abortion providers is much like trying to solve the drug problem by solely going after drug suppliers, but ignoring…

Of course, there are a lot of blogs I like. But today I like Nicole’s. Like the name, like the honesty.

Bookstore still open, and here’s the stock. First off, I have NO Saints books, and I don’t want to re-order. I do however, have Heroes, who are also mostly saints. And good ones, too! 8 Loyola Kids’ Book of Heroes 26 Prove It God 2 Prove It Church 3 Prove It Jesus 5 Prove It…

A Christianity Today piece on African-American and Hispanic pastors taking the lead against same-sex marriage Bishop Roderick Caesar, 53, thinks he was 17 or 18 when a friend confessed, “I am in the life,” meaning he was homosexual. Caesar sat with his friend and prayed. “I told him I would be his friend until the…

Two other filmmakers on the film: Kevin Smith: “What controversy? The dude made a movie about Jesus in a country that’s largely Christian—a very traditional movie—and it’s made over $200 million in two weeks. There ain’t no controversy, people. That’s a hit.” And, via Kale Zelden, QUENTIN TARANTINO: I loved it. I’ll tell you why.…

A reader writes: I have emailed some of my fave media (NPR, NYT) to express the wish that they cover the March for Women’s Lives with the same degree of journalistic interest that they use to cover the March for Life – ie, either barely mentioning it or downplaying it. Heh.

Good thoughts from Diogenes Picture a newly married couple, presented with the Church’s teaching on contraception. “Bishop, you seem not to grasp the hardships involved in following this teaching, the expense of a large family and the emotional cost of sexual continence. Where is the hardship in your own life or the evidence that you…

Elaborates on his point Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput took aim Tuesday against Catholic politicians who say “freedom of conscience” allows them to support issues contrary to church law, such as abortion. It’s Chaput’s second salvo in as many weeks on the issue, signaling the archbishop’s intention to speak out in an election year in which…

Seton Hall says it regrets award In today’s Catholic Advocate, the Newark Archdiocese’s newspaper, Archbishop John J. Myers criticized Seton Hall for hosting the ceremony. Myers wrote that he first learned of the invitations to O’Connor and Barry during Easter Week, a few days before the event. University officials approached the law school about the…

Not. Neumayr on Kerry Had the bishops restricted themselves to teaching the Catholic faith, there wouldn’t be this confusion for the Democrats to manipulate. Instead for decades many of the bishops have been acting like Democratic Party lobbyists, hovering over prudential political issues on which Catholics can disagree even as they failed to articulate and…
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