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A column on Tech Central Station What are the state’s functions? The reader can easily detect that the pope’s ideas are close to the classical liberal conception of the state. Economic activity could not be effective without institutions. The main goal of the state is to guarantee laws and to secure individual property rights and…

Kansas City archbishop asks Catholic institutions to not invite abortion-supporting Catholic politicos to speak Archbishop James P. Keleher has asked Catholic institutions under his jurisdiction to stop inviting politicians or others who favor abortion rights to speak or take part in other presentations. His statement was published in the archdiocesan newspaper on Friday, the day…

We are already reading pre-emptive statements by dioceses regarding the report to be released on 2/27. I’m not linking to them all here. To keep up, the best thing is to keep checking Abuse Tracker, now at NCR. Also see Bishop Accountability.org, which yesterday posted the following: BishopAccountability.org has posted the bishops’ diocesan surveys and…

I guess I missed the part of the Gibson interview with John Dominic Crossan. Could someone please tell me what was said? I expect I’ll find a transcript later today, but it’s not discoverable yet.

Is what they’re saying. The first prequel, that is. A WaPo article about the prospects for the Passion Joseph P. Vitale, a young District lawyer who is Catholic, bought out the largest screen at the AMC movie complex at Mazza Gallerie in Northwest Washington for the first night’s screening because he and his friends thought…

An LATimes story on a group that has formed to protest third-trimester abortion specialist Tiller (Link requires registration, but just do it.) Over the next 12 months, Newman and his followers will point their arrows at everyone who works for Women’s Health Care Services, from the chief physician to the armed security guards. Photos of…

If you watched the ABC interview, comment here. I forgot it was on – we got hooked into this weird little movie on IFC called On the Run featuring, it seemed, half of the cast of The Sopranos. So, I’m watching it now. Boy does he seem nervous, agitated and manic. Maybe that’s his normal…

Information regarding the abuse report is leaking, board members distance themselves and question the leaks. Bishop Gregory responds

Albany priest found dead A priest whose name was linked with a letter accusing Bishop Howard Hubbard of homosexual activity was found dead in his Watervliet home this weekend. Watervliet police said the Rev. John Minkler was found on the kitchen floor of his home by his sister on Sunday afternoon. Police Chief Jerry Beston…

Mostly. It’s in the hands of the editor right now and there are a few loose ends, but we hope it will be with copyeditors tomorrow. And when I have a cover to show you …I’ll show you. Now, some loose ends of my own to tie up.
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