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In All Things
Like many Americans I enjoy a good historical film on the Fourth of July But as a Catholic I sometimes have a hard time finding a movie on Independence Day that tells America rsquo s story from a Catholic perspective Many of our beloved July 4 classics retell American history from the victors rsq
In All Things
I am not accustomed to writing to anyone of importance, of royal lineage or otherwise.
News
At conference in Mozambique the U.S. took a few tentative steps toward the land mine ban.
The Good Word
Some we scarcely realize the burdens we carry. A reflection for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
FaithInterviews
"There is a future for individual gay people in the Catholic Church that doesn’t require repression, or self-hatred, or being totally alone."
The Ignatian Educator
In my last post on Jennifer Senior 39 s nbsp All Joy and No Fun The Paradox of Modern Parenthood I highlighted this question from Chapter 4 What is the role of parents In today 39 s world Senior observed parents have outsourced -- to schools companies and others -- many of the responsibilit
News
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo Committee on Migration called upon the Obama Administration on July 2 to reconsider its request to Congress for ldquo fast track rdquo authority to expedite the removal of unaccompa
I never expected to see Father Henry Davis rsquo s Moral and Pastoral Theology 1935 cited in a Supreme Court opinion But there it was in footnote 34 of Justice Samuel Alito rsquo s opinion in Burwell v Hobby Lobby in which the Court ruled that two non-Catholic families the Greens and the Hahns
In All Things
It rsquo s starting to feel like 2014 is the year of faith-based movies At the very least 2014 is the year Hollywood decided to court the Judeo-Christian film market for the first time in several years Although ldquo Son of God rdquo and ldquo Noah rdquo have received most of the box office an
The Ignatian Educator
Entertainment Weekly offers a preview of quot Exodus Gods and Kings quot starring Christian Bale as Moses For his 22nd film Scott assembled an IMDb-busting cast including Joel Edgerton Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley John Turturro and Aaron Paul ldquo When you rsquo re Ridley you pick up
In All Things
When the Supreme Court on June 30 issued a split decision narrowly backing the right of for-profit corporations to deny contraception coverage to their employees for religious reasons many assumed that faith-based nonprofits would have it easy when their own cases eventually reach the high court q
Film
John P. McCarthy reviews Andrew Rossi's 'Ivory Tower,' a documentary film on the uncertain future of American higher education.
In All Things
Advocates for religious freedom won a major victory in the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30 Justice Samuel Alito rsquo s opinion for the court in nbsp Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores nbsp holds that the nbsp Religious Freedom Restoration Act nbsp RFRA requires the federal government to
In All Things
I asked the middle-aged man across from me ldquo Who was the last good American president rdquo It was the year 2000 As a 19-year old college journalist studying history and political science I was eager to know my drinking partner rsquo s response to this question He had just finished railing
In All Things
The Supreme Court ruled nbsp 5-4 on June 30 in favor of Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties the companies seeking an exception under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act R F R A from the Obama Administration rsquo s contraception-coverage mandate Justice Kennedy the key fifth
In All Things
One hundred years ago this summer a disgruntled teenager decided to take matters into his own hands and exact revenge for what he felt were numerous injustices perpetrated against him his family his culture and his people by others who were not his own He had plotted for weeks with the assistan
In All Things
With the Hobby Lobby case over U S Catholic bishops are now holding their breaths to see if the ruling will prove a hollow victory or extend to lawsuits brought by religious non-profits Archbishop Joseph F Naumann of Kansas City Kan a member of the U S bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Ac
In All Things
We live in a fallen world Sometimes we Catholics trust our politicians to fix the miseries that surround us but we end up bitter and angry when they let us down Even in the United States where we celebrate the ideals of our political system on July 4 there are chinks in the armor of our m
The Ignatian Educator
Matt Emerson invites readers to join in the ongoing discussion to Jennifer Senior's book on parenting, 'All Joy and No Fun.'