How many Swedes does it take to change a lightbulb?
Sweden has committed and extended a tragedy against homeschoolers for so long that a Woody Allen aphorism comes to mind: "Comedy equals tragedy plus time."
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Recent Catholic Commentary
People who hate Christmas
There are people who hate Christmas. I’m not talking about those who hate the music and the merchandising, and certainly not those who make us feel uncomfortable for saying “Merry Christmas” while they don’t mind exploiting our celebration for commercial purposes. I’m not even talking about the people who hate Christianity in general or Catholicism in particular (for it was this Church that gave us Christ’s Mass on December 25), who loathe the very idea of the Incarnation. No, I’m referring to those who hate Christmas without even knowing they hate Christmas. What they hate are not the obvious theological […]
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Pro-abort MP wants industry for sperm
Pro-abortion Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett wants Canada to initiate an industry for human sperm and eggs. Bennett objects to the country’s Assisted Human Reproduction Act, which banned the sale of gametes and human embryos. At the National Post on Monday: The law criminalizing payment for donor gametes or surrogates is putting desperate couples “in the hands of people that may not be competent or qualified,” says Liberal MP Dr. Carolyn Bennett, a former public health minister. “This is something that we could control and regulate if it was done here,” she added. The argument is that we should revoke the […]
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Gay activist bemoans ‘astonishingly’ resilient social conservatives
Says substantial portion of Canadians have formed a counter movement of social conservatism that is "one of the most prolific and visible movements of the past four decades in Canada".
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Seniors groups are calling for a National Elder Abuse report line in Australia
The Canadian government has identified elder abuse as a serious societal problem and is making significant investment into elder abuse prevention programs. The Australian newspaper reported today in an article written by Jared Owens that Seniors groups in Australia are demanding a toll-free Elder Abuse report line. The article reports that there have been a string of high-profile manslaughter prosecutions of carers accused of killing their bed-ridden mothers. In Queensland authorities have laid at least five charges in recent months, all were accused of neglecting elderly women in their care. The Australian reported that: Council of the Ageing chief executive […]
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The retreat from marriage — a recipe for disaster
Christians know that the marginalization of marriage can only lead to unhappiness, unhealthiness, and the unraveling of human relationships.
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Justice Willie Brennan, abortion, and the dereliction of Congress’s duty
Gregory J. Sullivan has written a valuable article for the Witherspoon Institute on the influence of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, jr. upon American jurisprudence – especially on abortion and the “right to privacy” that paved the way. Guided by the idea of a “living constitution,” Brennan made his own singular contributions to crafting a constitutional and cultural revolution in the United States from his bench on the nation’s highest court. Sullivan’s analysis of Brennan’s legacy is prompted by a new biography of Brennan, Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion, by Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel. The authors write that Brennan […]
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How dare you as a man…
The poisonous ripple effect that spreads out from the violence of abortion touches the lives of many people, and not just the woman.
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That ‘Catholic’ gay debate at Georgetown: the unanswered question
It was only a matter of time before the gay rights movement became "Catholic."
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Culture Shock! In a U.S. First, a Bishop has approved visions from Heaven
For the first time in U.S. history a bishop has officially approved a Marian apparition. Think of the political incorrectness involved in such a statement!
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