Saturday, March 10, 2012

Paul Krugman on GOP Investment in Ignorance: Whys and Wherefores

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Paul Krugman explains (very well) why one major American political party, the Republicans, have "made a hard right turn against...

On International Women's Day, I Hear a Family Story

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That this happened on International Women's Day was a matter of pure coincidence.  If, that is, there are  coincidences. I ha...
Friday, March 9, 2012

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Whole Lot of Pretending (Still) Going On

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Once again, as with my last scoop of droppings from the Catholic birdcage, so many droppings and so little time.  And once again, o...

Boston U. Religion Scholar Stephen Prothero on America's 12 Most Influential Catholics

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As soon as I saw that Stephen Prothero's list of America's 12 most influential Catholics included only one  woman's ...

Catholicism, the Healthcare Debate, and the Common Good: Recent Resources for Discussion

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In the past day or so, I've spotted a number of pieces online which point out clearly the extent to which right-wing Catholics ha...

A Poem, Friday in Lent (2)

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Is it just me? Or can legs Be one day lead, And the next Fly with talaria feet? Day moving after day, Night following on nig...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Catholic Diocese of Sacramento Defunds Homeless Ministry: Director Supports Marriage Equality and Is Pro-Choice

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And finally this morning, in the religious-freedom-not-so-much category, yet another piece of evidence that, for the current leaders ...