Friday, November 9, 2012

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Oh, Religious Liberty....ZZzzzzzzzzzz......."

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At National Catholic Reporter , Michael Sean Winters , who will not give up the religious liberty charade to save his soul, writes, 

Race Matters and 2012 Elections: Implications for Churches

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Twelve days before the elections, I went on one of my usual rants here and noted my frustration with some of my fellow Catholics wit...

The GOP's Very Bad Night: The Racial Subtext That Is Not Subtextual at All

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As I post this piece this morning, the lead article at the CNN site is Tom Cohen's analysis of the challenge now facing the Republ...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

The Challenge Now Facing American Catholics: Paying Attention to What Bubbles Up from Catholic Sewers

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Meanwhile (this is a postscript to what I just posted about the important, much-appreciated contribution of Catholics too numerous to ...

Turning Corner with Marriage Equality (and Catholic Contributions)

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And, of course, one of the biggest news stories of this election cycle, which still has not received as much attention as it deserves...

New America of 2012 Elections: Implications for Religious Conservatives and American Catholic Centrists

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Vis-a-vis religion-and-politics news, one of the big narratives emerging from this election cycle is the increasing impotence of t...

Post-Election Commentary: History Turning a Corner with the New America

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This morning, a selection of post-election commentary from the last two days that, to my mind, makes valuable points and raises inter...