Some Thoughts On Globalization
The article, which appeared in a respected American Catholic magazine, focused on “global consciousness,” and linked that concept to the [...]
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08, 2012
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08, 2012
How Reliable Are Your News Sources?
Like millions of other Americans, you will be soon making your election choices based on what you read and hear [...]
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08, 2012
The Decline Of Leadership
Every day brings new examples of the intellectual deficiencies of people in leadership positions. Consider these examples. The U.S. Senate [...]
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07, 2012
Cardinal Dolan’s Unfortunate Lapse
Cardinal Dolan’s book, True Freedom, is available from Amazon. Actually, it’s not a book but an essay, followed by an excerpt from [...]
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07, 2012
A Crucial Distinction
If you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. . . somebody along the line gave you some [...]
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07, 2012
Unintended Consequences
Murphy’s law states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it probably will. A cynical view, to be sure, but [...]
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07, 2012
Catholic Teaching On Homosexuality
In the space of four or five decades, homosexuality has changed from perversion to disorder to respectable lifestyle. In the [...]
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06, 2012
Why Government Plays Nanny
Every day brings another story of a government agency banning something. New York’s Mayor Bloomberg banned large soft drinks and [...]
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06, 2012
The Bishops’ Dilemma
A couple of months ago my essay American Catholics and Social Justice was published here. It traced the dramatic changes in the [...]
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06, 2012
Supporting The Sisters
Supporting the Sisters? The email was from a friend who had just signed the petition to “Support the Sisters” and [...]