Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says Catholics need to get beyond the political party mindset and realize that their political positions should be judged by how well they express the values and truths of the faith, not the other way around.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Liberal movie reviewers are having a field day with the new Dinesh D'Souza film which expounds on President Barack Obama's past and how it figures into his governing style, with some reviewers actually panning the film without seeing anything more than a trailer.
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“The saints had no hatred, no bitterness.
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One of the worlds most prominent - and controversial - ethicists published an op-ed in a Scottish newspaper yesterday defending abortion, claiming that just because a baby is human doesn't mean it has a right to live.
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A new study has found that a large number of U.S. fertility organizations who recruit online for egg donors do not adhere to ethical guidelines such as warning patients of the risks involved and paying extra for desirable traits.
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Witnesses say a man who shot a security guard inside the Washington DC headquarters of the Family Research Council (FRC), a pro-life lobbying group, made statements opposing the group's mission before opening fire on the guard.
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“We should love and feel compassion for those who oppose us,
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Writing on the feast of St. Maximiliam Kolbe, New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan published a response to the criticism he is receiving over inviting President Barack Obama to the annual Catholic Charities fundraiser known as The Al Smith Dinner.
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A pediatrician known as a pioneer in the New Age version of the phenomenon known as Near Death Experiences (NDE) was arrested in Delaware last week after his 11 year-old daughter accused him of repeatedly "waterboarding" her and holding her nose and mouth with his hand until she collapsed.
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Nellie Gray, 86, the woman responsible for founding the annual March for Life, was found dead in her apartment on Monday morning. The cause of death is still under investigation.
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