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Biotech Babies
Suzanne is a forty-year-old mother of two who recentlyattended an Evangelical women’s Bible study in a suburb of Chicago. At thisparticular gathering the topic was infertility. The church had...
Will We Be the Church, or a Pitiful NGO?
There’s an old saying I’ve heard on several occasions from friends in Europe that goes something like this: “Why is there so much faith to be found in Rome?...
NYT on Saving Catholic Education
In today’s New York Times, authors Patrick McCloskey and Joseph Harris took to the editorial page to announce that “Catholic parochial education is in a crisis.” In many regards, this...
The Joy of Monsignor Ryan
Today’s New York Times features a profile piece on Msgr. Gerald Ryan , the oldest working priest in the archdiocese of New York. The article portrays Msgr. Ryan as...
Traditional Catholicism, Winning in New York
The Archdiocese of New York (where I consider it a privilege to be counted a member) has recently received some criticism for its low number of priestly ordinations this year. This...
The Catholic Church and World AIDS Day
Last year’s November publication of Light of the World , the book length interview with Pope Benedict XVI by Peter Seewald, set off a media frenzy over claims that...
