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From Under the Rubble…Is Education A Social Issue?

Dr. Richard Bishirjian serves as president of Yorktown University, an outstanding online graduate school. An advocate of innovative education for years, he recently shed light on a long-standing mystery: why don’t “conservatives” in Congress have more success in fighting the government education monolith? Bishirjian tells the Rubble that, “in 2006 and later in 2009, when…

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Pope Francis Through the Lens of St. Ignatius

A continuing theme of the Bellarmine Forum’s coverage of the Pope.

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Standing Ground: When the bureaucracy gets it, so does the rest of the world

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) doesn’t have the best record for taking the moral high ground. Generally, realpolitik trumps. There is the case of the USCCB application for government money to assist victims of human trafficking. Government money always has strings. The USCCB, to its credit, made it clear that, as a…

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The President Meets the Pope

“It is a mark of an evil spirit to assume the appearence of an angel of light.  He begins by suggesting thoughts that are suited to a devout soul, and ends by suggesting his own.  For example, he will suggest holy and pious thoughts that are wholly in conformity with the sanctity of the soul. …

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Footnote 65: Charlie Van Heck, RIP

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BF-Footnote-65-Charlie-031314-df.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCharlie Van Hecke, whose voice has introduced this program for the past 18 months, has gone to his eternal reward. May he rest in peace.

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Congratulations to the Bellarmine Forum’s John B. Manos!

Read the good news here! Ad multos annos!

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Footnote 64: Tyranny

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BF-Footnote-64-tyranny-021314-df.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFather James Schall, S.J., reflects on democracies, good and bad.

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Defending CCHD: Alinskyian organizing is intrinsic to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development vision

After three years of intense scrutiny into problematic Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) grants, the American Life League and other concerned groups gave the beleaguered “charity” some space to reorganize. CCHD’s 2013 collection came and went with hardly a peep from its critics and the next year of grants was announced unchallenged. CCHD allies,…

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From Under the Rubble…Race Hustlers Target Paul Ryan

It’s an election year, and liberal pundits complain of listlessness, confusion, cowardice and more in their ranks. Not to worry, says Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer. He tells Meet the Press that the party will do fine this November – if Democrats turn out. But how to make sure they do, when their midterm turnout is…

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Father Hardon on St. Joseph: the Secret of True Love

On this solemn feast of St. Joseph, it is good to have a reminder of just who the saint really is. What follows is a short snippet from a lecture by Fr. John Hardon: Saint Joseph deserves our admiration for his other virtues, but, he is to be especially imitated in his love for Jesus and…

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