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Footnote 11 – Is Social Justice Compatible with Charity?
A story told by Archbishop Chaput causes Chris Manion to ask- has social justice replaced virtue these days?
The First Sunday of Advent
During the next several weeks the Bellarmine Forum will be posting some prayers to cultivate devotions in the home for you and your families. We hope that these devotions will help you in your spiritual life as the Church prays with the rhythm of the seasons in her liturgical life. The beauty of these prayers…
From Under the Rubble…A Time for Truth–Beyond Politics
Before the election, American bishops were united more than ever before in defending the First Amendment rights of Catholics from the Obama Administration’s frontal attack. But barely a fortnight passed before the bishops conference lapsed back into its divisive left-wing mode, calling for higher taxes, massive government spending, and other Democrat Party priorities. Is this…
Footnote 10: Are the Bishops fighting Gay Marriage with one arm tied behind their back?
In Footnote episode 10, Dr. Manion concludes that the faithful would come to the defense of Sacramental marriage if our bishops would teach Humanae Vitae – and we should support them when they do.
Footnote 9: When Is A Scandal Not A Scandal?
In this episode of Footnote, Dr. Manion asks the question, When is a scandal not a scandal, and finds the answer to be:
From Under the Rubble…Scandals and the Scandalous
Here’s our laugh of the day: The Petraeus Scandal isn’t really scandalous at all. That’s according to the Washington Post, published in the city where “I Don’t Believe The Post” buttons have been a popular gift item for years. The Post not only likes to play referee in the Beltway’s Blue-Team, Red-Team game, it also…
Pro-Life Movement, Quo Vadis?
Jeff Mirus asks some very penetrating questions about our priorities, political and otherwise. This commentary has already raised a ruckus, because it lays bare some realities that are too often either overlooked or taken for granted. But they can no longer be avoided without unbearable cost.
Mass at the Pantheon
Most visitors to the Pantheon on Rome’s Piazza della Rotunda don’t realize that it’s been a Catholic Church since the seventh century. Here’s an account of a beautiful Requiem Mass celebrated there for the deceased members of the House of Savoy.
Catholics, Get Serious! – Father Rutler
Father George Rutler’s latest piece in Crisis Magazine is a must-read for every think Catholic. Each paragraph opens a door to serious discussion, long overdue. And his cite of this from Pope Benedict XVI is sobering food for thought – and prayer: “The bureaucracy is spent and tired. It is sad that there are what…
French March for Marriage, they may yet be Romantics
News today from France about Catholics and “others” marching to protest a French bill that would make marriage be defined to include unions between same sex persons spurs some hope in the French. Recently, I wrote about a Russian cultural center to be built in Paris being denied a permit to build. I see some…
