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Nuns in Mexico City wear face masks, as worldwide panic grows, following reports of a rapidly spreading strain of swine flu. PHOTO: by Gregory Bull, AP

Lately, one or two readers have left comments along the lines of: “You can’t say it’s wrong for Notre Dame to honor Obama, but not wrong for them to have honored Bush, because both presidents went against Catholic Church teaching.” I thought it would be beneficial for all who read this blog to be reminded…

First Notre Dame, then Georgetown, and now Xavier, down in New Orleans. The list of Catholic institutions honoring pro-choice political figures — and sparking controversy as a result — continues to grow. From the Washington Post: Another bishop has declined to attend another graduation ceremony at another Catholic university because of plans to bestow an…

I’m not preaching this Sunday; we’re showing that stewardship video at all the masses instead. But I liked very much the thoughts below from the homily by the Concord Pastor, Fr. Austin Fleming: It would be much easier to live a Christian lifeif the risen Jesus were merely some ghost of his former self,but he…

Take a look at the trailer for his next movie, below. It’s called “The Stoning of Soraya M,” and you can get details at the movie’s website.

Anyone curious about where I spend my weekends can take a look at the video below, produced by my parish Stewardship Committee. It will be shown at all our masses this weekend. (Your Humble Blogger makes a couple cameo appearances.) You can also catch a glimpse of a similar video produced last year at this…

In case you missed it, another Catholic university is raising some eyebrows for honoring a politician who favors abortion rights. From the Washington Post: A pro-choice White House is already providing new challenges for Washington-area Catholic leaders. First, Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl was asked to comment on the University of Notre Dame’s recent controversial decision…

When you have a chance, you might want to update your “favorites” list to include The Anchoress’s new address. You can now find her at First Things with this URL: http://www.firstthings.com/theanchoress/ The A has been experiencing what we in television call “technical difficulties,” and the move to FT hasn’t gone smoothly. Far from it. But…

From the Mirror in the U.K. comes this fascinating snip of young (or younger) Susan singing “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.”

What’s fueling the continuing controversy over President Obama’s planned trip to Notre Dame? This piece, from the Washington Independent, offers some answers: After eight years of only occasional disagreements with a Republican president, conservative Catholic activists have moved into the trenches to oppose Obama. They cite his repeal of the Mexico City rule, or “global…
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