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Then take a mental health break: the inspired “Mad Men” parody from Sunday’s “The Simpsons.” You’ll feel better. I promise.

A colleague at work described to me the scene at his polling place, in a mostly African American corner of Brooklyn. Long lines. A sizable crowd. And a cheerful mood. “There was singing,” he told me. Singing?, I said. What were they singing? “Hymns and spirituals,” he replied. Somehow, I don’t think one of those…

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A friend of mine recently sent me an e-mail, asking if I was going to miss working this election night. I’d toiled into the wee hours for more election nights than I can remember and now, for the first time in 26 years, I’ll be following it from my own living room. Of course, for…

“Voting is a civic sacrament.” — Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.

“My fellow citizens of the United States of America should be deeply concerned about any candidate for the presidency who supports legislation which permits the destruction of human life at its very beginning, the killing of babies in the womb, or legislation which violates the integrity of marriage and family life. The safeguarding and promoting…

Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city, state, and country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community. We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and…

Hours before we cast our votes, here’s a sobering reminder of what is at stake, from Florida Catholic: More than two years after her ignominious death at an abortion clinic, baby Shanice Denise Osbourne was laid to rest at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in North Lauderdale. Her small white casket was escorted by…

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Catholic agency being run by a Mormon. From the Utah Standard-Examiner: About once a week, Northern Utah Catholic Community Services sports an additional face among its employees. That face belongs to Brad Drake of Layton, who took over as executive director of Utah’s Catholic Community Services programs…

Once, “Catholic media” meant just your parish bulletin and the diocesan paper. No more. Here’s a story that shows how much things have changed (and it happens to be right up my alley), about a growing Catholic television station that exists only online: Balling his right hand into a fist, producer Michael Voris leans into…
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