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Wow. That was my reaction when I scanned one of the comments about my homily from this Sunday and discovered that it was from a woman I’d mentioned, Erin Henderson. You just never know who will visit The Bench. Turns out, she has her own blog about her remarkable family. Take a look at “Full…

First, Pelosi, now Biden. Another prominent American Catholic politician is wading into deep — and hot — water over the issue of abortion. And it happened, once again, in remarks made on “Meet the Press.” This time, it was Delaware Senator and Democratic nominee for vice president, Joe Biden. Here’s the story, from American Papist.…

Hours after San Francisco’s Archbishop published a letter, inviting the most prominent member of his flock for a friendly chat about abortion, the Speaker of the House accepted. This, from the AP: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, under fire from U.S. bishops for comments she made about abortion, accepted on Friday an invitation from the Roman…

This past week, when a lot of the world was fixated on Sarah Palin’s daughter, and the problem of teen pregnancy, there was news about one baby that didn’t get much attention. It should have. The AP reported the story of a little baby named Solomon, an Ethiopian child who was left by his mother…

“In answer to my question, the oncologist estimated that I had six months to a year to live. Being read your death sentence is like being a character in one of the old Bette Davis movies. I believe I was able to withstand this shock because of my Catholic faith, to which I converted in…

…and some of you may have noticed that I’m now moderating comments. Some of you may also have noticed that your comments have been rejected by your moderator. If you want to know why, I direct your attention, once again, to the welcome remarks on the right hand column: If you choose to leave a…

What sort of a Christian is Sarah Palin? We know she was baptized Catholic as a baby, but is now an ardent and practicing member of the Assembly of God. And, with every passing day, we’re seeing what that means to her life and her politics. The New York Times has this look in the…

The Anchoress dropped me a line a few minutes ago and said a reader was wondering why the New York Times refers to these women differently. I know the Times has a tradition of always using an honorific — Mr., Mrs., whatever — which is very old-fashioned and, I think, nice. But I was stumped…

“She has the power of the normal.” — Peggy Noonan, again in very good form, writing this morning about Sarah Palin’s speech.

One of the prevailing truths of the diaconate is that you never know where, or when, you’ll encounter a deacon in the midst of his ministry. This piece from the Georgia Bulletin is a reminder of that: More than a quarter of a million people daily fly out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. And 60,000…
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