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Michelle Mallkin notes an incident at a Kentucky college, in which a professor brought her graduate class out to destroy a pro-life display of crosses, placed with the permission of the University administration: Here’s the article she links, plus the salient passage: Sally Jacobsen, a longtime professor in NKU’s literature and language department, said the…

At Pontifications, translated by Anthony Esolen – the first time this translation has been published.

First, from Hans Kueng – scroll down a bit The man’s ego is evident and unintentionally humorous. He has an impressive sense of his own importance and the attention that must be paid to his opinions. So with that in mind – Benedict must choose between an eventual retreat to the pre-modern, pre-Reformation world of…

Darrell Bock in Christianity Today: Keeping up with all the new Jesus books these days takes a scorecard. Just about the time one thing is behind us, a new one pops up on the radar. There is no doubt that The Da Vinci Code movie has spawned an array of works trying to take Dan…

A summary, with some quotes, of Benedict’s homily: In the gesture of “washing the feet” we see the “God’s holiness, which is not only an incandescent power before which we must pull back terrified, but is also the power of love and because of this is a purifying and healing power. God descends becoming slave;…

Dr. David Solomon of Notre Dame, in the WSJ Although Father Jenkins called his announcement the "Closing Statement," the debate is unlikely to go away. More is at stake than the fairly standard, indeed humdrum, questions about "censorship" and "free speech" on campus. To some of us–and I speak as a Notre Dame professor–Father Jenkins’s…

So Dawn Eden titles her post about her profession of faith tonight and confirmation Saturday evening. Congratulations to Dawn and all who are making professions of faith and being initiated into the Church this weekend. If you’ve any friends or relations who will be entering the Church whom you’d like to name here – please…

The Mass at St. John Lateran is over – the homily hasn’t been posted yet, but here’s where it will be when that happens. It was just as marvelous as this morning’s – what I heard of it (I came  in during the middle)- and delivered with a tone that is heartfelt – like he’s…

Good news! April 22 – a Pro-Life Conference on the theme "Am I My Brother’s Keeper?"  Featuring Peter Kreeft, Janet Smith and others. April 23- (Divine Mercy Sunday) – A Eucharist Procession, a repeat of last year’s very successful event.

The Cleveland alt-paper suggests there’s an investigation in Cleveland: The U.S. Attorney’s Office is reportedly in the midst of an investigation that may involve significant improprieties. Church officials have been accused of creating off-the-book accounts — some as large as $400,000 — for their personal use. They also allegedly asked outside contractors to overbill the…

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