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Two views: The bishops of Arizona, in a pastoral letter dated 12/12 We firmly support humane enforcement of our country’s laws; however, as is the case with other issues, we believe that our immigration laws are outdated and no longer fit the economic realities and security needs of our times. Our nation’s demand for labor…

Couple of recent viewings… Last night, Mad Hot Ballroom, the documentary that follows a couple of schools as they work with children competing in the city-wide 5th grade ballroom dancing competition. Like Spellbound, it focuses on how this kind of competition embodies the American dream and hope of success, particularly for immigrants. The ballroom dancing…

In the continuing saga of Boston Catholic Charities honoring the pro-choice, pro-gay marriage mayor of Boston…the dinner of question took place last night, and Menino had his say. In the speech, Menino did not discuss his positions on social issues. He told the group that he is never far from ”thinking of what the nuns…

We all – and I mean all of us – went over to the Rave late this afternoon to catch a showing of Chronicles of Narnia. I had thought it surely would be quite crowded, especially since there had been no school that day, but…it wasn’t. Maybe half full? But it was playing in several…

Greeley makes a point about C.S. Lewis: (and some other things) Secondly, it seems to me that the evangelicals slip dangerously close to Catholic idolatry when they embrace a wondrous allegory as a summary of the biblical story. Jesus is not and never was a lion like Aslan in the film. To interpret him as…

Into the baths of Lourdes. Reprinted from The Tablet in Godspy: Out comes a Down’s syndrome boy, face creased with smiles. He gives us all a thumbs-up. Nothing to worry about, fellahs, he seems to say. The Catholic Church is nowhere better represented than here, at this moment. The boundaries between physical and spiritual are…

Julie D at Happy Catholic has a nice review of How to Get the Most Out of the Eucharist

Cause this one’s going to make you spit out your coffee: Richard Cohen sez: Support Choice, Not Roe Abortion is a different matter. It entails so much more than mere birth control — issues that have roiled the country ever since the Roe decision was handed down in 1973 — and so much more than…

At TNR, Leon Weiseltier on celebrities and their causes …I have been watching the emergence of Angelina Jolie as a historical figure with a deepening grumpiness. Not since the 1960s have so many entertainers believed that they can rescue the world. The Times also pointed emphatically to the energetic activism of Michael Douglas. "It was…

Archbishop Chaput on the Death Penalty Catholic teaching on the death penalty is best understood by viewing it through two lenses: what it is; and what it is not.The Church’s critique of capital punishment is not an evasion of justice. Victims and their survivors have a right to redress, and the state has a right…
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