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I’ll be speaking for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Theology on Tap program on Thursday: August 4Will the REAL Jesus Please Stand Up? Why the Truth about Jesus Matters for You.Speaker: Amy Welborn (click here to learn more!)Author of many Catholic publications including: De-Coding DaVinci and Here.Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.

Hitchens on Roberts If Roberts is confirmed there will be quite a bloc of Catholics on the court. Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas are strong in the faith. Is it kosher to mention these things? The Constitution rightly forbids any religious test for public office, but what happens when a religious affiliation conflicts with a judge’s…

Clayton Emmer on Archbishop Flynn and the notorious parish, St. Joan of Arc. More specifically, on the question of "Why doesn’t the Archbishop do something?" Clayton (who has lived in that Archdiocese) has some thoughts on picking our battles.

Everyone’s wiped out. Partly because no one slept well last night. We did just a tiny bit at Hershey on the way over – whatever was free – and that was enough to entertain a four-year old, believe me. So now they’re resting. But I’m not. Because MJ is exploring…

I read this book on the trip out east today – it’s Mary Magdalene: A Biography by Bruce Chilton. It’s from Doubleday, due out on November 1. It’s whack! Chilton, a scholar and Episcopal priest, is the author of Rabbi Jesus and Rabbi Paul, neither of which I’ve read. I may have to, though, because…

Terrence Berres on trends in church-naming (Noted here and other places before – the trend for even churches associated with denominations to drop denomination monikkers from their signs, etc.)

A video of a recent Eucharistic Procession in NYC

Coming to you from a Spring Hill Suites somewhere east of Pittsburgh. A few quick and one lengthy blog coming – I read a book in the car coming over which will probably interest some of you. So yes, we’re on the road for the next week – I do welcome your links that you…

The questions keep coming… In the LATimes Cathy Young in the Boston Globe Philosophically, we are now light years away from the era in which John F. Kennedy made his plea for separation of politics and faith. We live in a time when there is a growing movement, backed by most conservatives, for the Catholic…

Rich Leonardi on Catholics and Capitol Punishment in Catholic Exchange!
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