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An Argument For a Celibate Priesthood
in area: Commentary
It's not often that the secular media get anything right about the meat of Catholic theology. Father Robert Barron gives us a splendidly reasoned exception with his argument for priestly celibacy, pub...
Tom Hanks, Clueless About Angels & Demons Controversy
in area: Commentary
Is it offensive if someone falsely accuses your family of murder?CNN reports that actor Tom Hanks, star of the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons, has stated that there is nothing controversial ...
What Makes Us Human: Ignoring the Elephant
in area: Commentary
In a 2008 episode called "Ape Genius," the PBS science program NOVA asks the question, "What makes us human?"  This fascinating program explores human-like behaviors in chimps and bonobos, includ...
Think Like a Scientist: Are Boys and Girls Different?
in area: Commentary
The Difference Between Men and Women (Not) Time magazine just published an article whose headline crowed, "Why Girls Have BFFs and Boys Hang Out in Packs." The article opens by mentioning the debate ...
Making Things Up is Not Journalism
in area: Commentary
It's a convention of discourse that if you are making something up, you make it clear that your words are fiction. MSNBC commentators Contessa Brewer and Touré (who, like Beyoncé, affec...
Dreams of the Blessed Virgin Mary Bring Hindu Couple Home
in area: In the News
From the Catholic News Service comes the story of a Hindu couple who converted to Catholicism in only a few months' time after the wife was led there by a series of dreams of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
Diagnosing Depression from a Snapshot
in area: Commentary
A Canadian woman with major depressive disorder so severe she is on long-term sick leave has had her diagnosis declared null and void based on some snapshots. (Read the take from World of Psychology.)...
Who is Archbishop Timothy Dolan?
in area: Commentary
The National Catholic Reporter called him "this generation's Fulton Sheen." Sheen, a charismatic defender of the faith, had a popular 1950s television show called "Life is Worth Living." Today, quotes...
Why Tim Tebow's Superbowl Ad is Not Anti-Choice
in area: Commentary
I got into a Twitter discussion* earlier this week about Tim Tebow's controversial ad scheduled to be broadcast during Superbowl XLIV. Is the ad really an anti-choice assault on women's rights? Knowin...
The Tebow Ad: Top Quotes
in area: Commentary
The pro-life Tebow ad is causing an uproar! Here are some of my favorite over-the-top quotes: The Los Angeles Times, in an editorial supporting the Tebow ad: It's obviously reckless to impl...