The Catholic Con Continues
One of the ways you can tell it is a national election year is left-wing Catholic political organizations re-emerge with new strategies, new funding, and sometimes even new names. But while the organizational names may […]
Articles by Anne Hendershott
Essay
Falling for Fables
Msgr. Ronald Knox, one of the greatest Catholic writers of the 20th century, observed that “the Church involves a hierarchy, not merely in the sense that one functionary is superior to another in dignity, but […]
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Obama and the Alternative Magisterium
Nearly a year has passed since Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States and his speech to more than 200 leaders of Catholic colleges and universities at the Catholic University of America. Much has […]
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Destroying From Within
Connecticut’s Catholics and their clerical leaders are still reeling from a whirlwind week that began on March 5 when State Senator Andrew J. McDonald and State Rep. Michael Lawlor, both Democrats, introduced Bill 1098, called […]
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A Damage Assessment
Even as anger among faithful Catholics at the secularization of Catholic colleges and universities grows, most of the presidents, administrators, and board members of these institutions remain recalcitrant, refusing to consider any truly orthodox reforms. […]
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The Big Con
Self-described “progressive” Catholic organizations, such as Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Catholics United, Catholic Democrats, and Voice of the Faithful, have successfully manipulated long-standing divisions among Catholics. In 2008, President Obama, with the […]
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They’re Back
Claiming that they are attempting to address the “serious deterioration of the US Church today,” organizers of a new Catholic reform organization are planning a national conclave in 2011 called the American Catholic Council. In […]
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Faith-Based Activism
The pro-life community had reason to celebrate recently when they learned that the executive director of the Planned Parenthood Abortion Center in Bryan/College Station, Texas resigned from her job. Abby Johnson had worked at the […]
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Mixed Signals
The battle over health care reform promises to be the most expensive one ever waged in Congress, as armies of lobbyists advance on Washington to demand that new legislation reflect their interests. Recognizing the high […]