Christ the Divine Troubler

Beyond the “Hate Map”: How the Southern Poverty Law Center is hurting Christian groups By Leslie Fain on Nov 07, 2017 11:20 pm After her pro-family group was targeted by the SPLC, Jennifer Roback Morse says, “I felt the time was right to speak out.” [...] Read in browser » USCCB committee election a referendum on what it means to be pro-life By Catholic News Agency on Nov 07, 2017 08:01 pm At issue, fundamentally, is how the bishops understand what it means to be “pro-life.” While Naumann’s election would signal continuity with the current approach, Cupich’s [...] Read in browser » At Oxford, abortion advocates shout down speakers rather than debate rationally By Aurora C. Griffin on Nov 07, 2017 04:01 pm A recent debate at Oxford about an approaching vote in Ireland about abortion was disrupted for nearly an hour as a pro-abortion feminist group yelled [...] Read in browser » Our profound ignorance of the crimes of Communism By Dr. Paul Kengor on Nov 07, 2017 06:30 am According to a stunning report by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, one-third of Millennials (32%) “believe more people were killed under George W. Bush [...] Read in browser » A Catholic guide to great books and films about communism By Filip Mazurczak on Nov 06, 2017 08:19 pm Not only do most young people not learn about the horror and evil wrought by communism, it’s not uncommon to hear seemingly well-informed academics, politicians, [...] Read in browser » “Filling the Churches” By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Nov 06, 2017 04:18 pm While some bishops talk a lot about their concern for our Hispanic brothers and sisters, that talk tends to ring hollow because it is not [...] Read in browser » Superstition, Dissent, and Scandal? A brief defense of Fr. Thomas Weinandy By Dr. Michael Sirilla on Nov 05, 2017 08:28 pm Some pundits from both progressive and orthodox quarters have been quick to criticize and even condemn Fr. Weinandy and his missive to the Pope.Thus, a [...] Read in browser » The stuff of faith By Paul Senz on Nov 05, 2017 07:34 pm An interview with Mike and Grace Aquilina, co-authors of new book that presents the history of the Church through a hundred different objects, including from a [...] Read in browser » Christ the Divine Troubler By Carl E. Olson on Nov 04, 2017 08:47 pm On the Readings for Sunday, November 5, 2017 [...] Read in browser » Why does Fr. Martin persist in embarrassing, sleight-of-substance tactics? By Carl E. Olson on Nov 03, 2017 11:47 pm The well-known Jesuit priest and author insists that Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy is a "dissenter". That would be funny if it wasn't so stupid. [...] Read in browser »