Archive for the ‘Christianity’ Category
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Paul Ryan, Pope Francis and a New Approach to Fighting Poverty
Posted on September 23, 2015
On the eve of the Pope’s visit to Washington, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan announced that he would moderate a panel of Presidential candidates in South Carolina with...
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The Catholic Moment
Posted on September 22, 2015
I am a fan of Francis. I am not one to lob criticisms his way. I think he is right on most things and on the things I disagree...
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Serving People, Not Ideas
Posted on September 22, 2015
“We do not serve ideas. We serve people.” That is the true nature of free market capitalism and American democracy in the 20th century, especially in the context of its...
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Pursuit of Happiness
Posted on July 2, 2015
In America, we pursue happiness. As we declared in our independence from King George and his crony capitalists, the pursuit of happiness was a key part of the deal. Thomas...
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How the Church Lost Ireland
Posted on May 27, 2015
More than three centuries after Christ died, St. Patrick came to Ireland and converted the pagans to Christianity. The Erin Island is the furthest Western outpost of Europe (not counting...
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