Festivus, Atheist Santa, and the Invention of Blasphemy
A Q&A with S. Brent Plate
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Catholic News We Missed Last Week While Stalking the Pope
The Blessed Virgin Mary could have appeared on the White House Lawn during Pope Francis’…
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Huckabee Says Obama is “Pretending to Be a Christian”
Somewhere on the floor of the Arctic Ocean there is a titanium flag on a…
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The Blasphemy of ISIS: A 7-Point Pro-Guide to Islam(ism)
Islam was meant to be read as a whole, and not in bits and pieces, as ISIS and al-Qaeda do. (Their Islam is not just outrageous, it is also embarrassing.)
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‘Iconoclash’ of Civilizations: Missives from the Image Wars
It is as if, by professing how much we hate all images, we in turn profess how much we really, in the end, love our images more than all others.
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From The Virgin Mary to a Housewife in Queens: Inside The Seer of Bayside
Every June 18 for more than 25 years, Veronica Lueken—a Catholic housewife from Bayside, Queens—gathered…
Read MoreYou’ve Got Male: A Synod on the Family Slideshow
The Vatican flickr stream takes us behind the female-free scenes.
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What’s Wrong With the Virgin Mary Depicted as a Barbie Doll?
Catholic and Hindu leaders—two religions that normally appreciate religious statues and images—have decried “Barbie: The Plastic…
Read MoreMorality Police, Jihadists, Religious Competition, Grindr, & Americans Abroad: Global LGBT Recap
World Congress of Families and the Cancellation that Wasn’t We have reported on plans by…
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What The Church Needs More Than a ‘Good Pope’
As many have noted, Pope Francis’s latest interview offers a refreshing departure from his predecessors despite, among other things, the pope’s dubious perspective on women. But rather than more emphasis on Good Pope Francis, there’s another upside to wish for.
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