Year 2013
The New Yorker celebrates the court’s DOMA decision with a cover featuring Sesame Street characters snuggling on the couch while looking at an image of the Supreme Court on television. The first question I had was why can Bert and… Continue Reading →
A federal judge has announced that he will rule by tomorrow morning a request to block enforcement of a new Wisconsin law signed by Gov. Scott Walker that requires women seeking abortions to first undergo an ultrasound. The lawsuit which… Continue Reading →
We are seeing more and more of these police interaction videos these days. Increasingly, these interactions are planned by those wishing to assert their rights. Here is one making the rounds today. I have seen many comments on these videos… Continue Reading →
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has stated that a Catholic college’s plans to host a priest who has advocated for the ordination of women would “damage the unity” of the Church, according to a statement released exclusively to The Cardinal Newman… Continue Reading →
Gonzaga University’s blog for job-seeking students and alumni includes postings for jobs with a Planned Parenthood clinic, a same-sex marriage advocacy group, and an assisted suicide group which boasts of having helped 650 people commit suicide. The Gonzaga University Career… Continue Reading →
Should any responsible or moral person or institution allow somebody to try something difficult for the first time when over 300 lives are in the balance? Discuss. *subhead*Irresponsible..*subhead*
Zimmerman’s lawyer stood before the judge at the close of the prosecutions’s case and argued that the Stste of Florida had failed in its burden and that Zimmerman should be summarily acquitted. He was right. Yet it never had a… Continue Reading →
This wonderful ad was rejected as too controversial by newspapers across the country. Figures, right. Totally figures. Find out more at Hot Air. *subhead*Nuts.*subhead*
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput released this statement over the weekend concerning the upcoming canonizations: I received with joy the news from the Vatican that both Blessed Pope John Paul II and Blessed Pope John XXIII will be canonized saints. The… Continue Reading →
Saving seats, not souls, I guess. As a member of a large family I’ve done my share of seat saving in the past. I know it ticks people off sometimes but I think it’s legitimate. In fact, I’d say if… Continue Reading →