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In the Crossfire
BY MICHELE CHABIN Gaza Christians ‘Safe’ but Nervous Amid Record Bloodshed
January 11-17, 2009 Issue 
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Life in Gaza
is miserable under the best of circumstances, but it has deteriorated to the
point of desperation since Israel began a retaliatory assault on Hamas
strongholds.
That’s according to the elderly
parish priest who ministers to the Gaza Strip’s small number of... READ MORE
New Ways to Hear the Call
BY Joseph Pronechen
January 11-17, 2009 Issue
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Vocations
Awareness Week is Jan. 11-17, and that awareness comes in more forms than ever.
We’ll look at three: an Indiana family’s popular game, a new Internet video
made by seminarians in Rome, and the Serra Club’s Elijah Cup initiative.
When young J.J. Newcomb said... READ MORE
Bush’s Pro-Life Legacy
BY GAIL BESSE
January 11-17, 2009 Issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Bush
prepares to leave office after eight years, many pro-life advocates give him
credit for significant life-affirming gains during his presidency. But, they
say, only a portion of that legacy will survive.
Even Bush’s critics can agree that
his judicial... READ MORE
Christmas War’s Real Casualties
BY Anto Akkara Still Hounded, Indian Christians Stand Fast in the Faith
January 11-17, 2009 Issue
RAIKIA, India — For thousands of
Christians in the troubled jungles of the Kandhamal district in Orissa, India,
Christmas 2008 held out little hope. Hindu fundamentalist groups threatened to
force a complete shutdown in the troubled region on Christmas Day.
Yet, the hounded Christians... READ MORE
School Choice Still on Hold
BY CHARLIE SPIERING
January 11-17, 2009 Issue
WASHINGTON — School choice advocates
are cautiously optimistic on the eve of the Obama administration, after lengthy
campaign rhetoric in favor of reforming education.
President-elect Barack Obama
selected Arne Duncan, the chief executive officer of the Chicago school system,
as secretary of... READ MORE
The Year of Benedict
BY TIM DRAKE The Huge Impact of 10 Days on 2 Continents
January 4-10, 2009 Issue
Pope
Benedict XVI spent five days in America and five days in Australia this year.
But those 10 days have had a disproportionate impact. Each trip introduced two
increasingly secularized countries to a gentle Pope who clearly reminded them
of the dangers of forgetting about God. His message:... READ MORE
A Great American Mind
BY FATHER RAYMOND J. DE SOUZA Cardinal Avery Dulles
January 4-10, 2009 Issue
NEW YORK — Cardinal Avery Dulles,
S.J., died on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe an old man at the age of 90.
To the end, his theological work remained as fresh as yesterday’s
controversies. He showed that fidelity to the Christian tradition is the best
preparation for the novelties of the... READ MORE
2008: Joy and Pain
January 4-10, 2009 Issue
Tim Drake’s
story on the election results summed up how so many felt about the election.
“Black Pro-Lifers’ Joy and Pain” (Nov. 16-22) recounted the difficult tug of
war of feelings black pro-lifers experienced in the wake of Barack Obama’s
victory.
“There were many... READ MORE
Memories of Cardinal Dulles
BY FATHER RAYMOND J. DE SOUZA
January 4-10, 2009 Issue
O felix culpa. It was
a happy mistake that led to my meeting Father Avery Dulles.
I had written a book review for the
Register in the fall of 1999 and had incorrectly identified some misbehaving
priest as a Jesuit. Father Dulles, always alert to unjustified attacks upon the
Society of Jesus he... READ MORE
Bioethics: Rome Speaks
BY Edward Pentin Vatican Breaks New Ground in Answering Questions
January 4-10, 2009 Issue
VATICAN CITY — A new instruction
from Rome clarifies the Church’s position in a number of areas of bioethics,
including stem cells and Plan B “emergency contraception.”
The new Vatican instruction
clarifies the enormous danger humanity faces in new biotechnologies, according
to a leading... READ MORE
The Art of Christmas
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN Knights of Columbus Museum Exhibit Showcases ‘Nativities of Europe’
December 21, 2008-January 3, 2009 Issue
The current
show at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, Conn. — “Nativities of
Europe: Fine Art to Folk Art” — opens a new perspective on how other countries
portray the birth of Our Savior and, in most cases, directly connect Jesus’
arrival to their own everyday lives.
With... READ MORE
Teens’ Christmas Crusade
BY Joseph Pronechen For One Family, Christmas Book Brings Deeper Meaning to the Season
December 21, 2008-January 3, 2009 Issue
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two teens
believe so strongly in the right of public religious expression that they have
started a homegrown effort to promote it.
The seeds were planted two years ago
when the Mangan family’s relatives in Chicago told the teens what happened with
Christmas in Wauconda,... READ MORE
Thousands Alive Thanks to Ads
BY Tim Drake VirtueMedia Makes Claim for MTV and BET Commercials
December 21, 2008-January 3, 2009 Issue
Roswell, Ga. — For 10 years, the
Roswell, Ga.-based nonprofit VirtueMedia has been creating and airing
educational pro-life commercials on local radio and television stations
nationwide. For the first time, earlier this year, the nonprofit aired
crisis-pregnancy commercials on national television... READ MORE
U.S. Case Against Holy See May Go Forward, Court Rules
BY JEFF GARDNER
December 21, 2008-January 3, 2009 Issue
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Could Pope
Benedict XVI be deposed?
That’s a legal term, of course, for
having to answer questions posed by lawyers as part of a “discovery” process in
a lawsuit.
One lawyer in the United States
feels confident that he will be able to ask the Pope certain questions during... READ MORE
Battling for Life Online
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
December 14-20, 2008 Issue
HERNDON,
Va. — In the summer of 2005, Peter Shinn set a goal of uniting pro-life groups
from around the country to work better together toward ending abortion.
By
January 2006, he thought he had the answer: He founded a website called
Pro-Life Unity. But getting it launched wasn’t as easy as he... READ MORE
White House Dad and Fatherhood
BY Joseph Pronechen
December 14-20, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack
Obama’s plans to develop ways to strengthen fatherhood in America are receiving
mixed reviews from family experts.
Change.gov, the website of the
office of the president-elect, states that Obama will “work to remove some of
the government penalties on... READ MORE
Preparing to Protest
BY Joseph Pronechen Catholic Universities to Send Busloads to March for Life
December 14-20, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — As Christmas
approaches, colleges are already making plans to travel to Washington for the
annual March for Life in January.
At Belmont Abbey College in Belmont,
N.C., Jenny Ryan, director of campus ministry, sees students feeling very
strongly after the election this year.
“A... READ MORE
Abortion Unites ‘Team of Rivals’
BY CHARLIE SPIERING Hillary Clinton Gets Secretary of State Nod From Obama
December 14-20, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack
Obama’s choice of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state is likely to have
wide and deep repercussions, pro-life activists say.
Obama announced his choice of his
former political rival Dec. 1, along with another appointment that may have an
effect on the... READ MORE
New Ways To Surf Safely
BY TIM DRAKE
December 14-20, 2008 Issue
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Inappropriate
material abounds on the Internet. So do the various technology solutions aimed
to help parents handle the problem of Internet pornography.
“Anything you can conceive of is one
click away,” said Forrest Collier, CEO of InternetSafety.com, makers of Safe
Eyes... READ MORE
Daschle Appointment Worries Pro-Life Activists
BY TIM DRAKE
December 7-13, 2008 Issue
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack
Obama continues to make appointments. But so far, his administration appears,
to many, to be one of the most radically pro-abortion White House
administrations in history.
The secretary of health and human
services cabinet position will play a key role in... READ MORE
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