August 23-September 5, 2009 Letters

August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue

Good Luck, Tom!

Regarding “The Register and Me” (Aug. 9): It is with such joy and sadness I read this news! Benedictine (and all of Kansas) will benefit from the arrival of the Hoopeses, while Circle Media will be at a loss to replace both of them.

Tom’s commitment to the Register has given... READ MORE

Spread the Word

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

August 23-September 5, 2009 Issue

The health-care reform debate is making headlines, including ours. In this issue, as always, we continue to cover the topics that matter to you, all from a Catholic perspective.  

We will never compromise our commitment to our mission to inform and form Catholics so they can engage the secular... READ MORE

Benedict on Health Care

BY The Editors

August 9-22, 2009 Issue

The health-care debate is a perfect example of why Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on the economy is called Caritas in Veritate — Charity and Truth.

Think of it this way: Psychologists who have attempted to care for people’s mental health without regard to the reality of sin end up leaving... READ MORE

Letters 08.09.2009

August 9-22, 2009 Issue

Thanks for the Gift!

My name is Father Maurer; I am one of the newly ordained priests of 2009. I was very pleasantly surprised to receive your gift subscription for my ordination. I have enjoyed reading the Register’s articles and look forward to continuing to follow the solid reporting and... READ MORE

Online Innovation

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

August 9-22, 2009 Issue

Circle Media has for years been a pioneer in Catholic periodical publishing. Now, we’re also pioneers in online publishing.

Register readers are generally aware of what is happening at NCRegister.com. We are breaking new stories and drawing your attention to key Catholic news in our daily updates... READ MORE

Letters 07.26.2009

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue

Obviously a Priest

I read your article about Father Timothy Vakoc (“At Start of Year for Priests, a Chaplain Dies,” July 12). The article alone was very well-written, but the full-color picture of Father Vakoc, obviously handicapped and so obviously a priest, was so blessed I had to write a... READ MORE

To Resist the Thriller

BY The Editors

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue

Two events captured the attention of a worldwide audience on July 7. One was the publication of Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI’s Augustinian encyclical on economics. The other was the memorial of Michael Jackson, marking a life that seemed to shriek the Augustinian lesson: “Our hearts... READ MORE

Clergy Summer School

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

July 26-August 8, 2009 Issue

When you receive this issue, I’ll be in northern Italy giving conferences to diocesan and various religious seminary formators from around the world. This has become a yearly commitment of mine. About 80 attend every year, from Africa, South America, Asia, Europe and North America.

For me, these... READ MORE

At the White House

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

July 12-25, 2009 Issue

President Obama invited several members of the Catholic press to a conversation at the White House July 2 in preparation for his upcoming visit to Benedict XVI. The Register was represented by yours truly.

More details can be found on our blog at NCRegister.com and in the next print edition of the... READ MORE

Letters 07.12.2009

July 12-25, 2009 Issue

Colleges and Abortion

I am a recent Notre Dame alumna and I would like to express my concern regarding “Ten Catholic Colleges That Promote Abortion” (Register’s Daily Blog, June 16). I am a very conservative Catholic, and I am appalled that the university would recommend an internship with... READ MORE

What Universities Do

BY The Editors

July 12-25, 2009 Issue

Dormitories are empty. Campuses are only partly busy, with summer events and special programs. Faculties are busy preparing for fall — or, truth be told, not so very busy. It’s the off-season at one of the most important places on earth: the university.

Not that universities should... READ MORE

Letters 06.28.2009

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue

Thanking Priests

I searched for an appropriate “thank you” line to include in my note for an associate pastor’s 25th anniversary Mass. This was the first time I’ve visited the NCRegister.com site, and I’m so glad I did. The editors’ “Thank you, Father” (June 14) is a beautiful and... READ MORE

Home-School Reasons

BY The Editors

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue

At a recent home-schooling convention in Massachusetts, Thomas More College’s new president, William Fahey, gave a talk that one blogger compared to a grenade. Home schooling puts an almost unmanageable strain on mothers, he said.

Home-schooling mothers are expected to be several things at once:... READ MORE

Nowhere Else

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue

This issue of the Register would serve as a good introduction to the mission of our publication.

First, secular news from a Catholic perspective. We cover a topic I haven’t seen anywhere else: the White House’s neglect of religious freedom issues. And the rise in home schooling has been covered... READ MORE

Letters 06.21.2009

June 21-27, 2009 Issue

30 Years for Life

Cathy Lynn Grossman’s blog for USA Today on common ground (“What Common Ground?” Register’s Daily Blog, May 31) is just another attempt to paint the pro-lifers as extremists unwilling to engage in efforts to reduce abortions. Pro-lifers are stuck with our cold hearts and... READ MORE

Summer Slowdown

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

June 21-27, 2009 Issue

June 21 is the first day of summer, and the inevitable slowing down has begun. School has ended in most places. Families have fewer commitments, vacation schedules are beginning, and the Register is slowing down, too.

Next week, the Register will come as usual, but we’re planning ways to make it... READ MORE

Obama, Bush and Muslims

BY The Editors

June 21-27, 2009 Issue

Obama’s speech to Muslims at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University was very good and very needed. It was a version of Bush’s speeches to the same audience. But did it truly address the reality of the Muslim world?

Obama said some genuinely helpful things. He promoted democratic ideals in the Middle... READ MORE

Letters 06.14.2009

‘Answering’ Logic

Regarding “Answering Notre Dame” (May 31): Excellent editorial! Thanks for giving us the logical arguments we need to evangelize those pro-choice people we all know. Many of them are mesmerized by President Obama’s charismatic words and demeanor and can’t see the... READ MORE

Year of the Priest

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

June 14-20, 2009 Issue

Pope Benedict XVI will inaugurate a special Year of the Priest starting on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Register plans to help equip readers to properly appreciate it.

We do so in this issue with several stories about trends in the priesthood, challenges of priests, and... READ MORE

Thank You, Father

BY The Editors

June 14-20, 2009 Issue

As the Year for Priests begins, we lay editors of the Register want to take a moment to thank priests.

We want to thank not only the priests who have been our friends, but also those we barely knew, who did more for us than our friends ever could.

We want to thank not only the priests who inspire... READ MORE

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