Our first guest on Register Radio today is new editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register, Jeanette DeMelo.

DeMelo comes to the National Catholic Register from the Archdiocese of Denver. There, Jeanette served as the director of communications, and general manager of the Denver Catholic Register. Recently married, she’s been editor-in-chief for the past two months. She spoke about her love for journalism and her positions working for a Louisiana Catholic monthly, and in communications for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Archdiocese of Denver. DeMelo fills the position which was vacated by Tom Hoopes three years ago.

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Every good story has at its heart the story, Jesus Christ's crucifixion, death and resurrection. In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, that story is more self-evident (even in the title) than in most. Christian reviews, such as Focus on the Family's Plugged In have noted it. (See Register review here.)

Most of the reviews that I've read, however, have failed to note the film's attention to the broad theme of masculine protection, which was also modeled by Christ and the Twelve.

The moral clarity in the film makes it clear that evil exists and that we do need heroes to confront evil. Sometimes those heroes wear black; other times they wear blue.

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Today on Register Radio, Register correspondent Dana Lorelle spoke about her recent article on the rise of the Catholic Church in the South.

Lorelle spoke about the rise of the Church in places such as Charlotte, Atlanta, and elsewhere and the phenomenal growth the Church is experiencing there.

She provided statistics on the Church's growth, discussed the plans for a regional seminary west of Charlotte, and spoke about the unique flavor of Catholicism in the South.

"Catholicism in the South is much more Scripture-based," said Lorelle. "If you don't know your faith in the South, you're going to be won over by Protestants."

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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On today's Register Radio, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput spoke about his recent e-book "A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America" and the challenges facing our nation.

Archbishop Chaput described his reaction to the Supreme Court's recent decision on Obamacare.

"The initial reaction I experienced was surprise and disappointment, but I've seen a re-energized resolve to protect our religious freedom," said Archbishop Chaput. "We're still committed to overturning the mandates of Health and Human Services."

Asked about the Church's involvement in what some have described as partisan politics, Archbishop Chaput explained that the "Catholic Church has for...READ MORE

Today on Register Radio, George Mason University law professor Helen Alvare tackled the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. She noted three aspects of the decision.

"First, the bulk of the law was upheld, which means that the violations to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion which it spawned are still there," said Alvare. "Secondly, Congress has limited powers: the commerce clause and the tax and spend power. The Supreme Court said that Congress doesn't have authority to expand the commerce clause. Even though the Obama administration denied this was a tax and used the language of a penalty, the Court said that the argument that people should purchase insurance...READ MORE

On today's fast-moving "Register Radio," Hannah Smith, senior counsel with the Becket Fund, and former clerk to Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, spoke about how the Supreme Court's decision on the "Affordable Care Act" will impact the many lawsuits filed against Health and Human Services, including one on behalf of EWTN.

Smith went through each of the three possible scenarios: the Court decides in favor of the Act; the Court rules that part of the Act is unconstitutional; or the Court rules against the Act. In the first two cases, Smith explained that the lawsuits against the Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate would continue forward.

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