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My Goodbye Column
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:13 AM
Waiting for Benedict at Andrews Air Force Base.
The Register and Me
BY Tom Hoopes
Commentary
August 9-22, 2009 Issue
I have been writing for the Register for 20 years — and hope to make it 30 or 40 before I’m done. I will continue to write for the Register. Not, however, as its executive editor.
I have been offered, and have accepted, a position at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. I will be the director of strategic... READ MORE
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ObamaCare in Light of Benedict
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:39 AM
President Obama at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, July 20. Reuters/Jason Reed
Benedict on Health Care
National Catholic Register Editorial
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 people at the... READ MORE
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Why the Pope Fell
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, July 27, 2009 2:58 PM
Pope Benedict XVI in Les Combes, Italy, July 26. (CNS photo/L' Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI fell because he couldn’t find a light switch in his vacation room, Associated Press is reporting.
He didn’t cry for help, and he wanted to say Mass the next day. But handlers insisted he go to the hospital, says the report, citing Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi.
The incident happened at the mountain house in Les Combes, near the French border.
Previously, the... READ MORE
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Heading West
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, July 27, 2009 8:32 AM
I have happy news — that’s also sad news.
I have been offered, and have accepted, a position at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. My last day at the Register (as an editor) will be Aug. 7.
This is difficult because leaving the National Catholic Register and Faith & Family magazine feels like leaving family. I have written for the Register for 20 years. My first paycheck as a published... READ MORE
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Popes Wilt Doubts
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:10 AM
A WSJ article about one failure of the Church in Ireland ended up becoming an article about the power of the Church — and of Peter.
This time, it’s Angela’s Ashes author Frank McCourt. After becoming disenchanted with (and antagonistic to) Catholicism, “Mr. McCourt felt it was impossible to fully divorce himself from the Church.”
In July 24’s “The Faith of Frank McCourt” Peter Duffy... READ MORE
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40 Years and 1 Day Ago
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:37 PM
We didn’t get this up yesterday but, heck, history’s impact can’t be pinned down to dates, right?
By the way, yesterday was the 40th anniversary of my baptism, too. God created us to look beyond this earth.
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Obama: Divide and Conquer?
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:33 AM
Does Obama have a conscious “divide and conquer” strategy with Catholics?
University of Alabama political scientist professor Michael New thinks so (in our news story on Dr. Benjamin).
Appointing pro-abortion Catholics “has the political advantages of showing that 1) there is disagreement among Catholics about sanctity-of-life issues and that 2) Catholics who support legal abortion can be... READ MORE
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Jackson in Light of Benedict
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:00 AM
I’m back from a long vacation and an evil virus ... Here’s an easy post: This week’s editorial.
To Resist the Thriller
July 26-August 8, 2009 Editorial
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... READ MORE
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How to Get More Priests
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:56 PM
Tulsa, Okla., 2007 ordination. cns/David Crenshaw, e-OK Catholic
A last resource for the Year of the Priest ... our 2007 list of what works for dioceses that get vocations.
Six Habits of Highly Effective Dioceses
Why are some dioceses better at attracting vocations than others? In Tim Drake’s recent story “Vocations Surge,” the Register provided some answers to that question.
Based on what we learned, here are
six questions successful dioceses all... READ MORE
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7 Reasons to Be a Priest
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, June 21, 2009 6:31 AM
Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald's ordination. cns/G.A. Shemitz, LI Catholic
More resources for the Year for Priests ... our January 2008 editorial gives these reasons to be a priest:
The seven
sacraments are the original, and best, seven reasons to be a priest. But here
are seven that incorporate recent news headlines about the priesthood.
First: The World Needs Heroes
That’s the title of NYPriest.com’s new movie ad, and it
makes the essential point. God has shown... READ MORE
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