Bishop Tobin Asks Kennedy: What Does It Mean to Be Catholic?
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:54 AM
When Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., originally attacked the Church’s position with regard to the proposed health-care reform bill, Diocese of Providence, R.I., Bishop Thomas Tobin responded and the two agreed to meet.
Congressman Kennedy voted against the Stupak amendment, which barred the use of federal funding for abortion in the House’s health-care reform bill. Kennedy responded that... READ MORE
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Justice Alito Concerned by the Catholic Question
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, October 23, 2009 7:27 AM
Bothered by the frequent talk about the number of Catholics on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito voiced his concerns in a recent speech to an Italian-American law group in Philadelphia, reported The Associated Press.
“There has been so much talk lately about the number of Catholics serving on the Supreme Court,” said Alito. “This is one of those questions that does not die.”
Alito... READ MORE
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Novelist Anne Rice Goes 'Angelic'
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:46 PM
Best-selling novelist Anne Rice’s fictional stories have followed her faith journey and reversion to the Catholic faith of her youth. Best known for her vampire novels, after returning to Catholicism, Rice penned a novel about the young Jesus Christ. Now she’s tackling angels.
Next week, her novel Angel Time, hits the stands.
“In my earlier books, I never had the courage to put someone... READ MORE
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Tinker, Tailor, Hobbit, Spy
Posted by Tim Drake
Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:07 AM
London’s Telegraph is reporting that Catholic novelist J.R.R. Tolkien spent three days in training with the top-secret British Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) in March 1939.
A respected linguist, Tolkien was sought after to crack Nazi codes in the event that Germany declared war.
Tolkien’s involvement with the war effort was revealed for the first time this week in a new exhibition at... READ MORE
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Newt Gingrich Speaks to the Register About His Conversion
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:27 AM
Former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was received into the Catholic Church on March 30, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Washington. Yesterday I spoke with him about his decision to convert from being Baptist to Catholic.
Here’s part of what he had to say. To read the entire interview, you’ll have to obtain the print edition of the Register.
How does a Baptist... READ MORE
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Why Newt Gingrich Became Catholic
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:09 AM
Newt Gingrich listens to Pope Benedict XVI at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (Tim Drake)
When I saw Newt Gingrich in the audience at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington during Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit, I asked myself, “Newt isn’t Catholic is he? Is he here because he’s interested in what the Pope has to say, or is he considering coming into the Church?” I discreetly snapped a photo.
My question was answered earlier this year, when it... READ MORE
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Saving His Soul vs. Voting for ObamaCare
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:03 PM
Louisiana Rep. Anh Joseph Cao and family.
Catholic News Agency is reporting that Louisiana Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao prefers to “save his soul” rather than vote for the health-care bill.
Cao told The Times-Picayune on Saturday that he cannot support any bill that permits public money to be spent on abortion.
“At the end of the day if the health-care reform bill does not have strong language prohibiting the use of federal funding... READ MORE
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