Speak Up! – The Great Charter at 800 | Charles J. Chaput | First Things.

These remarks were delivered at Brigham Young University, January 23, as part of BYU’s on-going “Faith, Family and Society” lecture series. "Henry Ford is often quoted as saying, “History is bunk.” That’s not quite accurate. What he actually told the Chicago Tribune in 1916 is this: “I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history … Continue reading →

Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival

It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another.  Join us to read and/or contribute. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your  snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, … Continue reading →

Candidates on Abortion–On the Issues

Candidates on Abortion: Background on other issues: Democratic Incumbents: Pres.Barack Obama V.P.Joe Biden Democratic 2016 Prospects: Secy.Hillary Clinton Gov.Andrew Cuomo(NY) Mayor Rahm Emanuel(IL) Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD) Gov.Deval Patrick(MA) Republican 2016 Prospects: Gov.Jeb Bush(FL) Amb.John Bolton(MD) Dr.Ben Carson(MD) Gov.Chris Cristie(NJ) Sen.Ted Cruz(TX) Rep.Newt Gingrich(GA) Rep.Peter King(NY) Gov.Sarah Palin(AK) Sen.Rand Paul(KY) Gov.Rick Perry(TX) Sen.Rob Portman(OH) Sen.Marco Rubio(FL) Rep.Paul … Continue reading →