The Fifth Column

Orthodox Catholic commentary on current events.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Howell is Back In

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In an absolutely shocking development, the UIUC is offering Dr. Ken Howell his job back . However, the university insists that the Diocese ...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Captain Hook Goes Fishing

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Was Andrew Breitbart set up to look like a racist? The evidence is building that this is EXACTLY what happened. Consider the timeline laid...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

The Single Life

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I've had many people ask me if single life is considered a vocation. This is all I've ever been able to find on it. As you can see, ...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

Cult of the Expert

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You can always tell when someone encounters a popular rendition of the Theology of the Body for the first time. It's like watching someo...
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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Philadelphia Freedom

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I used to be a rolling stone You know if the cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beating for s...
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Friday, July 09, 2010

"Shut Up!' They Explained

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Professor Kenneth Howell has been fired from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Department of Religion because he dared to teach ...
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Thursday, July 08, 2010

The Social Gospel: Spread the Wealth

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Over at CatholicCulture.org, the general opinion is that that new 18% Boston archdiocesan chancery tax on parishes will cause more parishes...
Monday, July 05, 2010

A Growing Economy

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Private companies experienced robust growth in the United States over the last ten years, adding over two million jobs to their payrolls. B...
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Saturday, July 03, 2010

Forked Things

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Just received this FASCINATING news item from a friend: Why is ultra-libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel (see also here ) sitting on the F...
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Covering Their Tracks

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So, what's up with Chris West's Theology of the Body Institute? Strange things are going on there. Archbishop Chaput quietly disappe...
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Honoring The Ides of Christ

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"What Would Jesus Do?" "You need to act more like Christ." "You are being DIVISIVE and RENDING the Body of Christ!...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

McChrystal Clear

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According to the Rolling Stone magazine story , two things are McChrystal clear about the general who is attempting to win the fight in Afg...

A New Kind of Rape

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A new weapon has been brought into the sexual arena, a condom with teeth. Developed by a doctor who wanted to cut down on rape, the woman wh...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

It Could Be Worse

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As we all know by now, Barack Obama's endorsement of political candidates is the kiss of death for their political careers. Every time h...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Marking Chris West

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To my shock and delight, it seems Mark Shea has finally decided to skewer Christopher West. Given Mark's close association with Matt Pi...
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Friday, May 14, 2010

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

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Every cloud has a silver lining. Every FDR wannabee recognizes that high unemployment, high business closure and high home foreclosure is go...
Friday, May 07, 2010

To Bomb or Not To Bomb

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The great thing about liberals is, they aren't just spineless cowards, they are stupid spineless cowards. Take for instance, Comedy Cen...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Confirmation Problem

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I recently received a question about how a homeschooler might deal with a parish confirmation program that really, really stunk. Are there a...
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