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February 28, 2019
IHE fellow Chad Pecknold published commentary on The New York Post about former Cardinal McCarrick's fallout in the church.
February 28, 2019
In the midst of the current crisis in our church — with a once-admired cardinal accused of heinous acts, bishops widely judged incapable of policing themselves, investigators poring through church archives and ordinary Catholics in fits of anger and despair — Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, asked a very brave question recently.
February 26, 2019
Europeans are wrong to be nervous about America’s commitment to NATO. But neither should they be complacent.
February 25, 2019
In a competitive world, with antagonistic external powers and growing internal imbalances, the dream is failing.
February 11, 2019
On February 6, 2019, The Catholic University of America hosted a day of talks, which constituted the second of a series of planned conferences on the Church’s current crisis.
February 11, 2019
In recent days, a quirky fad has gone viral: The “Ten Year Challenge.” Thousands of people, from celebrities to those unknown, are posting current photographs of themselves on social media next to their photos from a decade past. In part, this is entertainment and a chance to see – with pleasure or dismay – the ways in which a decade of life has wrought changes reflected in the faces looking back from the screen.
February 5, 2019
“Ordinary time.” This is a season of the year – and season of life -- that is deeply, drearily underrated.
February 3, 2019
by Clifford Humphrey This article was originally published on theepochtimes.com on February 3, 2019. https://www.theepochtimes.com/identity-politics-covington-catholic-and-the-soul-of-our-city_2784928.html Commentary Plato famously suggested that the city is the “soul writ […]
February 1, 2019
The Institute for Human Ecology invokes Saint Joseph as its patron saint. March 19 is the primary feast day in the Latin Rite for Saint Joseph; and so, the Catholic Church has traditionally spotlighted the Foster Father of Jesus Christ during this third month of the year.
January 30, 2019
New York’s newly-signed abortion law permits abortion for any reason up until the 24th week of a pregnancy, and then afterwards in cases to protect the “life and health” of the mother, but what does this mean?
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