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Freedom of Religion Does Not Include Freedom to Kill Your Children

Posted on January 21, 2009
New York TimesJanuary 21, 2009 Trials for Parents Who Chose Faith Over Medicine By DIRK JOHNSON WESTON, Wis. ? Kara Neumann, 11, had grown so weak that she could not walk or speak. Her parents, who believe that God alone...

Doug Kmiec, Obama, and All That ...

Posted on January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009 A Tangled Webby Douglas W. KmiecLearn about his experience as a Catholic who supported Obama

Civility and this Site

Posted on January 20, 2009
I believe that moderators on this site should be empowered to remove posts from the site if the author of a post that contains uncivil remarks is unwilling to edit it to make it civil or to remove it. I...

"Life: Imagine the Potential"

Posted on January 20, 2009
A powerful (I thought) video, from the "CatholicVote" people.

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Continuing the Conversation on Our Mission

Posted on January 20, 2009
I see Mirror of Justice as a place where we are making a shared effort to move beyond the comforts of an echo chamber into the hard work of conversing across profound differences. For me this is a miracle and...

Churches and Community

Posted on January 20, 2009
This article, in the Washington Post -- about Holy Rosary Church in D.C., and its role in the life of the Italian community there -- is a great read. (I had a long conversation with the author while she was...

Dear Mr. President

Posted on January 20, 2009
Here is a link to America Magazine's inaugural issue, which includes a selection of letters and memos to our new president, including my own small blurb about hopes for healing the wounds of division, including the discord over abortion law...

Civility, ?Progressives,? ?Conservatives,? and MOJ: Part I

Posted on January 20, 2009
Along with Fr. Araujo (here), I?d like to thank John Breen (here) and Steve Shriffrin (here and here) for exposing wounds that have been festering below the surface for a long time. As the Fifth Anniversary of MOJ approaches, it...

Voices and Mission

Posted on January 20, 2009
I would like to thank Steve Shiffrin for his challenging remarks in his post entitled ?More Progressives and the Mission of this Site.? I am pleased with Steve?s kind words about the talented individuals who offer posts on the Mirror...

God's presence at the swearing-in

Posted on January 20, 2009
I might be alone on this, but I think it's wonderful that the oath of office was flubbed in today's otherwise sparkling inauguration ceremony. I would go so far as to call it a moment of God's grace -- an...

Blaine Strikes Again

Posted on January 20, 2009
MOJ friend Gerald Russello has a piece just out in the National Catholic Register about a case currently before the Arizona Supreme Court, Cain v. Horne, considering whether Arizona's version of the Blaine amendment should withstand scrutiny.

Cardinal George's Letter to President-Elect Obama

Posted on January 20, 2009
Here is the USCCB press release and full text of the January 13th letter from Cardinal George to President-elect Obama, outlining an "agenda for dialogue and action." It concludes "I renew our expression of hope and our offer of cooperation...

Civility, ?Progressives,? ?Conservatives,? and MOJ: Part II

Posted on January 20, 2009
For Part I, click here. In one post Steve S. says ?that the differences on this site are too raw?? In another post, he argues that more ?progressives? be added as MOJ authors in order to ?sustain discussions of what...

A Call for You to Share Your Optimistic Predictions for the Obama Administration

Posted on January 20, 2009
Each inauguration of a new presidential administration is a time of new beginnings and an opportunity to commemorate the endurance of our democratic form of government. For the forty-fourth time in American history, the Executive power vested by Article II...

An Apology and a Renewed Invitation

Posted on January 19, 2009
Upon reflection, I believe that the last line of my post which said that I'd look forward to Michael Perry's posts ?if he actually had something to say? went too far, which I regret. It could be construed as snide,...

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 19, 2009
Today we celebrate MLK Day, in recognition of the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to end racial segregation and other forms of racial discrimination through nonviolent means. On the day of his actual birthday, I posted on my...

The Authority Duet

Posted on January 19, 2009
Over the past several days a number of contributors have exchanged views on several issues involving Plan B and abortion and the views of those who identify themselves as Catholics. First of all I am grateful for these discussions and...

More Progressives and the Mission of this Site

Posted on January 19, 2009
In my view there is a rich diversity of smart and articulate conservatives on this site and that is one of its strengths. I think the site is also stocked with some outstanding progressives, but the posts on the site...

Back from Rome / MOJ anniversary

Posted on January 18, 2009
I spent this past week in Rome. The occasion was a wonderful conference, hosted by Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration, and also the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the United States...

Happy Sanctity of Life Day!

Posted on January 18, 2009

Mere Information vs. Genuine Dialogue

Posted on January 17, 2009
Steve Shiffrin takes issue with my post seeking to elicit an opinion from Michael Perry with respect to the results of a recent survey that Michael posted on MOJ. To be sure, I see the value in posts that are...

How much did you donate, and where do you live?

Posted on January 16, 2009
Is California's campaign finance disclosure law unconstitutional? I have no idea. Is it a good idea in theory but a troubling idea in practice? I'm beginning to think so.

What?s the Point? ? A Question for Michael Perry

Posted on January 16, 2009
In a recent post, Michael Perry shares with us the results of a Pew Center survey ? a survey that correlates religious affiliation with views on the legal regulation of abortion (i.e. whether abortion should be legal in ?all? cases...

Inaugural Prayers: Should They Be Addressed to "Whom It May Concern"?

Posted on January 16, 2009
Pertinent to our recent thread regarding inaugural prayers and religious diversity, Maggie Gallagher offers these tongue-in-check reflections in a column today on Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson's plans for his inaugural-related prayer: Episcopalian Bishop V...

The Value of Information

Posted on January 16, 2009
John Breen suggests that in his understanding of a blog, it "is supposed to be a forum for conversation, for the exchange of opinions, ideas, and theories, and not the mere posting of information." He seems to suggest that posts...

The Founding of the "Prolife Advocacy Center" at the University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)

Posted on January 15, 2009
The University of St. Thomas Law School is announcing the establishment of its Prolife Advocacy Center on January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Professor Teresa Collett will serve as Director of the Center and Professor Michael Paulsen will...

Abortion Views by Religious Affiliation

Posted on January 15, 2009
Abortion Views by Religious Affiliation Jan. 15, 2009 Thursday, Jan. 22 marks the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade (1973). Abortion remains a divisive issue in the U.S., with a slim majority (53%)...

Richard John Neuhaus: Catholic Public Intellectual and Pastoral Evangelist

Posted on January 14, 2009
In 1984, when Richard John Neuhaus published The Naked Public Square, people of faith inspired by religious principles were in grave danger of being turned away from the table of public intellectual discourse. A secularist ?hold on mainstream thinking,? as...

Blaming Religion for Proposition 8

Posted on January 13, 2009
I have an essay in the current Commonweal titled Bad Faith: Blaming Religion for Proposition 8, in which I raise concerns about the church-targeting protests that have followed enactment of the same-sex marriage ban in California. You need a subscription...

More on Plan B

Posted on January 13, 2009
Pro-life attorney Matt Bowman weighs in on our conversation regarding Plan B: I think it is helpful to specifically discuss this issue in light of common Catholic protocols for rape. In that context, which is usually where this arises in...

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