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“I Don’t Believe in God Anymore” – When Your Kids Reject the Faith

Dr. Gregory Popcak — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:52 +0000

I’ve been hearing from a lot of parents whose teens are rejecting their faith. The stories are all terrifically painful but they tend to represent different variations on the following theme. The other day my son/daughter was refusing to go…

The Last Counter-Reformation Pope

George Weigel — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:43 +0000

When he was elected as Paul VI just 50 years ago, Giovanni Battista Montini seemed the perfectly prepared pope. He was the son of a middle-class family of Italian professionals with good Vatican ties. A competent linguist who had enjoyed…

CE Forum: Is It Effective to Boycott Companies that Give Money to Abortion Providers?

CE Editor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:35 +0000

Welcome back to the Catholic Exchange Forum! Once again, the guidelines (which in fact apply to all comments at CE): -keep it as short and streamlined as possible -keep it on the subject -no vulgarity -be respectful of other people’s…

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Food For Thought — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:31 +0000

Every day we receive news about the realities of our society. What do we hear or read about? Murder, rape, kidnapping, hold up, human trafficking, corruption and many other human rights violations and injustices. As concerned citizens and Christians, we…

A Reluctant Warrior Tiptoes to War

Pat Buchanan — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:04 +0000

Barack Obama has just taken his first baby steps into a war in Syria that may define and destroy his presidency. Thursday, while he was ringing in Gay Pride Month with LGBT revelers, a staffer, Ben Rhodes, informed the White…

St. Silverius (Pope and Martyr)

Celine McCoy — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Born in Frosinone, Campania, Italy, Silverius was a subdeacon, when, on the death of Pope St. Agapetus, he was named pope in 536 by Ostrogoth King Theodehad of Italy. By the time he was consecrated, he had been formally accepted…

An Esther Moment

Peter Saunders — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:57 +0000

At her coronation in 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury: “Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost…

Relevant Rock: The Cathartic Power of The National

Dan Hart — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:53 +0000

The National is a band that plays a relentlessly dreary form of indie rock music. Most of their songs seem to come from an overcast climate dominated by cold, drizzly days. If this sounds unappealing, you would be wrong: The…

China’s One-Child Policy Gets Worse, Part 2

Anne Morse — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:16 +0000

As the municipality of Huizhou, China, redoubles its efforts at population control, little girls, both born and unborn, are sure to die in large numbers. In Part I, we reported that the Centralized Services for Population and Family Planning of…

Without God We Falter

CE Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:09 +0000

Lectio: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 1) Opening prayer Almighty God, our hope and our strength, without you we falter. Help us to follow Christ and to live according to your will. Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy…