Catholic Exchange

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…

CE Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:03 +0000

Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor. Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing…

St. Romuald (Abbot)

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

The Italian monk and abbot St. Romuald (950?-1027) was very influential in reforming monastic life in the eleventh century. When, as a young man, Romuald witnessed his father kill a relative in a property dispute, he fled to a nearby…

To Be Perfect?

CE Editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:54 +0000

Lectio: Tuesday, June 18, 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…

How Exactly Will the HHS Mandate Kill Religious Freedom?

Gail Finke — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:53 +0000

If you’re a religious non-profit and you don’t file a 990 with the IRS, you’re off the hook. The US government says you are allowed to follow your beliefs and refuse to pay for your female employees’ birth control devices…

Don’t Cry for Me, America: Comparing Argentina and the United States

Alejandro Chafuen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:51 +0000

Many observers have pondered if the United States is following the same troubled path as Argentina. In the 1940s, Argentina’s Juan Domingo Perón used government agencies for political gain and created a popular form of fascism called Perónism. In the…

Never Alone

Tamara Rajakariar — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:39 +0000

I am the eldest child in a family of nine kids – eight girls and one boy. And I’m proud of it. I’ll admit that this was a source of embarrassment during my teenage years, especially in moments when the…