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Vindication by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Clare Morell

On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Texas law requiring age verification…

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PDF / March 15, 2024

The Good News Is That The Bad News Isn’t All The News There Is

George Weigel

A suggestion for a different kind of Lenten fast: Give up Catholic bad news-mongering.

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Syndicated Column / March 13, 2024

The ‘Our’ in Our Democracy

Francis X. Maier

“Our democracy” is on the brink of a theocratic coup. “Our democracy” is being hijacked by racists, fascists, homophobes, and misogynists.

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The Catholic Thing / March 13, 2024

Pope Francis Waves a White Flag at Vladimir Putin

George Weigel

In urging the victim to yield to the aggressor, he repudiates centuries of Catholic teaching.

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Wall Street Journal / March 13, 2024

Craving the Maternal

Carrie Gress

In a world shot through with chaos, disorder, ugliness, and the vile, we want something more; we want the beauty of the maternal.

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The Epoch Times / March 12, 2024

EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Opposing Indian Health Service Proposed Abortion Funding Rule

Rachel N. Morrison

On March 8, 2024, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison, Eric Kniffin, and Natalie Dodson submitted a public comment opposing a…

PDF / March 12, 2024

How We Think About Hell

Lance Morrow

Has the old idea, fire and brimstone through all eternity, gone out of business?

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Wall Street Journal / March 7, 2024