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From His Excellency Bishop Nickless of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
Ecclesia Semper Reformanda
Lastly, the Holy Father, going into greater detail later in the address, explains that the “spirit of Vatican II” must be found only in the letter of the documents themselves. The so-called “spirit” of the Council has no authoritative interpretation. It is [...]

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An excellent post over at the Front Porch Republic concerning Governor Sanford’s adultery, and the response to it:
And so, when we learn that Governor Sanford has adulterated his marriage, we are right to call into question the integrity of his reputation, his character, as a whole. The Begala-esque cry of “hypocrisy” may be foolish, [...]

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As I mentioned in an earlier post, Baby Blues is my wife’s favorite comic strip.
Unfortunately, it is apparently not possible to link to the images directly.
Here are links to the strips in question:
1. Things you thought were really gross now barely qualify as yucky.
2. The definition of privacy gets a lot looser.
3. Free time is [...]

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From Patrick Deneen over at the Front Porch Republic: Against (Gay) Marriage
Even when the consent of the individuals became a central feature of marriage – an innovation of Christianity, as Remi Brague reminds us (see the last paragraph of the interview that Mark Shiffman kindly linked for us) – it was still understood by all [...]

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