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Commentary

The Coming Secularist Storm

by Father Alfonso Aguilar, LC

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4 Last Things: Heaven

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Hot Water Over Communion and Obama

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News

Coalition Defends Proposition 8 Vote Against Protests

by ROBIN ROHR

Catholics, Protestants, Mormons, Jews, blacks and Hispanics managed to reverse the California Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex ‘marriage.’ But now the real fight begins.

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The Cardinal vs. the Communists

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Gerald Russello recommends The Martyrdom of Patience by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.

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Strong Faith, State School

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