Author: Sheila Marler
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Catholic Conservatives and Their Prodigal Brothers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent interview on YouTube reminds me that the main concern of Catholic Conservatives is not so much the sex abuse scandal but the Church’s teachings about marriage. I don’t have a stake in the marriage debate but this interview reminded me of certain realities that I have come across in…
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Penitents and Cynics: Are We Seeing a Civilization in its Death Throes?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve found more English language videos on the proceedings of the conference on the protection of minors, and I think I had the wrong impression. I was working off of a liturgy that was not in English.
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Covington High School in an Unforgiving World
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen conservative writers defamed Nathan Phillips in order to shore up their own virtuous image I thought it best to ignore them. Never mind the fact that Nathan Phillips and his people pose no threat to them, or that they don’t have sufficient resources to retaliate. But the Covington High School saga…
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Is something Fishy About the MAGA Story?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Pope Francis was in Ireland as part of the World Meeting of Families Archbishop Viganò wrote a bombshell letter that monopolized the news cycle. Now Francis is in Panama for World Youth Day and a story about MAGA hat wearing Catholic school boys from Kentucky is still going strong. Throw…
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Life in the Age of Pisces
Reading Time: 3 minutesDo the planets exert an influence on human affairs? Considering what we know about life in the Age of Pisces, I think the answer is yes. I would like to share the observations that lead me to this conclusion. If any of them contradict theological foundations, that is not my intention and…
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Conservatives in Liberals’ Clothing
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn opinion published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal argues that there is nothing surprising about Trump era populism. It is a natural consequence of liberal democracy. This is a strange argument considering the fact that the same article portrays conservatives and their populist supporters as representatives of the liberal tradition. The…
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What Are We Fighting For and What Are We Fighting Against?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt appears to be true that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. According to Anton Shekhovtsov, Russia is also responsible for the rise of far-right fringe politicians and ideologues in Europe. In his book, Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, Shekhovtsov…
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Reactionary Politics in Brazil
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProblem: Solution: https://youtu.be/kOlbYyJWiGE
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Kavanaugh’s Hearing and the Incivility of a Conquered People
Reading Time: 2 minutesI would not say the same things about Orin Hatch that I have said about Jeff Flake, but only because I firmly believe he would fly over here and zap me, and he wouldn’t need a plane to do it. As I write, I’m listening to him talk about poor, pitiful Brett…
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Atta Boy Republicans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrett Kavanaugh’s hearing is the cherry atop Congress’s infernal sundae. We the people don’t dare ask what’s inside those lumpy scoops of ice cream and that oily chocolate sauce, but there is no doubt that the cherry is the most loathsome part of it. Unfortunately, no one in Congress will bat…