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(Video) Interview with Msgr. Paul Tighe – On the Vatican’s New “.catholic” Domain

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Following up my interview with Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, today I’m excited to share my chat with Monsignor Paul Tighe, secretary of the same Council. Monsignor Tighe is a gracious, eloquent priest with an Irish brogue and a keen grasp of modern media. He was instrumental in many …

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4 Failures in the Chick-Fil-A Controversy

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I posted these thoughts on Facebook, and since they were so well-received I thought I’d share them here. In light of the Chick-Fil-A controversy, I now realize modern man is almost incapable of distinguishing between these four things: 1. Approval and Implicit Condemnation. Just because you support one thing doesn’t mean you’re viciously antagonistic toward …

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Help Evangelize Darth Vader

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OK, I know what you’re thinking. The Africa eBook Project was a blast, and Chick-Fil-A sandwiches are delicious, but you’re wondering what’s next. You want to join another movement. You want to make a difference. You want to crowd-source the New Evangelization. Well, I have just the project for you. A group of smart and …

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“Why Catholicism Matters” – Review

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Last year I raved about a book by Dr. Thomas Woods titled, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Woods traced the Church’s historical influence in areas like science, art, medicine, social services, education, politics, and more. What impressed me most was the role Catholics played in almost every significant field of progress. With a …

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E-Readers: Teaching Us to Read Again

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Some people have pronounced that “reading is dead.” After all kids are more likely to carry an iPod than a book, and newspapers are shutting down left and right. Deep reading has become lost in a world of text messages, tweets, and shallow combox exchanges and is quickly becoming extinct. Yet I disagree with those …

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