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It’s all your fault
Cardinal Victor “Tucho” Fernandez, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, admits that he is disappointed with the lack of the enthusiasm for the latest document from his office, Venite ad Me. He seems inclined to explai...
Weekly Summary: 10/24/26
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The Overton Window, and more
The “Overton Window” refers to the topics that politicians feel free to discuss. Who’s responsible for opening, closing, or shifting the position of that window? In the Church, as in the political world, some topics should be out of bounds....
Weekly Summary: 10/17/26
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Confuse Church teaching on the death penalty
This week on the Home Front we’re talking about the often responses that Catholic prelates (in Rome and in the US) made to the proposed livestream execution of the Fort Hood terrorist. Then we turn to recent efforts to make Father James Mar...
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Catholic journalist/editor for 40+ years. Author of books including: The Faithful Departed, on the decline of Catholic influence in Boston; Lost Shepherd, a candid appraisal of Pope Francis. Most recently, his first novel, Ghost Runner.
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