On December 18, the editorial board of the New York Times, in an online blog, criticized Ave Maria Mutual Funds for a radio ad featuring its work. The editorial notes that on the website of Ave Maria it pledges “smart investing and Catholic values.” It then got specific: “Ave Maria, whose logo is a cross and open [...]
Given the controversial nature of this issue’s “President’s Desk,” we thought you’d like to know where Bill Donohue got his information. · Allred’s admission that “two individuals,” Laci and Connor, died when the pregnant Laci Peterson was killed can be found in the transcript for “Hannity and Colmes,” Fox News Channel, June 5, 2003. · Allred’s [...]
On December 5, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, led by Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson, ran a full-page ad in the A-Section of the New York Times entitled, “NO MOB VETO.” The Catholic League was one of several organizations that endorsed the ad. The purpose of the ad was to denounce the incivility that followed the debate over [...]
By: Joseph Varacalli Anne Hendershott, Status Envy: The Politics of Catholic Higher Education, Transaction Publishers In a recent e-mail sent to me, a distinguished Catholic priest and well-known mover and shaker in Catholic circles made reference to “the forty years war (1965-2005) for the Catholic Church in America that was concluded with a definite victory in 2005 [...]
