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G.K. Chesterton on Christmas:

It is in the old Christmas carols, the carols which date from the Middle Ages, that we find not only what makes Christmas poetic and soothing and stately, but first and foremost what makes Christmas exciting.  The exciting quality of Christmas rests, as do all the other examples I have mentioned, on an ancient and admitted paradox.  It rests upon the great paradox that the power and centre of the whole universe may be found in some seemingly small matter, that the stars in their courses may move like a moving wheel round the neglected outhouse of an inn.

George J. Marlin is the General Editor of The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton.

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Giuliani’s flip-flop on partial-birth abortion is a sop to orthodox Catholics and Evangelical Christians.  With Giuliani’s long paper trail on the subject, it is difficult to believe his conversion is sincere. (more…)

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At the conclusion of their Baltimore national conference, the American Catholic Bishops announced they adopted “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” a statement of principles to guide Catholic voters in the 2008 presidential election.

No doubt Rudy Giuliani supporters are combing the document for loopholes that can be used to convince practicing Catholics that it’s okay to vote for “fellow Catholic” Giuliani despite his pro-abortion stand. (more…)