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Finnegan's Awake
Calling all married Catholic priests
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by MeganFinnegan at
10/25/2009 5:39 PM EDT
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So many Catholic issues, so little time! Though I don't have much to say (yet) in the way of commentary on these issues, I cannot help but point out the recent frenzy of media attention given to the Church as it introduces some radical new changes. Maureen Dowd, making no attempt to hide her own disdain, makes many of the ... Read More » |
Jewish community feels the pain of Catholic priest abuse
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by MeganFinnegan at
10/21/2009 6:09 PM EDT
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A fellow journalism student sent me the link to this article, published in the New York Times on October 13, “Orthodox Jews Rely More on Sex Abuse Prosecution,” knowing my interest in all things Catholic and knowing that for the next several generations at least, any type of child sexual abuse perpetrated by ... Read More » |
The Church vs the Italian media machine
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9/18/2009 11:38 AM EDT
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A few weeks ago, there was a media uproar in Italy. If you don't have the details, you can read the scintillating version from Gawker here or the straightforward version from the NY Times here. The basics: The Roman Catholic newspaper of the Italian Bishop's Conference, Avvenire, ended its tradition of silent ... Read More » |
Catholic journalist: oxymoron or perfect match?
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8/25/2009 1:21 PM EDT
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This week, I started at City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism. As one professor put it, I am now a reporter going through a graduate program. "Student," while technically the correct term, feels too much like college and not serious enough. So I'm wearing a name tag and learning video ... Read More » |
Is Google God?
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8/9/2009 1:53 PM EDT
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MY fellow blogger Father Tim receently posted a piece on whether we should consider Facebook the Satan of the Internet. The good Father's conclusion is a thoughtful "no" - in other words, don't blame the medium. The Modern Love column in this Sunday's New York Times is about a woman tempted to invade her ... Read More » |
In Enemy Territory
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7/13/2009 10:35 PM EDT
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Growing up Irish Catholic in New Jersey during the 90’s did not make me stand out. I had lots of Protestant friends and one Jewish classmate, but just as many families in my neighborhood were Catholic. For St. Patrick’s Day, my mom made me and my sister leprechaun shirts out of iron-ons and puffy paint, ... Read More » |
Blessed be the LGBT
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6/15/2009 12:23 PM EDT
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Last Sunday, I heard a word uttered in the sanctuary of a Catholic church, a word that I would never have expected to hear spoken aloud during Mass, and that word was “transgender.” To my further surprise, the word was not tossed out with disdain or incredulity, nor was it used as an example of the ... Read More » |
Devil in black flip flops
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6/2/2009 12:35 PM EDT
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I’ve recently been spending my spare time as a minion of the Devil. Well, I’ve been portraying one during rehearsals for a play. When my boyfriend, currently a receptionist by trade and a writer and actor by passion and talent, said he wanted to put on a production of Christopher Marlowe’s ... Read More » |
Time's up on dark days
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5/25/2009 11:01 PM EDT
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This is not a good time to be an Irish Catholic. A few weeks ago, warring factions barely restrained themselves from fighting to the death in the name of Our Lady, and forced President Obama to speak about abortion rights during a college commencement ceremony. People were outraged, people were arrested, and ... Read More » |
Angels & Demons: Bad for film buffs, good for Catholics
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by MeganFinnegan at
5/18/2009 12:09 AM EDT
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Much has been and will be said about Ron Howard’s second attempt to translate Dan Brown’s novels to film. Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon the symbologist and Ayelet Zurer as Hot Brunette with an Accent, necessary not at all to the plot but to make Tom Hanks’ stiff ... Read More » |
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