On the February 27 broadcast of ABC’s Nightline, anchor Ted Koppel made a clumsy attempt to explain Pat Buchanan’s Roman Catholic roots. After falsely claiming that the Buchanan household was raised on the bigoted sermons of Father Coughlin (an accusation for which he later apologized to the Buchanan family), Mr. Koppel turned to Time magazine … Read more
Not long ago a lengthy story appeared on the front pages of the nation’s largest circulation newspaper, the Wall Street Journal. The story was about a well-known business figure, and it consumed a remarkable 74 column inches of the newspaper. The subtitle of the story might have been a line from Shakespeare’s Richard III: “I … Read more
These have been changing times, and the demands for change are incessant — whether it’s about birth control, divorce, the celibacy of priests, or the role of women. These issues must be examined intellectually and spiritually. Our Church wants to be responsive, and we want to remain current with the times. On the other hand, … Read more