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As I have noted in several brief commentaries in the past three weeks since the election of Pope Benedict XVI, each Catholic must pray fervently for the Successor of Saint Peter. We are neither pessimists (sad idiots) or optimists (happy idiots). Catholics are called to grow in the Supernatural Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity with every beat of their hearts, consecrated as they must be to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Although we must be concerned about the state of the Church in her human elements at present, we have to understand that...

R.I.P.: FOUNDER OF CATHOLIC TRADITIONALIST MOVEMENT DIES From: Fr. Moderator Fr. Gommar A. DePauw+ Founder of Catholic Traditionalist Movement in 1964 Passes to His Eternal Reward at the Age of 86 Collaudabunt multi sapientiam eius Many will praise his wisdom (Ecclesiasticus 39:12) The Founder of the Catholic Traditionalist Movement, Fr. Gommar A. DePauw, died last Friday, May 6, a traditional First Friday. To his dying day, he remained the fiercely independent pastor of Ave Maria Traditional Roman Catholic Chapel in Westbury, Long Island. TRADITIO had been keeping you up to date on his medical condition, which had been deteriorating in...

Christian Claims Conflicts-of-Interest Tainted Religious Freedom Case Outcome By Jim Brown March 8, 2005 (AgapePress) - A federal appellate judge is being accused of a conflict of interest in a ruling against an Indiana woman who lost her teaching job at a United Methodist university for passing out Christian magazines in her classroom. A three-judge panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals recently overturned a jury verdict in favor of DePauw University education program coordinator Janis Price. The panel rejected the jury's finding that DePauw officials discriminated against the university employee by creating a hostile work environment and violating her...

Former viceroy L. Paul Bremer did 14 months of hard service in Iraq, so it is a special shame to see that he is now squandering that legacy by blaming others for what's gone wrong there.... Mr. Bremer revised his remarks: "I believe that we currently have sufficient troop levels in Iraq." ...Trouble is, we haven't found a single other senior official involved in the war or its aftermath -- in or out of uniform -- who attests to Mr. Bremer's version of events. "I never heard him ask for more troops and he had many opportunities before the President...

Punishment For Horowitz Invite By DePauw University College Republicans FrontPageMagazine.com | May 11, 2004 Below we've reproduced the press release from the DePauw University College Republicans on an e-mail sent by their university's Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs that promises recriminations for inviting David Horowitz to campus. Below the press release is the original e-mail itself. -- The Editors. Jeanette Johnson-Licon, Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at DePauw University, publicly attacked the leadership of the College Republicans for inviting David Horowitz, a nationally known author and lifelong civil rights activist, to speak on campus. Mr. Horowitz...