Tag: "civil war"

The New Civil War
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The New Civil War

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The left expects everyone to accept its ideological authority.

Detail from Fourth Page of Lincoln's Manuscript
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

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The One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary

Iraq: "We Fear a Civil War"
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Iraq: “We Fear a Civil War”

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“We fear a civil war. If the various different opposing internal parties do not succeed in finding an agreement, then we must expect the worst. Another war would mean the end, especially for us Christians.” This was the message from Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Saad Syroub of Baghdad, speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church […]

Crisis in the Central African Republic
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Crisis in the Central African Republic

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Just recently, Pope Francis said that the Church should be a “field hospital.” In the Central African Republic, this is now everyday routine. Thousands of people have sought shelter in the mission stations and monasteries. The Carmelite monastery in the capital Bangui has also been turned into a refugee camp. Normally the monastery is a […]

Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg (Bliss Copy)
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150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

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Dedication Day 2013

Gettysburg 150th Anniversary
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The Battle of Gettysburg

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Nov. 19th is the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Syria - Death and Destruction in a Christian Town
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Syria – Death and Destruction in a Christian Town

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Horrific details are emerging of atrocities carried out in a Christian town in Syria in what is being seen as the worst act of anti-Christian persecution since the war in Syria began. Inhabitants of Sadad, near Homs, who fled the largely Syrian Orthodox town when rebels attacked last month, are now returning home to discover […]

Gettysburg 150th Anniversary
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Reflections on Gettysburg

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What a different country this might have been if, 400 years ago, someone had suggested, “Let’s pick our own cotton.”

The Struggle to Offer Hope and Help in Syria
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The Struggle to Offer Hope and Help in Syria

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A graphic account of the deepening human suffering and violence in Syria has come from a priest ministering to people in one of the areas worst affected by the conflict. In a report describing the devastated city of Homs, the priest details his desperate struggle to provide basic food, shelter and medicine to more than […]