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Building a Culture of Lie

Dawn Eden — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:50:59 +0000

On February 1, Lila Rose's Live Action organization debuted the first video of its biggest scoop yet -- an undercover video "sting" allegedly revealing Planned Parenthood employees aiding a purported sex trafficker. That same day, Fr. Euteneuer, in response to online rumors, released a statement confessing that the real reason he left HLI was that he had admitted to "violating the boundaries of chastity" with an adult woman he was exorcising.

Judging by the reaction to these stories in the Catholic pro-life media, it seems many took these coinciding stories simply as an instance of "good news/bad news," with Lila Rose a heroine and Fr. Euteneuer a tragic figure. Perhaps it would be wise for Catholics dedicated to defending life to pause and reflect upon the confluence of events, before the news cycle moves on. It may be that the Holy Spirit is trying to tell us something about what happens when good people, with the best of intentions, attempt to justify deception.

Tricks Are for Kids

Dawn Eden — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:12 +0000

Conservatives have long criticized the lingering effects of the 1960s, and not without reason. The legacy of the “Love Generation” — or, as renamed by some disaffected ex-members, the “Destructive Generation” — is decidedly ambiguous. Not unlike Woodstock itself — “three days of peace and music” which turned Yasgur’s farm into a 600-acre latrine — [...]

Catholics and the Culture of Hate

Dawn Eden — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:51 +0000

The uproar over Notre Dame’s honoring President Obama in late May exposed the fissures within American Catholicism that will no doubt be on display following the President’s July 10 visit to the Vatican. But while it is no secret that American Catholics have been publicly bickering with one another since the end of Vatican II [...]

The Last Kiss

Dawn Eden — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:57:36 +0000

I envy those people who say that Jesus is their best friend. I’ve never been able to understand how people are able to think of Him as My Buddy Jesus, confiding in Him like they would a best friend. I have no problem telling Him my innermost thoughts, but when it comes to receiving the [...]