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A sampling of comments from our readers: "Father Neuhaus was more than an intellectual, he was a visionary. As profound as this loss is to both the nation and the Church, hopefully both may benefit from his passing by a...


Catholic school in San Antonio fires teacher for planning to marrying a divorcee

The San Antonio Express-News reports that 25-year-old Marquis LaFortune has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over her firing from Central Catholic High School in downtown San Antonio. The English teacher was canned after she told...


Biblical Arts Center plans -- or hopes for -- a grand reopening

The Biblical Arts Center in North Dallas, all but destroyed in a fire three years ago, wants to reopen with a new name, a new mission and a greatly expanded set of exhibits. Jeff Weiss is writing about their plans....


Muslim workers' prayer requests lead to firings at Swift & Co.

USA Today reports that dozens of Muslim workers were fired at two JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plants after the workers protested that break schedules at the plants did not permit them to observe their daily prayer rituals. The firings...


Former Texas science curriculum director sues, saying she was wrongly fired over intelligent design e-mail

Christina Comer was fired last year. In a federal lawsuit, she says that's because she forwarded an e-mail about a lecture critical of so-called intelligent design. That, in the eyes of the Texas Education Agency, violated a policy requiring employees...


A vow to rebuild at Our Lady of the Lake University

Fire caused major damage at the Catholic school in San Antonio. The president said the school will rebuild, reaching its "original grandeur." Click here for a story....


Texas Monthly does a disservice with its look back at Branch Davidian siege

The April issue of the magazine has a story commemorating the 15th anniversary of the tragedy at Waco. Actually, it isn't a "story" in the purely journalistic sense of that word. What Texas Monthly presents instead are "stories," snippets...

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