Pat Fagan of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at Catholic University of America speaks at the Family Research Council s Watchmen on the Wall conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 2019. | Screengrab/Facebook
WASHINGTON Fathers must take stewardship of their sons sexual lives and understand that nefarious forces have long been at work to dismantle the family, warns Pat Fagan, a Catholic scholar of marriage and family.
During a panel discussion at the Watchmen on the Wall National briefing on Thursday, Fagan, director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, which is based at The Catholic University of America, unpacked the history and key players who advocated for abolishing the family unit, particularly the push to take down fathers.
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The Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology II (CRESST II), a partnership between NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center and four universities led by researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park s (UMD) Department of Astronomy has received an extension of its cooperative agreement through March 2027 and been funded in the amount of $178 million. The extension will enable the center to continue current collaborations and expand on the partnership s success.
CRESST was created in 2006 with a 10-year cooperative agreement, and CRESST II began in 2017 with a five-year cooperative agreement of $87.5 million. CRESST II s goal was to continue to facilitate collaborations between researchers at NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center and space scientists from CRESST II partner institutions. Led by UMD, CRESST II partner institutions include the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); the Catholic University of America, Howard University and th
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This is the cover of To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism by Ross Douthat. The book is reviewed by David Cloutier. (CNS)
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New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has become one of the leading Catholic commentators on the Francis papacy, and this book, being released around the papacy s fifth anniversary, serves well as both an overview of the pope s accomplishments and a sometimes critical commentary on them.
.@pewresearch released the first large poll on abortion attitudes since Joe Biden was inaugurated as President.
It shows a slight gain in pro-life sentiment. 39% of Americans think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
This is a one percentage point gain since 2020. Michael New (@Michael J New) May 7, 2021
The new @pewresearch poll on abortion shows that polarization continues.
80% of Dems think abortion should be legal in all or most cases as opposed to 35% of Republicans - a 45 percentage point gap.
In 2014, the gap in abortion attitudes between the 2 parties was 30 points. Michael New (@Michael J New) May 7, 2021
Both Dr. New and Hannah Hartig, in her write-up for Pew Research, take note of the stark contrast between the two political parties on the issue.