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Adam's Ale has a good post on political involvement and religious conviction. Here's a little taste of what he says:

If someone challenges your position as being from a privately held belief, challenge them on that statement. First, since when is it wrong to have strong convictions about how the country should be run? Secondly, that the statement was made shows that they have theory of how the country should be run that mimics very much a religious standpoint which then should be deemed every bit as unallowable. There are no “neutral” standpoints. That is a fallacy.

The American Papist plans to be up early to provide coverage of the presentation of Spe salvi.

The Carolina Cannonball is holding a contest for "The Ugliest Vestment." There will even be a "nice, kitschy prize" for the winner!

Rocco kindly provides the response of the Holy See to the letter signed by 138 Muslims.