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  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Blunt commandments for faith bloggers

    As in the secular media, the social-media tsunami has rocked the old-guard religious publications, says religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    November 12, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Serious Catholic words at that funny political dinner

    The Alfred E. Smith Dinner is a presidential campaign event where humor takes center stage but, as religion columnist Terry Mattingly reminds us, it is also a charity fundraiser and an opportunity to recall the humanitarian virtues of the event's namesake.

    November 5, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Billy Graham and Election 2012

    Has the national advertising campaign launched by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association crossed a line drawn by Rev. Graham himself, asks religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    October 29, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg An update on anti-Mormon voters

    Non-religious and liberal voters are more likely than Christian conservatives to hold anti-Mormon attitudes according to religion columnist Terry Mattingly

    October 23, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Apocalyptic visions at Chernobyl

    The Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum tells a tragic story from the perspective of people with a strong faith, writes religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    October 8, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg A soulful voice on a D.C. sidewalk

    Religion columnist Terry Mattingly memorializes a homeless man whose daily greetings touched others in a way few of us do.

    October 1, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg 2012 Catholic humor summit

    Religion columnist Terry Mattingly describes a face off between comedian Stephen Colbert and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York for a program on "Humor, Joy and the Spiritual Life."

    September 24, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Praying with the Democrats, too

    It was highly symbolic that Cardinal Timothy Dolan offered the final benediction for a Democratic National Convention where support for abortion rights was strong.

    September 17, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Praying in a GOP spotlight

    No one was surprised when Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Republican National Convention benediction included several references to religious liberty.

    September 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Russia, rock, riots and religion

    Even within the Russian Orthodox opinions are divided, but for many believers the Pussy Riot attack on President Vladimir Putin was a chilling reminder of past persecution.

    September 4, 2012 1 Photo