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Daily Links, Feb. 22: Ashes, ashes

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Today marks the beginning of the 40-day journey through Lent to Easter, and ashes are seemingly the only thing that can get the country to utter the words “church”, “Catholic Church”, or "bishops" and not include the phrase “contraception mandate” in the same sentence. So that's good.
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Daily Links, Feb. 21: Happy Mardi Gras!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
By Liz Lefebvre
Happy Fat Tuesday! Hope you are enjoying your day of eating and merriment, perhaps loading up on dessert before our journey into Lent's desert. Speaking of overindulging...there was this. In our latest issue, Bryan Cones motivates us to not be complacent this Lent. (Once you've read up on our latest features, be sure to let us know what you think!
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Daily links, Fri., Feb. 17, 2012: Will Miss Manners please express an opinion about the contraception mandate?

Friday, February 17, 2012
By Bryan Cones
I figure Judith Martin might have some helpful tips on how to discuss this in a way both polite and discreet. Plus, she seems to be the only person of note without a published opinion on the matter.Is the issue contraception, equal health care, or religious freedom?
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Daily Links, Feb. 16: Bishops, unions, and teachings

Thursday, February 16, 2012
By Liz Lefebvre
Today the House held its hearing on religious freedom. How did things go?
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Daily Links Feb. 15: In other news edition

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Mexican bishops, like their U.S. counterparts, offered a list of voter guidelines that is drawing some criticism. Mexican Law prohibits church involvement in electoral politics.
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Daily Links, Feb. 14: SPOILER ALERT--There is nothing about contraception in the Daily Links.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
By Liz Lefebvre
Happy Valentine's Day! You might spend the day with your one true love, but do you know some of the origins of this holiday? Let's just say it didn't involve pink and purple balloons, flowers, or boxes of chocolates.The bishops are speaking out...about protecting the jobless and the rights of the working poor! Heard about it?
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Daily links, Mon., Feb. 13, 2012: I give up! This is all about the mandate

Monday, February 13, 2012
By Bryan Cones
First, the bishops' response to the federal accomodation: In short, no deal. Rocco Palmo has some of the inside baseball stuff, including the "bishop only" letter from the five bishops leading the effort against the mandate. Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory argues that the freedom of all people is at risk if the mandate stands.
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Daily Links, Feb. 10: I know you are, but what am I?

Friday, February 10, 2012
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Will someone put Herman Cain back in timeout, please?
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Daily links, Thurs., Feb. 9, 2012: Calgon, take me away! (from the contraceptive mandate)

Thursday, February 9, 2012
By Bryan Cones
I don't think even the venerable water softener can dissolve all this contraceptive build-up: Evidently there's some kind of controversy about birth control and health insurance: The archbishop of New York called the president an promise-breaker, and Michael Sean Winters rejects compromise. I ask for sanity--too much?
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Daily Links, Feb. 8: RICK ROLLING, controversial non-discrimination, and no space for Vatican III

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Quite possibly the best analysis of yesterday’s big wins by Rick Santorum in the Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado primaries comes from Religion News Service’s Daniel Burke: “Ladies and germs, the 2012 GOP primary field has officially been rickrolled.” I’m pretty sure the rickroll meme was made for this moment.
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