John Shimek, Author at CatholicVote org

October 19, 2014

Published by John Shimek at October 19, 2014

Chicago’s New Evangelization

In Chicago, there’s a new man in town: Archbishop Elect Blase Cupich. Since the announcement of his appointment to succeed Francis Cardinal George, American Catholics have been buzzing about…

July 31, 2014

Published by John Shimek at July 31, 2014

Europe’s High Court Needs to Air Mail Ruth Bader Ginsburg a Giant Eraser. Here’s Why.

I’ve been making the rounds on global [+1:49:10] and national [+51:33] radio this week, talking about a recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights…

July 17, 2014

Published by John Shimek at July 17, 2014

Hobby Lobby ‘Hypocrisy’ Is Mother Jones’ Mendacity

### When America’s highest court ruled in favor of Hobby, it inadvertently sent the liberal news media chasing after some way to discredit the corporation in…

June 25, 2014

Published by John Shimek at June 25, 2014

Three Reasons Obama’s Newest Attack on Religious Liberty Concerns Catholics

Last week, I reported that the Obama White House is working on an executive order that will impact federal contractors. Conceived as an effort to curtail…

June 17, 2014

Published by John Shimek at June 17, 2014

HHS Mandate was just the first step. Here comes a new attack on religious liberty.

Get set, folks. This is serious stuff. This morning, Buzzfeed – “The Media Company for the Social Age” – broke the news that the White House…

March 27, 2014

Published by John Shimek at March 27, 2014

Vatican Shocker: Despite US Ambassador’s Statement, POTUS-Pope Summit Focused on Religious Liberty…

The much anticipated meeting between the first African American President and the first Latin American Pope came in the wake of US Supreme Court cases concerning…

March 19, 2014

Published by John Shimek at March 19, 2014

25% of Catholics have increased donations to the poor since election of Pope Francis

During his first twelve months in office, Pope Francis has been marshaling his newfound fame in the service of the poor and the marginalized. In his…

March 29, 2013

Published by John Shimek at March 29, 2013

JP in Rome: Triduum at St. Peter’s

This morning at Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis celebrated the annual Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Rome. It was the first time…

March 25, 2013

Published by John Shimek at March 25, 2013

JP in Rome: When Francis met Benedict + Palm Sunday at St. Peter’s Square

Over the weekend, Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo. That meeting was unprecedented. No Bishop of Rome has succeeded a living predecessor…