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Tom Hoopes
Tom Hoopes is writer in residence at Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas, where he teaches in the Journalism and Mass Communications Department and edits The Gregorian, a Catholic identity speech digest. He was previously editor of the National Catholic Register for 10 years and with his wife, April, of Faith & Family magazine for five. He began his career as press secretary for the U.S. House Ways & Means Chairman and is a frequent contributor to Catholic publications. He lives in Atchison with his wife and nine children.
Recent Posts
My Favorite Benedict XVI Surprises
So Pope Benedict XVI will resign (or abdicate, as George Weigel puts it). What I will most miss the clear way he spoke. When you read Pope Benedict, you not only learn his thoughts, you learn how to t... More
Gay Marriage Signs You Won’t See
When marriage goes on trial at the Supreme Court this year during Holy Week, expect to see protesters sharing their opinions on placards outside. But don’t expect to see signs like those below. ... More
Why February Is Detestable and What the Catholic Church Is Doing About It
And so begins February, the shortest month as it appears on the calendar, the longest month as it is lived in real life. Consider all the wretched things about February: It has incessant cold ic... More
“Walk for Life” Heroes for Life Take to the Streets Today
I love the Washington, D.C., March for Life. It shows an amazing sacrifice on the part of the hundreds of thousands willing to do whatever it takes to get there and wait out in the bitter chill be... More
March for Life Bias Starts Early
UPDATE: Check out this photo essay from USA Today. Nicely done. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/25/abortion-march-for-life-washington/1864051/ I spend a good chunk of a class peri... More
“So What If Abortion Ends a Life?”
[caption id="attachment_41561" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This Hoopes sign has marched on Washington or Topeka each year for more than a decade."][/caption] “So What If Abortion Ends... More
Obama’s Orwellian Marriage Moment
Today, in his Second Inaugural Address, President Obama said: “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly creat... More
A Brief Political Catechesis on Ideologues, Pragmatists and Principles
Sometimes I think I’m an ideologue, sometimes I think I’m a pragmatist, but at all times I wish I was principle centered. So I tried to explore what each of those things is … Let me know what yo... More
Do We Seriously Not Realize That We Are Winning?
[caption id="attachment_41047" align="alignright" width="275" caption="From Time's coverage."][/caption] The Jan. 14 cover of Time Magazine states, “40 Years Ago, Abortion-rights Activists ... More
We Are the Civil Rights Movement Now
Consider the last full week in January as a week-long statement on civil rights in America. It starts Sunday, Jan. 20 with Inauguration Day — a day to be grateful for the civil rights progress ... More
