How Mother Angelica's 'miracle of God' became a global media empireby Heidi SchlumpfThe feisty, habited nun emerged as a culture warrior in the mid-1990s, just as battle lines were being drawn in the church and broader U.S. culture. Her savvy business decisions and more than one showdown with a memb…

Editorial: The politics of division stripped of any disguiseby NCR Editorial StaffWe say: That so many conservative Republican loyalists — despite the silence today from members of Congress — are among the most relentless critics is an indication of how distorted the political arena has become. Feat…

Money trail tells the tale of EWTN's directionby Heidi SchlumpfAfter less than two decades on the air, EWTN claimed $49 million in assets and annual income from contributions of $19 million. Today, the financial support of its weathliest contributors correlates with the pro-Republican and anti-Franc…

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