Christine Flowers
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Columnist Christine Flowers: Whenever a Catholic runs or is nominated for public office, he or she has to endure a now-familiar vetting process revolving around one thing: abortion rights. → Read More
Catholic priest had every right to deny Joe Biden communion over abortion views
If you don’t want us telling you how to write your laws, don’t tell us how to manage our sacraments. → Read More
President Trump shouldn’t use the word ‘lynching’ because he’s white
Some words have profound historical meaning, which must be respected. → Read More
Christine M. Flowers: I’ve had enough: I’m done with the Republican Party
With so much happening in the world, you probably don’t want to read about my own personal dark night of the soul.But at the risk of sounding narciss → Read More
I’ve had enough: I’m done with the Republican Party
Following news from Syria, columnist Christine Flowers switches her voter registration. → Read More
I’ve had enough: I’m done with the Republican Party
Following news from Syria, columnist Christine Flowers switches her voter registration. → Read More
City Hall should be ashamed of raising Chinese flag in the name of diversity
Raising the flag of a brutal totalitarian regime does not honor the immigrants whose parents and grandparents were brutalized by the government it represents. → Read More
The UN did not steal Greta Thunberg’s childhood
Greta Thunberg is a potential Nobel Peace Prize winner -- and a political pawn. → Read More
Charles Chaput’s quiet kindness will be missed in Philadelphia
Chaput had to make tough decisions to keep the Archdiocese of Philadelphia afloat, while enduring negative press — but that's not all there is to him. → Read More
Christine Flowers | Remembering loved ones lost to suicide
I never met my great-grandfather, although I’ve seen pictures of him. The one I treasure most is a family photo, similar to those images on an Ancestry.com commercial, where he is sitting with his … → Read More
Remembering loved ones lost during Suicide Awareness Month
September is National Suicide Awareness Month, although anyone who has been touched by the tragedy will tell you there is no moment in their lives when they are not aware of its consequences. → Read More
The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings still offer a warning one year later
The hearings dropped a bomb on American social psychology and created a tectonic divide. → Read More
Christine Flowers: A cruel & unusual punishment that targets sick kids
This week, a rule that the Trump administration put into place earlier this month became public, and it was a bombshell: children with serious diseases like cancer and cystic fibrosis → Read More
Bret Stephens reveals he’s a snowflake
If the worst thing I got called online was “bedbug,” I’d be like Sally Field at the Oscars: “You like me, you really like me.” → Read More
Christine Flowers: Echoes from an afternoon of bullets in Philadelphia
My first inkling that something was wrong came while I was watching an interview on CNN between Wolf Blitzer and Kamala Harris. She had just gotten to the part about → Read More
Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes were serious, and so is suicide
The death of a man who was credibly alleged to have trafficked hundreds of young women, and to have committed rape, felt almost cathartic. But that doesn't justify flippant attitudes toward his apparent suicide. → Read More
Chris Cuomo should chill out. ‘Fredo’ is not a racial slur against Italians.
Caught on video: The CNN anchor's profanity-laced reaction when someone referred to him as "The Godfather" character. → Read More
Even if mental health is not a top gun violence risk, it demands attention
While most people with mental illness aren't violent, expanding mental health support can only help Americans. It just doesn't fit the rising "guns-and-racism" narrative on shootings. → Read More
Amy Klobuchar’s take that not all Trump voters are racist was a pleasant surprise
Klobuchar thinks Trump is a racist. But she has the decency not to accuse her fellow Americans of bigotry simply because of some political differences. → Read More
Christine Flowers: Baltimore does not deserve Trump's scorn
They always say you never forget your first love. He, or she, or that puppy you found under the Christmas tree at age 3, occupies a spot in the deepest → Read More