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Anthony S. Layne

Anthony S. Layne is a former managing editor and contributing writer for Catholic Stand. A resident of Denton, Texas, he is a customer service representative for a major home lender and an officer of the parish Knights of Columbus council. Although he has no wife or children, he takes great pride in his fantastic nieces and nephews.


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Latest Articles By Anthony S. Layne
The Duty to Avoid Scandal
The Duty to Avoid Scandal
I’ve already written elsewhere on the recent kerfuffle over the CCC 2267 rescript. In light of the recent scandals—in fact, in light of the last 16 years—I submit that CCC 2489 also needs some clarifying revision.
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Following the Successor to Peter
Following the Successor to Peter
I never marked the day on the calendar. I’m not even sure what year it was, although I’m almost positive it was before I moved from Nebraska to Texas. I do know that I was, to paraphrase Ambrose Bierce, of the faith in the sense that the church I wasn’t going to regularly was Catholic.
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Getting Rid of the Lavender Mafia
Getting Rid of the Lavender Mafia
In an article published elsewhere on the scandal surrounding Washington Archbishop Emeritus Theodore McCarrick, I wrote of a phenomenon I called “the conspiracy of the well-meaning;” that is, people who temporize with or cover up evil to prevent other goods from being damaged by the exposure.
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Why the "Religion vs. Science" Myth Won't Go Away
Why the "Religion vs. Science" Myth Won't Go Away
Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Ministry just recently announced a new initiate: a new website dedicated to dispelling the myth that religion is opposed to science. I like Bp. Barron; he combines a formidable intelligence with a very approachable, personable style, and it’s clear that he does his homework.
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Waving Our Freak Flag: The Proper Use of Catholic Traditions
Waving Our Freak Flag: The Proper Use of Catholic Traditions
In my social media feed, I see a recently taken photo of a man wearing a green T-shirt at a soccer field, sitting on an American flag as if it were a beach blanket. His T-shirt boldly declares I STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. A man wearing a blatantly nationalistic sentiment yet desecrating the symbol of all the nation once stood for.
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Communion and Politics as Liturgical Correctness
Communion and Politics as Liturgical Correctness
Recently, the Catholic blogosphere got the news that Cdl. Robert Sarah, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, had delivered himself of a strong condemnation of receiving communion in the hand. In the foreword of a new book by Fr. Frederico Bortoli concerning distribution in the hand,
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A Mortal, Sinful Man
A Mortal, Sinful Man
On July 16, 2011, during the funeral rites of Dr. Otto von Habsburg, the last heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a curious ceremony took place for the last time.
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The Unjust World Axiom
The Unjust World Axiom
Recently, at the invitation of our leadership, my parish’s Knights Council held a pre-meeting one-hour session on active shooter training, presented by a brother Knight who’s a security consultant and former police officer.
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"What's in a Name?" Labels and Humanizing the Other
"What's in a Name?" Labels and Humanizing the Other
Recently, Patheos’ Scott Eric Alt, who is a Facebook friend and former Catholic Stand colleague, challenged me to post seven book covers over seven days, explain the meaning to me of each book, and get seven other people into the act.
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