The First Sunday of Advent brings a direct command from the Lord: “Stay awake! For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” Implications of this command for our world today are presented in this blog post.…
Category: Religion and Public Policy
Epiphany: The Coming of a Shepherd for All God’s People
This great feast of Epiphany, the shining forth of the Lord’s splendor from Israel into the world at large, reminds us of our call as the People of God: a call to care for each other so that the splendor…
Dorothy Day: Servant of God and Follower of Christ the King
Dorothy Day, cofounder with Peter Maurin of the Catholic Worker Movement, died 32 years ago, on November 29, 1980. Like many other activists who have struggled for social justice and worked among the poorest, most forgotten members of society, she is…
Conscience-Based Voting: A Challenge for Catholic Voters
Guidance has been offered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 2004, while he was head of the Holy Office, for Catholic voters in the United States (and presumably around the world) regarding their rights and duties as human beings to cast their votes…
Human Dignity: The Basis for the Right to Religious Freedom
An essay on the relationship between human dignity and the right to religious freedom by anthropologist, Kathleen Brewer de Pozos, PhD. Historical background regarding the development by John Courtney Murray, SJ of the insight that religious freedom is based in…
What Ryan Missed, by Gerald J. Beyer
A good presentation of the concepts of solidarity and subsidiarity that are essential parts of Catholic social teaching and have been cited by Representative Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential campaign to justify cutting governmental budgets including social services. Beyer…
Archbishop Oscar Romero: A Martyr in Our Own Time – One of Too Many
A blog post reflecting on the life and death of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and a call to stand in solidarity with those suffering oppression and persecution for their faith today. Find it. Did you like this? Share…
Who Can I Blame for the Mess We’re In?
A blog post dealing with conflict and the human tendency to divide into groups of Us vs. Them. Looks at ways this can happen, results of the process and suggests an alternative approach. Find It. Did you like this?…
Light or Heat in the Controversy over Guidelines for Implementation of Health Care Reform
A blog post addressing questions of mandated coverage in the Affordable Care Act for women's health care, including maternity care and preventive care services. Includes excerpts from documents consulted and links to the original sources. Find It. Did you like…
