11 Responses to 11 Progressive Tenets
According to writer Emma Roller, Elizabeth Warren has won the hearts of liberals these days. Hillary is the establishment candidate and so …
Category Archives: Politics
Why We Serve: Religious Freedom and Catholic Service for the Poor
Here is my piece at the National Catholic Register on what Christopher Hitchens taught me about Religious Liberty and why we are fighting for …
Midterm Elections Offers Another Opportunity for Formation
Here is my piece at the National Catholic Register on conscience formation and the U.S. Bishop’s document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.”
Immigration challenge, dilemmas evident in Lorenzo’s story
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice revisiting the question of immigration reform through the concrete example of my friend Lorenzo. …
Republicans Should Fight for Hispanic Voters
Phyllis Schlafly is very sure that the acceptance of new immigrants, legal or otherwise, and particularly those of Latino or …
Election provides important opportunity to help protect the nation’s unborn
Here is my column in The Catholic Voice on recognizing that mid-term elections still provide us with an opportunity to effect change in …
No $10 Dream: Rubio on Poverty
Here is my post at CatholicVote.org on Marco Rubio’s approach to dealing with poverty. We need more Republicans talking aboutand acting …
Getting past the labels and to the real issues
Here is my piece in The Catholic Voice on getting past the social justice vs. pro-life Catholics stuff.
Sacredness of life underlies civic themes
Here is my piece in The Catholic Voice on four of the U.S. Bishops Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching.
Standing up for faith in the public square
Here is my piece in The Catholic Voice on being strong Catholics in the public square.
Bishops’ document provides information and formation
Here is my piece in The Catholic Voice on the U.S. Bishop’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.
The Unprecedented Rule
Some people have been asking how it is they talk about this HHS mandate rule to friends and family who are not Catholic. Well, here’s a way to do it that can resonate with everyone.
A Primer On the HHS Rule, What You Need to Know.
What the Obama Administrations Health and Human Services Department (HHS) has done is an attack, which is why Catholics need to be well-informed about what is going on so that they can tell their neighbors about it. So, here are the facts.
How “No Nukes” Must a Catholic Be?
The call from the Church for nuclear disarmament is certainly solid. However, it is equally clear that this is not to be unilateral disarmament.