Catholicism is openly acknowledged as 'the last acceptable prejudice'. Archbishop Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations, demands that Catholic values, Catholic perspectives, and Catholic arguments should not be stigmatized because some people don't like them.
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Our welfare system denies people the chance to earn dignity and purpose. In the parable of the Vineyard, Jesus teaches us a lesson that we should consider about how we treat the poor among us.
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In a stunning reversal, the European Court of Human Rights gets it right this time. With the support with a strong majority, the Court asserted that the tradition and practices of the dominant have merit - even in pluralistic nations.
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Number of Views :670Condoms have been a staple in public high schools – and, increasingly, in middle schools – for some time now. Health class – a staple of school – usually includes at least one unit of instruction on how to properly use prophylactics. The curriculum includes comprehensive instruction in different methods of...
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Number of Views :695Earlier this week, Harry Reid announced that he would use every means at his disposal to block any Continuing Resolution or spending bill that contained ideological language – and specifically mentioned the attempt to de-fund Planned Parenthood. His argument – and that of other supporters of Planned Parenthood – is that...
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Number of Views :350The Senate defeated, 44-56, HR1, the bill that would have allowed the government to continue spending money. Part of the continuing resolution (CR) was an amendment that defunded Planned Parenthood. All Democratic senators voted against the CR and three Republicans sided with the nays. While one can argue that this was...
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Number of Views :1716Note: The Connecticut General Assembly began debate on the future of capital punishment. This is an issue that creates conflict among all manner of communities – including our Catholic communities. Please read this essay, reflect on it with a heart free of preconceptions, prejudices, and empathy for victims of violent crime. Then...
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Number of Views :665A century ago, blacks, immigrants, Catholics, and other ‘undesirables’ were openly lynched in communities throughout the United States. Jim Crow laws were accepted practically everywhere – and defended under the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine. Workers dying in droves was so common it rarely made the news – the Triangle Shirtwaist fire...
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Number of Views :434Perhaps it is coincidence that the Citizen began to address this issue recently. Perhaps not. God is always speaking to us, I just happened to be listening at the moment. In the first essay in this series, we explored the attempts of social scientists to use polling methods to advance their...
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Just War – A Catholic Theory
The United States is waging two active wars, a third global war against global terrorism, and we have assumed the lead in a massive air campaign in Libya. As Catholics, what are we to think of war? Isn't violence always wrong? Shouldn't we be 'turning the other cheek'? Not always - St. Thomas Aquinas gave...
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