The upcoming elections rhetoric is highlighting the divide over abortion in our country. There are three basic positions on this issue: it should always be
This might also be titled “On the modern consequences of the 1979 peace treaty (the Camp David Accords) between Egypt and Israel.” A documentary on
Last month I wrote about the Israeli-Hamas war. It still concerns me. I got some confirmation about Hamas when I read that Hamas was fighting
I have always been a big fan of Johnny Cash, and I was listening to some of his music the other day. His song/poem “Ragged
During my freshman year in college, my assistant professor in Composition 101 once went on a seemingly random rant against what was then a relatively
After God created the angels and showed them a vision of the future Christ as God’s beloved Son made man, Lucifer refused to accept that
It’s time for a change of seasons. But instead of going from summer to autumn, it appears that it’s time to return to COVID season.
While not everyone agrees that we need to be much more concerned about our planet, no one can disagree that environmental ecology is a hot
Society must be inclusive. The dignity and natural rights of everyone must be respected. Most every human being on the planet would probably agree with
When most Americans celebrated this month’s national holiday with fireworks and barbecues, did you refer to the day as “Independence Day” or “The Fourth of
Something’s different now. It feels like the toothpaste is out of the tube, there’s no denying it and there’s no putting it back. The flashpoint
In these strange times, we need the teachings of the Church to help us navigate, priests who show how our faith can sustain us in
What we’ve been calling “culture wars” would be more appropriately called “moral wars,” except that morality is a verbal stink bomb. It reminds me of
I just filed my income taxes. This always brings to mind the trap about taxes that the Pharisees tried to set for Jesus (Mark 12:13-17).
The events of the last two years have brought many challenges and hardships to the people in our country. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by
Over the years I have followed various national threat assessment analyses. These analyses report, discuss, and predict what are and what will be the major
On Monday evening, February 13, 2023, Anthony McRae committed a senseless act of violence. He shot and killed three students at Michigan State University (Lansing,
Three recent mass shooting incidents in California have “gun violence” in the news again. And most assuredly loud calls for banning guns will also be
Once again this Advent, the sermons of Jesuit Fr. Alfred Delp published in Advent of the Heart (Ignatius Press) have deeply touched and challenged me.
In his 11/1/22 article, I was delighted that Father Nathaniel Dryer spoke of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. As per my
While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
In 1980 singer-songwriter Mac Davis released a song titled “It’s Hard to be Humble.” The title of this article is the first line of the