No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be
The transgender issue seems to be all on the front pages of our local paper. It appears as if it is the only newsworthy issue
In the past several years, Christians have begun to face increasing pressure to conform to the prevailing ideologies and points of view of the surrounding
“Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true
God was here right from the start. Our unalienable rights were given to us by God. “When, in the course of human events, it becomes
“Many of my clients are dealing with a lot of anxiety nowadays,” my friend, a therapist, told me after Mass recently. Indeed it does seem
We are blessed to live in Toledo, Ohio, where we have one of the most diverse populations in the U.S., and an amazing choice of
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
Known colloquially as the Johnson Amendment, this action by Congress added wording to IRS code Section 501(c)(3) intending to disallow nonprofit organizations from deeply engaging
In a previous Catholic Stand article, “When the Needle on the Spiritual Tank is On ‘E’”, I said I hoped to explain more fully
The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher is, at the end of the day, underwhelming. That’s not all its own fault; it arrives amidst much hype,
President Trump has put forth his proposed budget, and, like vultures preparing for their prey, the media are sharpening their talons. And so it begins:
Many developed countries in the world today have accepted the fact that mining is one of the world’s most profitable industries. No one can deny
A war is brewing in the Philippines. And it is not a war of guns (although, much of the cause of this brewing war has
This is the first year I have missed the Walk for Life in San Francisco in a long time. As I write this we are
St. Thomas More, patron saint of civil servants, statesmen, and politicians, lived a life of moral courage. A 15th-16th century saint, More was poet, author,
The following is an excerpt from Ann Casey’s book, America’s Courage of Faith. 25 June 1928 Dear Gaston, Fellow priest and brother, politics, politics and the
During the eighties, I edited an anthology, Philosophical Perspectives on Peace, which included numerous prescriptions for world peace by philosophers, psychologists, and litterateurs from the
I am tired of hearing the phrase, they have a right. I hear this said on television, radio, or among people in everyday life about
In 1970, if someone in America would have told you that all the laws against abortion in all the states (but two) would be overturned
I am certain that as many Republican politicians gather around their Thanksgiving table they will offer thanks for the recent elections. Of course, they should first bow
The contentious nature of the 2016 political season exposed a division so wide as to have literally split our nation in two. Even the
