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Let Us Never Forget

Bob Blundell November 11, AD2023 1 Comment

The recent turmoil and slaughter of innocent people in the Middle East are a tragic reminder of how fragile our world is, as well as

Comforting the Disturbed and Disturbing the Comfortable

Dennis Dillon November 2, AD2023 3 Comments

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “Jesus came to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Christian authors and speakers often use this saying to encapsulate

The Unique “Both/And” of Catholic Social Teaching

Mary Ennis Meo September 17, AD2023 13 Comments

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

Cain, Equality, Repentance, Penance, and Redemption

Genesius August 25, AD2023 9 Comments

Many of us have heard people argue that the lessons presented in the Bible are old fashioned and outdated, especially the Book of Genesis. The

Magadonia and The Catholic Ghetto

Gary Sullivan June 24, AD2023 12 Comments

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

race, bias, critical race theory, Liberation Theology

The Impact of Liberation Theology is Still Being Felt

Dennis Dillon June 15, AD2023 11 Comments

Liberation Theology never became mainstream, but it did have a number of Catholic proponents, mainly in Latin America. This essay explores the origins, proponents, opponents,

Being Authentic in the Struggle Against Abortion

Cynthia Millen December 8, AD2022 3 Comments

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.

What Will Be Our Legacy?

Bob Blundell November 21, AD2022 5 Comments

Sometime in the Future “Daddy, What’s a Statue?” “I’m sorry honey. What did you say?” “Statue. What is it?” “Spell it for me.” “S-T-A-T-U-E.” He

Catholic Social Teaching

Joe Tevington November 13, AD2022 8 Comments

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

Blessed are the Poor

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer November 1, AD2022 4 Comments

A few weeks ago (the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time), the Gospel presented us with the parable of the poor man, Lazarus, and the rich

The Prodigal Vine Workers

Gabriel Garnica October 27, AD2022 3 Comments

Some days ago I was driving by one of those home centers when I saw a crowd of day workers anxiously waiting for someone to

Forgiving the Debt of the Poor

Anthony S. Layne September 12, AD2022 29 Comments

The Christian duty to provide for the poor and the needy is conditioned only by our own capabilities. Whether the poor person “deserves” to be

Abortion in the USA

Maurice Williams August 10, AD2022 21 Comments

I think the United States is about to make a very serious mistake, therefore, I’m not going to pull any punches in this essay. The

Of Moral Leadership and Honest Abe

Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez. August 10, AD2022 3 Comments

The question of moral leadership leads us to the example of American President Abraham Lincoln who struggled with the sufferings of a divided nation but

Globalized Wealth and the End of the Sexual Revolution

Anthony S. Layne July 5, AD2022 13 Comments

Wealth made possible all the things we associate with the “Sexual Revolution”: effective contraception, abortion on demand, radical feminism, and the victory of the LGBTQI

Time to Say Goodbye to Roe

Joe Tevington June 8, AD2022 14 Comments

I graduated from grade school in 1973, coinciding with the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which was to unleash unrestrained abortion across the United

Mainstream Feminism: Loving and Hating Womanhood

Anthony S. Layne May 16, AD2022 7 Comments

In 2018, Notre Dame University’s Church Life Journal published an article criticizing mainstream feminism’s twin pillars of abortion-on-demand and sexual autonomy. The author, Abigail Favale,