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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
Woman has a genius all her own, which is vitally essential to both society and the Church. (Pope John Paul II, Angelus Message, July 23,
Let’s face it, when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine there are those who are for it and those who are against it. No one
Is the company you work for one of the country’s biggest corporations? If so, does profit sharing factor into its mission? Profit sharing is that
The annual March for Life and the upcoming Dobbs vs Jackson court case puts abortion front and center on many folks radar. It certainly is
The ancient Israelites were given a mantra by which they could steer themselves on a straight path to eternal bliss with God in heaven: “You
By Antonio J. Galindo Aleman Skepticism is a way of looking at the world and its relation to the human mind. Although it is an
The Old Testament prophets have much to say to us today. In their time they were speaking the words of Yahweh to a people who
I do not know if we will survive, but I wish that someday we will be able to call things by their proper names, as
Loreto House sits about one mile north of Denton Presbyterian Hospital on Bonnie Brae Street. Presby (as it’s known around town) is the only hospital
