American voters have it hard this election season and Catholic voters may seem to have it the worst of all. In addition to both parties screaming
For the past 60 years around voting time, it’s become popular for pundits to say, “Voting for a candidate should not be based on one
October is “Respect Life” month, and a number of Pro-life activities are at the forefront in October. The month of October is in the middle
The title of this article comes from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. The full quote is as follows: Woe to those who call evil
“I don’t like any of the candidates. I’m going to say pass on this next election. I don’t want to be associated with any of
Long gone are the days when Catholics were mostly Democrats. Today it’s almost a toss-up. According to Greg Smith, associate director of religion research at
Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has honored God’s command from Genesis to “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” Both ordained
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
Most of us wonder from time to time what the future has in store for us. But as Doris Day first sang way back in
I love Joe Biden, just as I love all my fellow human beings. But Joe seems to be really confused. Maybe 47 years in politics,
In the first part of this two-part Catholic voting guide, I laid out the principles of Catholic social teaching (CST) and the application of CST
With the U.S. elections upon us, we should take a few moments to recall the type of country our Founding Fathers created and how voting
In January, over at the National Schismatic Reporter (as Fr. John Zuhlsdorf calls it, AKA Fishwrap), one of its ace reporters was not happy. He
This is part of an ongoing discussion on Catholic Stand: Is it a sin for a Catholic with a well-formed conscience to vote for any
The claim that “voting for a Democrat is a mortal sin” is one feature of the 2016 presidential election cycle that’s already repeating itself for
For over a decade now there has been an ever-burgeoning body of discussions and publications making the point that, for a Catholic with a well-formed
With Election Day looming (November 6th), we once again need to ask: Is there a Catholic way to vote? In order to be good Catholics,
On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania. and Washington D.C shocked the world. We will never forget exactly where we were when it
The 2016 presidential election seems to be presenting many Catholics with a voting conundrum: Can a Catholic in good conscience vote for either candidate? If
In my last article, “Welcome to the House of Moral Dilemma,” I presented the many reasons why a serious Catholic in good faith could not
I am totally astonished how any Catholic, professing to be faithful, could vote for Hillary Clinton. No amount of mental gymnastics has allowed me to
For years, Catholic Answers has produced a helpful voters’ guide on the five non-negotiable moral issues for Catholics. It is good but in the years
