Please see several responses added to Prof. Dillon’s initial thoughts which follow in the main text below. Vincent Miller recently wrote a great post at the America blog, raising some key questions about the recent HHS decision mandating contraceptive coverage. Some of us who contribute here decided it would be good to answer Miller’s call to think through the application of the Read more
Euthanasia, already a very hot topic, is getting even hotter in the UK and across Europe more generally. US law on these matters is also in flux. There are a lot of books out there on euthanasia, but one of the best is Nigel Biggar’s Aiming to Kill. Unfortunately, if you were looking to get it for yourself or one of your Read more
Tomorrow is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church and patron saint of students and Catholic universities. Born in Roccasecca (1225), Thomas entered the famous Benedictine abbey of Montecassino at the age of five, where he began his studies. As a young teenager, he first made contact with the new mendicant order known as the Order of Preachers, or Read more
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, Part II, Chapter 8 The Compendium begins its account of the role of the political community by recounting the biblical ambiguity with regard to political authority. When the Israelites first ask the judge and prophet Samuel for a king (2 Samuel 8) he warns them that kings will tax their harvests and send Read more
One of the commenters at Beth’s post on the HHS decision regarding contraception asks: How consistent or heathy is it for a religion like Catholicism, which views persons and personhood differently from a secular American government, to expect to be an integral part of American society and to not be at odds with the government? To what extent should Catholics and the Read more
Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 95 I Corinthians 7: 32-35 Mark 1:21-28 “I want you to be free from anxieties.” Apparently, Paul was not following the latest research on the correlation between marriage and anxiety. Numerous studies have now shown that those who remain married over a life span are less anxious, more emotional well-balanced, and generally happier than those who are not married Read more
The following is a guest post by Jim Caccamo of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. If you used the internet on Wednesday, you probably noticed that something was up. Wikipedia and Reddit went entirely dark. The Google logo was censored with a black bar. Likely, this was your introduction to the controversy over the Stop Read more
A week has passed since we, as a nation, celebrated the prophetic voice and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Part of facing that prophetic voice is to face the many ways in which racism continues to plague and cloud our judgment and community. While it is tempting to focus on the accomplishments we have made since King’s assassination in 1968, Read more
The Obama administration announced yesterday that most health insurance plans are now mandated to cover contraceptives (including Plan B and sterilization) for women free of charge. The move significantly narrows the conscience clause exemption for religious organizations like the Catholic Church. Church-affiliated organizations have an extra year (until Aug. 1, 2013) to comply with the requirement, which head of Health and Human Read more
OK, so I am several days late, but it doesn’t seem right that a blog dedicated to moral theology should allow the passing of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy without comment. Several events have coalesced recently that have reminded me of the continual need to reflect upon the legacy of Dr. King, the civil rights movements, active non-violence, racial Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
