Rep. Paul Ryan recently claimed that his GOP budget proposal is consistent with Catholic social teaching. In response, more than 60 Catholic theologians, philosophers, ethicists, sisters, and priests (some of whom are regular contributors here at Catholicmoraltheology.com) issued a statement calling on him to “reconsider his radical budget proposal and refrain from distorting Church teaching to give moral cover to a budget Read more
Cmt.com blogger Charlie Camosy’s new book, Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization, was released this week in the U.K. and will soon be available in the U.S. If you are a fan of this blog, and share our desire for dialogue beyond right and left, you will love this book. It reads like a wonderful extended conversation between a moral theologian Read more
Yes, I know what it is, but it is mildly amusing that the same body which has given us the New Roman Missal has now declared a “fortnight for freedom.” The bishops are certainly seeking to raise American society above a 6th grade reading level! The recent proposal comes from the new document, Our First and Most Cherished Liberty, that makes a Read more
A New York Times article that appeared on Good Friday caught my attention because of the topic it covered and how it contrasted with the day on which it got published. If a Times editor wanted to quietly make a point with the timing of the article’s release, I would not be surprised. Given the intelligence of the Times staff and their Read more
I have been toying with writing a post on Springsteen’s new album and the song “Land of Hope and Dreams,” but over at Daily Theology, Katherine Greiner, a Ph.D. student at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry, has an amazing post doing just that. Greiner calls us to reflect on The Road to Emmaus and Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking ball”: The Journey Back Read more
Acts 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31 In our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we have an image of the ideal church: The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. . . . . . Read more
In a recent Washington Post opinion piece, former university chancellor David Levy argues that most college professors are overpaid for their work. Levy draws attention to the low number of hours (9-12) most faculty spend in the classroom, the high salaries they earn ($80-100,000k), and their ridiculous 22 weeks of vacation a year. Correcting this problem would, Levy claims, allow us to Read more
I have a moderate to profound hearing loss, so it probably comes as no surprise that a story like the one that appeared at NPR today, Cochlear Implants Redefine What it Means to Be Deaf, are of interest to me. Much in the article makes sense: cochlear implants are indeed enabling many people to hear things that, previously, they had been unable Read more
So Easter has finally come, replete with lots of talk about “renewing the face of the earth.” I can think of no better place to start than with our hook-up culture. A few people in our guild have been giving this issue the serious attention attention it deserves. Sex and the Soul by Donna Freitas has achieved a significant readership, even outside 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. The past year has seen a lot of attention paid toward labor issues in the mainstream press. This time last year, we saw showdowns in Wisconsin and Ohio over labor unions. More recently, there has been some intense scrutiny of 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
