Time magazine is well-known for publishing an issue each year that names the “Person of the Year.” The person so named is a person who most impacted news and influenced peoples’ lives – positively or...
Read MoreIn their press conference on Friday, in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the NRA proposed adding armed guards to elementary schools. To be sure, learning does require a safe environment. Years ago, I...
Read MoreSince last Sunday, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans have been celebrating Las Posadas, a nightly celebration of Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. Each night, people dressed as Mary and Joseph, or statues...
Read MoreThe USCCB has now issued an official statement on responding to the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut. The full text is available on their website. The statement calls for three basic responses. It asks for regulation of...
Read MoreIt is entirely too easy to dismiss as irrational the recent comments from Mike Huckabee when he asked why “we should ‘be so surprised’ at the violence when ‘we have systematically removed God from our...
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