Readings: Ezekiel 2:2—5 Psalm 123:1—4 2 Corinthians 12:7—10 Mark 6:1—6 For most of us, the Fourth of July was acknowledged liturgically last Sunday, with perhaps a patriotic hymn of some sort (in my case, The Battle Hymn...
Read MoreThe idea of “gluttony” is not taken seriously in our contemporary culture. Even reading or hearing word seems to conjure up a time and context that has passed us by. Today, instead of invoking the judgmental...
Read MoreBy a narrow 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court today upheld the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The New York Times headline, “Health Law Stands” is likely to receive the bulk of the coverage. The decision hinged on...
Read MoreMatthew A. Shadle is Associate Professor of Moral Theology at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. On Monday, the Supreme Court, by a 5-3 vote, overturned three of the four major provisions of Arizona’s 2010 immigration law (“SB...
Read MoreThe Fortnight for Freedom has begun and I would like to draw our readers attention to the activities of Occupy Catholics in NY. On June 21st, a group of Occupy Catholics held an event on the steps of St. Patrick’s...
Read MoreWis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mk 5:21-43 Christians have a lot of norms–things we are supposed to do and not do. It would be easy to see Christianity as a legalistic religion, and...
Read MoreAre you a rich man looking to have sex and other companionship with a beautiful girl or woman? Are you a beautiful woman looking to have your school, clothes, rent, and/or vacations paid for in exchange for sex and...
Read MoreIsaiah 49:1-6 Psalm 139:1-3, 13-15 Acts 13:22-26 Luke 1:57-66, 80 As a child, when I heard the story of the birth of John the Baptist, I imagined it as the beginning of a hero story, like Bruce Wayne losing his parents and Clark...
Read MoreThis post is part of CatholicMoralTheology.com’s commentary on The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, Chapter Four, Section Six: The Principle of Solidarity. While the term “solidarity” is relatively new, emerging...
Read MoreThe comment thread on our recent post about the bishops’ plans to write an economic pastoral brings up a confusion that plagues current Catholic discourse. This post is meant to offer some clarification of terms, so as to...
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