February 5, 2012 ~ Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 “Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.” The responsorial psalm from this Sunday’s readings...
Read MorePlease 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...
Read MoreEuthanasia, 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...
Read MoreTomorrow 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,...
Read MoreCompendium 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...
Read MoreOne 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...
Read MoreDeuteronomy 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. ...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
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