Obstacles to Catholic Public Engagement
I have recently been completing a manuscript for a parish-level primer on Catholic theology and...
Read Moreby David Cloutier | Jan 28, 2014 | Current Events | 3
I have recently been completing a manuscript for a parish-level primer on Catholic theology and...
Read Moreby Beth Haile | Jan 27, 2014 | Lectionary | 1
Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 What does it mean to pray “thy kingdom come,” as Catholics and other Christians do on a daily basis? To be quite honest, when I pray this and actually think about...
Read Moreby Meghan Clark | Jan 27, 2014 | Current Events | 3
The Wall Street Journal ran dueling op-eds last week marking the 50th anniversary of Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” In “Building on the Success of the War on Poverty,” Senator Cory Booker laments a...
Read Moreby Meghan Clark | Jan 24, 2014 | Classic Posts, Current Events, Women and Gender | 2
On Wednesday, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report, ” RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT: A RENEWED CALL TO ACTION.” Wading through the sobering reality exposed by this report, one thing is crystal clear...
Read Moreby Thomas Bushlack | Jan 23, 2014 | Lectionary | 0
Isaiah 8:23-9:3 Psalm 27 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Matthew 4:12-23 Both Isaiah and Matthew begin with a reference to the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali, and the road to the West of the Jordan river near Galilee. And I admit I...
Read Moreby Dana Dillon | Jan 22, 2014 | Current Events | 3
For many of us in the world of Catholic moral theology, our thoughts and attention turn to Washington, DC, each January 22, as thousands upon thousands of people converge upon our nation’s capitol to March for Life. Many...
Read Moreby Charles Camosy | Jan 21, 2014 | Current Events | 8
Ethicists and moral theologians spend a lot of time trying to convince Americans that they should...
Read Moreby Jason King | Jan 21, 2014 | Current Events | 2
A standard trope against mobile technologies and social media is that they are isolating, cutting...
Read Moreby Jessica Wrobleski | Jan 20, 2014 | Classic Posts, Current Events, The Environment | 0
As people gather in the nation’s capital to march in support of life this week, I encourage all who read this to consider participating in a vigil—even if it is only a few moments at your kitchen tap—to pray for what may become one of the world’s most important “life issues” in years to come: the availability of clean water.
Read Moreby Emily Reimer-Barry | Jan 18, 2014 | Current Events | 0
I love the SCE. It is my favorite conference of the year, and I always look forward to attending....
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