The New York Times has recently drawn attention to Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s decision to initiate a needle-exchange program in the state last year in response to a growing HIV outbreak. Pence, the Republican...
Read MoreMany non-meat eaters, myself included, think of fish as a more ethical choice over factory-farmed meat. There are reasons to reconsider this. An editorial from The Economist (“Net Positive” July 16-22) draws attention to the...
Read MoreDuring his speech at the Democratic Convention, President Obama mentioned Donald Trump by name and was met with a chorus of jeers. The President’s response: “Don’t boo. Vote.” This is a profound challenge to Catholics this...
Read MoreActs 7:55-60 PS 97:1-2, 6-7, 9 Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 Jn 17:20-26 There is a curious tension (to say the least!) in the Christian life. On the one hand, there is a strong affirmation that “works do not justify,” that nothing...
Read MoreACTS 15:1-2, 22-29 PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 REV 21:10-14, 22-23 JN 14:23-29 Our first reading this week from Acts relates how the peace and harmony of the infant Christian church was threatened by one its earliest controversies: the...
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