Conscience at the Polls: Voting Rights and Democratic Institutions
This is the seventh post in our series, Conscience at the Polls. The goal of the series is to help...
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Conscience at the Polls: Introducing a Series
In Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the US Bishops argue that “responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation” (13). They go on to say that political participation is...
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Election is Not Enough – 21st Sun of OT
The doctrine of election – that is, the idea that God has chosen (elected) a particular people to...
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Rethinking the (Political) Apocalypse?
In the wake of the debacle of the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the ensuing...
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A Catholic Vote?
I agree with Stephen Pope’s warning in his Commonweal essay, “No Time for Reconciliation”, of “a...
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Healing the Wounds of Division
After the election results were in, both Trump and Clinton called for the country to come...
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The Future of Faithful Citizenship
I recently gave a presentation at a local parish outlining some of the key concepts provided by...
Read MoreCatholic Social Teaching’s American Moment
The Drudge Report headline after the major networks called the election for Obama was “The Divided States of America.” The Obama campaign, using the latest in micro-targeting swing voters in swing states, managed a...
Read MorePresident Obama and Governor Romney Answer Circle of Protection
With more than 46 million American living in poverty, Christian leaders from across the political spectrum ask both President Obama and Governor Romney about their positions on poverty and protecting the most vulnerable in our...
Read MoreFaithful Citizenship Fridays
We have decided to add a regular feature to this blog, at least through the end of this election year: Faithful Citizenship Fridays. “Faithful Citizenship” refers to the document the USCCB approved in 2007, and...
Read MoreSheriffs and Politics: A Recipe for Injustice
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona is once again gracing media headlines, first for announcing last week that he was going to use chain gangs of DUI offenders to pick up trash outside of Chase Field during the MLB...
Read MoreThe Spirit in Ethical Reflection
Reflections on the readings for May 29, 2011 (Sixth Sunday of Easter) So what’s the big deal about the Holy Spirit? In this week’s first reading, we see Peter and John being sent to Samaria so that the people there,...
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