Truth for a World that Lies: The Feast of Christ the King
Dn 7:13-14Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5Rv 1:5-8Jn 18:33b-37 Today’s first two readings name the kingly...
Read Moreby Jana Bennett | Nov 16, 2021 | Lectionary | 0 |
Dn 7:13-14Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5Rv 1:5-8Jn 18:33b-37 Today’s first two readings name the kingly...
Read Moreby Ramon Luzarraga | Jan 7, 2021 | Current Events | 0 |
On February 23, 1981, the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament of Spain, was meeting to elect a prime minister. Their deliberations were rudely and violently interrupted when Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero...
Read Moreby Emily Reimer-Barry | Sep 24, 2020 | Current Events | 0 |
This is a guest post by Kathy Lilla Cox, Research Associate at the University of San Diego in the...
Read Moreby Emily Reimer-Barry | Sep 3, 2020 | Current Events | 0 |
This is a guest post by Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio, Professor of Social Ethics at the Jesuit School of...
Read Moreby Emily Reimer-Barry | Aug 19, 2020 | Current Events | 0 |
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...
Read Moreby Jana Bennett | Jul 24, 2019 | Current Events | 0 |
Genesis 18:20-32Colossians 2:12-14Luke 11:1-13 One of the occasional debates in moral theology is the connection between prayer and ethics. In a classic essay, L. Edward Phillips identified three ways Christians typically see...
Read Moreby Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon | Jan 25, 2019 | Current Events | 1 |
Before I jump into the meat of this post, I want to do some throat-clearing: yes, the topic of...
Read Moreby David Cloutier | Oct 12, 2018 | Current Events | 0 |
In the wake of the debacle of the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the ensuing...
Read Moreby Jason King | Mar 20, 2017 | Current Events | 0 |
It doesn’t take much to realize we are a fractured and divided society. Robert Putnam noted this...
Read Moreby Jason King | Nov 28, 2016 | Current Events | 1 |
I agree with Stephen Pope’s warning in his Commonweal essay, “No Time for Reconciliation”, of “a...
Read Moreby Jason King | Nov 11, 2016 | Current Events | 0 |
After the election results were in, both Trump and Clinton called for the country to come...
Read Moreby Jason King | Oct 10, 2016 | Current Events | 3 |
Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name saying, ‘I...
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