“Holiness is not limited to the sanctuary or to moments of private prayer; it is a call to direct our whole heart and life toward God and according to God’s plan for this world. For the laity holiness is achieved in the midst of the world, in family, in community, in friendships, in work, in [...]
Fireworks. Baseball games. Picnics. This is what the 4th of July means to most Americans today. But July 4th in 1776 was a very solemn day for the 55 men who affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. For in so doing, they were risking their lives and fortunes to defend the proposition that [...]
Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles “There I was…stranded, surrounded by the big oil refinery…with its oil derricks and wells…” It was a magnificent winter evening. The air was crisp and cold as the distant sun began to descend behind the oil derricks in Carson, California. [...]
A closer look at “private property” and our obligations to others My young daughter Elizabeth has a favorite tee-shirt that boldly proclaims, “The Toddler Laws of Property”: If I like it, it’s mine; If it’s in my hand, it’s mine; If I had it a little while ago it’s mine; If it looks just like [...]
Dr. Peter Kreeft, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Boston College and a Contributing Writer to the Integrated Catholic Life, wrote an important book a number of years back titled, Back to Virtue, in which he argues that the civilization in which we live is in crisis and that we are faced with [...]
Go Make a Difference – This is the name of a popular praise and worship song by Steve Angrisano that is based on the passage from St. Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus tells us we are to be the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world”. It is sometimes sung at Holy Mass at [...]
James Nolan earned a J.D., UCLA School of Law and a M.A. in Theology, Washington Theological Union. He is the program coordinator of the Arupe Program in Social Ethics for Business, the program coordinator of the Woodstock Business Conference and a research fellow for the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. He is a [...]
I recently had a conversation with a man whose mother suffers from a disease that the man contended could be cured if only sufficient medical experimentation could be conducted using embryonic stem cells. There is no evidence that such research could help discover a cure or even helpful treatments, but that question is really not [...]
In the battle to win hearts and minds to the cause of life, it is sometimes necessary to speak in non-religious terms. At other times, what is needed is precisely the proclamation of the Gospel. I came across a passage from Gaudium et Spes, the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern [...]
Listen to Dr. Naughton’s keynote address… [Originally co-authored by Mr. Randy Hain, Dr. Phil Thompson and Deacon Mike Bickerstaff] The keynote speaker at the Inaugural Atlanta Catholic Business Conference back in February, 2009, was Dr. Michael Naughton, the Moss Endowed Chair in Catholic Social Thought; Director, John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought; Full [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from King David
“Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit. I will teach the [...]
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