“Catholics need to wake up from the illusion that the America we now live in – not the America of our nostalgia or imagination or best ideals, but the real America we live in here and now – is somehow friendly to our faith. What we’re watching emerge in this country is a new kind [...]
Why is it difficult to be the same person at work, home, church and with our friends? I have observed this problem for several years, but lately I have become more aware of the challenges people have with consistently being “real.” In a few recent discussions with friends, I received blank stares and perceived [...]
Over lunch this week with a long-time client, the blessing I said at the beginning of the meal was the catalyst for an interesting conversation (as it has been with so many others in the past). This human resources executive smiled as I made the sign of the cross at the end and said, “Well, [...]
“Forcing religious faith out of a nation’s public square and out of a country’s public debates does not serve democracy… What it does do is impose a kind of unofficial state atheism. To put it another way, if we ban Christian Churches or other religious communities from taking an active role in our nation’s civic [...]
I don’t get it. We have restrictions on the sale of tobacco and alcohol to minors. But we can’t hold video game retailers accountable for selling adult games to unaccompanied minor children? The answer to that question is “yes” according to a decision handed down last month by the U.S. Supreme Court. In its decision [...]
“Politicians who say they personally oppose abortion, but then don’t work to change the laws in order to protect unborn life, are examples of the most damaging kind of secularism. Their faith life has virtually no effect on their public service.” (Archbishop Chaput; Living the Catholic Faith, p.69) Print this entry
People who take the question of human truth, freedom and meaning seriously will never remain silent about it. They can’t. They’ll always act on what they believe, even at the cost of their reputations and lives. That’s the way it should be. Religious faith is always personal, but it’s never private. It always has social [...]
On a very cold night in late February, 2009, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput delivered what may have been an even more chilling message to a near capacity audience at St. Basil’s Church on the campus of St. Michael’s College. “We can’t build a just society with the blood of unborn children.” Canadians in the [...]
The tragedy in Tucson, while still a major news item, has slowly been moving from the front pages to the back pages of the newspapers. It is no long the first story you hear on radio or see on TV news programs or news websites. Despite that fact I can’t seem to get the story [...]
Do our children understand morality? Ethics? Virtue? The Beatitudes? If not, why? Aren’t they supposed to learn about these vital concepts from their parents? Do we (parents) fully understand, discuss and apply these concepts in our daily lives so we can set the right example for our children? I pose these challenging questions for all [...]
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