Following a Catholic News Service article in the Feb. 5 issue of The Catholic Review quoting Catholic Health Association representatives, there may be some confusion about whether the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) poses a threat to Catholic health care and what we should be doing to oppose it. As a physician and the president...Read More
All Scouts have a promise, oath or law to abide. Certain ideals are common to each oath – a “Duty to God” being one. Scouting does not dictate what god a Scout must honor – that is of one’s own choosing. Faith and belief are the key elements. In the Scout Law, it is known...Read More
The reaction to my mentioning on this page some weeks ago that I planned to make Courage, a support group for Catholics with same-sex attractions who seek to live chaste lives, available in the Archdiocese, was generally favorable.Read More
Since President Obama’s inauguration, I have met two distinctive groups of people. The first group is ecstatic. They hail not only the election of the first African-American president, but they also point to great hope for the future. They see President Obama as someone able to bring real change. They hope for an end to...Read More
Whom shall I send? Who should go before me? A voice in the wilderness name John Augustus Tolton said: “Here I am Lord, send me!” Father Augustus Tolton and his entire family were born slaves, but through divine intervention Father Tolton became the first known and recognized African-American priest. His family escaped from slavery. Father...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to each other on the telephone about the recent controversy surrounding a traditionalist bishop who has denied the Holocaust.Read More
WASHINGTON – The Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility said Feb. 5 it would use an index measuring how “green” publicly traded corporations are to help it make investment decisions and push for more eco-friendly business practices.Read More
While acknowledging the pain endured through child sexual abuse, Catholic leaders urged lawmakers Feb. 5 to reject a bill that would significantly extend the time period when victims can file civil lawsuits in Maryland.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging and remembering the Holocaust is not only a matter of historical honesty; it is a religious obligation, especially for bishops, several Vatican officials said.Read More
WASHINGTON – In the days following the Sept. 11 attacks, Dalila Benameur and her Muslim friends in Bridgeview, Ill., were afraid to leave their homes even when their pantries ran low and their refrigerators emptied. The women felt threatened by the handful of intimidating drivers who would cruise past the town’s mosque waving Confederate flags...Read More
WASHINGTON – Promoting Catholic social teaching to politicians at the White House and in Congress is like riding a teeter-totter: first up and then down. The direction depends on the issue being debated and the party in power.Read More