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January 2018

January 05, 2018

The Tax Bill; A Moral Document

The tax bill that Congress recently passed and President Trump signed into law provides tax...

January 02, 2018

A Year End Prayer and Reflection for Policymakers

By Patrick Carolan and Alexei Laushkin The end of the year gives you a chance...

December 2017

December 12, 2017

What is ‘Imago Dei’?

We are in the Advent season. As Christians, Advent is a time of hope and...

December 04, 2017

Tell me what church looks like

Last week I joined a group of faith leaders as we decided to “live church”...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.”

Congress recently passed what they refer to as a tax reform bill. Some call it...

November 07, 2017

Who are the Catholic Voices?

Last week I was invited to speak at a press conference on the Dream Act....

October 2017

October 30, 2017

A Tribute to My Friend, Anne

My friend Anne Dennean died last week. Her death did not merit a public announcement....

October 24, 2017

Building the Kingdom as Equals

Last week I wrote a blog about gun violence. I started off mentioning how we...

October 17, 2017

The Disease of Apathy

Express outrage, offer prayers, do nothing, repeat, express outrage, offer prayers, do nothing, repeat, express...

October 09, 2017

Building Heaven on Earth, Part 2

I am often challenged by the question of Heaven and Hell. I know that my...

October 02, 2017

Building Heaven on Earth

I am an early riser. I like to get up before the sun, make some...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

I’m right, you’re evil.

These past few weeks have seen a great deal of talk about Fr. Jim Martin...

September 15, 2017

Immigrants in God’s Land

In Jeremiah 7:5-7 it says: “If you do not oppress the alien…then I will dwell...

September 08, 2017

Are We Willing to Name the Sin of Racism?

It was 50 years ago that the Supreme Court handed down the decision in the...

September 05, 2017

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