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August 17, 2026

Why Government Should Not Enforce All Christian Morals

Lately, I have seen several Christians not understand the way their faith should, and the...

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June 22, 2026

Where Are The Voices Of Moral Accountability In Government?

I find it very sad that too many people only desire and work for short-term...

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Profit Over People: The Conservative War On The Post Office

I keep finding myself surprised how often the United States Post Office is under attack...

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October 30, 2025

The Connections Between Gaslighting And Tyranny

Government is meant to be established to help society come together and work for the...

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December 31, 2024

Government Is Not A Business

Government is meant to work for and promote the common good. It is not intended...

December 28, 2022

Indifference To COVID Is Indifference To The Value Of Life

Life is a precious gift to be honored and preserved. This does not mean we...

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November 03, 2022

When Voting, Think Of The Children

Pope Francis told us that his special prayer concerns for the month of November are...

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May 12, 2022

Republicans Attacking The Social Safety Net Promote Anti-Christian Principles

Senator Rick Scott, and with him, many of his fellow Republicans, are taking their aim...

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We Might Not Like What Happens When We Get Our Wishes Fulfilled

In the story of The Monkey’s Paw, as with many similar stories, the protagonist, Mr....

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April 04, 2022

Not All Evil Should Be Prohibited By Positive Law

When seeking and promoting the common good, civil society often must permit various evils, not...

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October 14, 2021

Conscience And The COVID19 Vaccine

The COVID19 pandemic continues to threaten the world. What can justly be done to stop...

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March 11, 2021

Politicians And Laws Must Work For The Common Good

Government should work for the common good. Politics should be about establishing the best policies...

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December 09, 2020

Freedom, Religious Liberty, The Pandemic, And Our Obligations

A bridge, worn down, and not safe to travel across, is closed for repairs. Those...

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September 04, 2020

Non-Negotiable Principles (Not Policies)

In 2002, The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith said that democratic societies must hold...

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July 31, 2020

Don’t Spit On My Food

Don’t spit on my food. That seems like a reasonable request, doesn’t it? Clearly, everyone...

August 2019

August 09, 2019

Those Who Support Justice Must Triple Their Efforts To Resist Trump And His Cruelty

Many of Trump’s policies, and the actions undertaken to enforce his policies, are cruel. There...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

The Pope’s Important Words To A World Being Torn Apart By Nationalistic Ideologies

As the results of various elections indicate, right-wing nationalists are slowly rising in power in...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

Trump’s Executive Order On Free Speech at Universities Seems to Aim for the Imposition of Speech at Universities

Religious liberty is important. We are to be given the freedom to worship, or not...

March 20, 2019

Robbing By The Cradle: Paying For Babies at the Expense of Retirement

It has become extremely difficult for our youth to come together and form families. Many...

March 13, 2019

We Must Resist Trump’s Attack On The Poor

St. Salvian, talking about the horrors the poor faced in his day, could easily be...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

Now Is Not The Time To Become Complacent

In the early years of the Christian faith, Christians found themselves in a rather unusual...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

The Alt-Right Fascist Pathogen

In the reflections recorded in his book, My Life in Christ, St. John of Kronstadt...

September 2018

September 06, 2018

One Year After Maria

It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Maria wrecked its havoc across the Atlantic. The...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Truth Is Found In The Promotion Of The Common Good

The news media plays an important role in that it helps form and spread public...

July 24, 2018

Justice Is More Important Than Civility

Silence in a time of injustice allows such injustice to continue. Silence in the face...

July 10, 2018

When Fighting Evil, Hope In The Good

Wealth, government, industry and science, all are goods in and of themselves. But each of...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Christians Must Reject Positive Law Which Violates The Common Good

Throughout Christian history, Christians have had to deal with nationalistic xenophobia. Christianity embraces universality over...

May 2018

May 15, 2018

It Is Time To Put To An End Modern Forms Of Slavery

Slavery, as a human institution, existed since pre-historical times, and remains with us to this...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Tell Congress To Reject Pompeo and Haspel (Updated)

President Trump’s firing of Rex Tillerson has led to a new shift in his administration....

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Slouching Towards Duterte

On February 24, 2018, Catholics in Manilla came together to protest their president’s murderous regime....

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