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September 15, 2022

We Must Stand Behind The Rail Workers

Despite the ever-increasing profits made by railway companies, American rail workers have to endure ever-worsening...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act And Our Hope For The Future

Climate change is a reality, not mere speculation. This is why, instead of just...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

The Pope, Native Americans, And Healing The Wounds Of Our Past

No matter how independent, how individualistic, someone would like to be, no one is an...

July 07, 2022

Put Away The Sword: On Gun Control

After the Fourth of July mass-shooting in Highland Park, Pope Francis once again reiterated his...

June 2022

June 23, 2022

Pope Francis Points The Way To Revival

Many Catholics are finding themselves having a crisis of faith. Some valiantly hold on to...

June 16, 2022

The Pope And Consequentialism: Contra Larry Chapp

Consequentialism is an insidious, error-ridden, ethical theory;; typically, those who follow its reasoning will suggest,...

June 01, 2022

There Is No Charity Without Justice

True charity, caritas, is love. If we want to act with true charity, love would...

April 2022

April 08, 2022

Arms Control Is Necessary

Marsilio Ficino, the great renaissance philosopher-priest, understood how disingenuous it is to speak up and...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

We Must Protect Our Wonderful World

What God made was good. “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold,...

February 2022

February 17, 2022

Reparation And Injustices: Society Is Accountable For Systematic Sin

All injustice requires satisfaction as a part of the process which reverses and heals the...

February 03, 2022

Banning The Proper Study Of History Promotes The Return Of The Sins Of The Past

Since it is commonly understood that, as Winston Churchill put it, “Those that fail to...

January 2022

January 07, 2022

The Up-Coming World Day Of The Sick And The Pandemic

When the World Day of the Sick was first initiated thirty years ago, St John...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

What Christians Should Do To Confront The Decline In Organized Religion

The 19th century Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovoyov began his Lectures on Godmanhood by stating that...

December 02, 2021

Guilt By Association: The Fallacy Used Against Social Justice Movements

Jesus was often criticized because of the various kinds of people he wanted to help....

November 2021

November 19, 2021

The Dangers Coming From the 2021 USCCB General Assembly

There is trouble brewing in the Catholic Church in the United States. Priests and bishops...

November 11, 2021

Christ Is With Us In The Poor

When Jesus’ disciples complained about the way he had been anointed by a woman with...

November 09, 2021

The Good Samaritan Of Social Justice

In the Gospels, we read of the way many of the apostles were upset when...

October 2021

October 22, 2021

When Dealing With Climate Change, Silence Is Madness

Pope Francis presented to us one of the major problems of the modern age, that...

September 2021

September 30, 2021

Each Extinction Indicates a Dereliction Of Our Duty

The story of Noah’s Ark indicates God’s desire for humanity to take care of and...

September 23, 2021

The Problem With EWTN Began With Mother Angelica

Recently, Pope Francis spoke harshly against a Catholic network which has been consistent in attacking...

September 09, 2021

Sins Of Omission And Climate Change

When we see people in need, and we have the means to help them, we...

September 02, 2021

Freedom Comes With Responsibility: We Must Work For The Common Good

Freedom comes with responsibility. Those who try to deny their responsibility to society will lose...

August 2021

August 05, 2021

Ideologies And The Faith

Pope Francis has been warning Catholics (and all Christians) against the dangers of ideologies, how...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

COVID19 And Climate Change

The COVID19 pandemic has required us to reconsider the way we live in the world...

July 02, 2021

Extreme Heat, Fires And Death: Climate Change Is With Us

Another summer has just begun in North America, Once again, we find ourselves experiencing extreme...

June 2021

June 11, 2021

Refugees And The Rule Of Law

Refugees deserve to be honored and respected, given protections so that they do not suffer...

May 2021

May 20, 2021

Bloodlust Promotes Injustice, Not Justice

The bloodthirsty nature of many of those who call themselves pro-life reveals itself every time...

April 2021

April 22, 2021

Earth Day 2021

The story of Balaam should serve us all as a warning this Earth Day. Balaam,...

April 15, 2021

Police Must Be Held Accountable For Their Actions

Capital punishment, the state-sanctioned execution of a criminal after they have been convicted of a...

April 09, 2021

Everything Is Not Normal

COVID19 continues to be a threat. The pandemic is not over. Why, then, are we...

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