Supreme Court Upholds Prayer at Government Meetings
With all the bad news on the religious freedom front, it is nice to get some good news. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of local officials to open town council meetings with prayer, ruling that...
View ArticleIs Smoking Marijuana a Victim-less Crime?
Some say that smoking marijuana or doing other drugs is a victim-less crime. Yet, there are millions of direct and indirect victims of the drug-trade. Issues include addiction, broken families,...
View ArticleWere Early Christians Socialists?
“All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.” (Acts 2:44-45) Is this passage...
View ArticleWhy Marriage is so Very Important In Culture & Civil Society
Humanum is an international interreligious colloquium on the complementarity of man and woman, hosted at the Vatican. As part of the gathering, they released some AMAZING videos. The sixth (and...
View ArticleIllegal Immigration and the Catholic Church
Q – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on hiring of illegal immigrants? A- Wow, you just opened up a big can o’ worms, didn’t you? Thanks for the question. Please bear with me as I set the...
View ArticleHow To Vote As A Catholic!
It took authentic courage for this priest to say what he does in the video below. This is because many Catholics in our country vote according to political leaning, before they vote as Catholics and...
View ArticleViolence, Sesame Street, and Jesus
I grew up in the most diverse neighborhood and school I have ever experienced. In fact, I sometimes say my childhood makes Sesame Street look homogeneous. The neighbors behind us were Vietnamese, one...
View Article6 Must-See Videos You Probably Missed
Humanum was an international interreligious colloquium, held in 2014, on the complementarity of man and woman, hosted at the Vatican. There were 14 different religions and 23 countries represented by...
View ArticleForming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
Fr. Charlie Banks On Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship The Challenge As we strive to be faithful citizens of the United States of America and participate in the election process, we face...
View ArticleThe United States, my Home by Heart
On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain individuals who came to the United States as children and met several guidelines could request consideration for deferred...
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