by Tom Intorcio | Dec 16, 2020 | Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, Marriage and family, News
In November, in the midst of the pandemic, Gov. Northam called for legalization of marijuana. As someone who lived in Colorado when legalization passed by ballot initiative in 2012, I have seen the fallout: addiction, neglect of children and more auto accidents. The...
by Tom Intorcio | Jul 20, 2020 | Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James, News
Be prepared for November 3rd: act now.
by admin | Jul 6, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, From the Tiber to the James, Immigration, Living the faith, mercy, News, Respect for life
People often wonder why the Catholic Church cares so much about refugees. There are several compelling answers. First, as people forced from their homelands by persecution, refugees (and migrants generally) are among the populations the Bible and Catholic social...
by admin | Jul 3, 2018 | criminal justice, Death Penalty, From the Tiber to the James, Living the faith, mercy, Respect for life
I was … in prison and you visited me. ~Matthew 25:35-36 Our Savior identifies with prisoners, and not just the innocent ones. Most of the men in Sussex I, home of Virginia’s death row, will never live on the outside again. In maroon jumpsuits and white Velcro...
by admin | May 18, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Environment, Faithful citizenship, From the Tiber to the James
Cardinal Turkson insisted that if we treat creation responsibly, we can trust it to support the entire human family.
by admin | May 3, 2018 | Catholic social teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, From the Tiber to the James, Living the faith, Respect for life
Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips. Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat. ~ Isaiah 11:5–6 Imagine picking up the phone and hearing the unthinkable, the nightmare...
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