by admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship
In today’s vitriolic political culture of sound bites and partisanship, it’s not always easy as Catholics to practice our call to faithful citizenship. The public square may be filled with partisans, but the Church’s social teaching is consistent and neither “left”...
by admin | May 29, 2013 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, From the Tiber to the James, Immigration, Marriage and family, Uncategorized
“Immigration is the civil rights test of our generation.” So says Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, speaking of the dire need to reform our broken immigration system. There’s lively debate surrounding Congress’s latest efforts to reform immigration. “Illegal...
by admin | May 22, 2013 | Catholic social teaching, Immigration, Marriage and family
Imagine a life without our family: a life without the celebrations, the struggles, and the love that family provides. Almost unimaginable, isn’t it? At its very foundation, human society is organized around the family. It is the vital heart of community, our...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Catholic social teaching, From the Tiber to the James, Marriage and family, Uncategorized
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The above line is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, where, for almost a century, millions of pilgrims came with suitcases full of dreams to start new...
