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On the 1st of May, a Celebration of a Saintly Worker

by admin | May 1, 2014 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized

On May 1 the Church provides an alternative to the May Day celebrations once common in the Communist world  by marking its own feast day, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, established by Pope Pius XII in 1955.  Joseph, the chaste spouse of Mary and the earthly...

The Catholic position on the death penalty honors victims and protects human dignity

by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | From the Tiber to the James, Uncategorized

The death penalty is a topic of intense and emotional debate in America.  In our efforts to seek justice for victims and their families, it is common to view the death penalty as an appropriate punishment for violent crime.  Many who oppose the death penalty are...

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