“Faith is truly a good for everyone; it is a common good. Its light does not simply brighten the interior of the Church, nor does it serve solely to build an eternal city in the hereafter; it helps us build our societies in such a way that they can journey toward a future of hope.”
-Pope Francis, Lumen Fidei (“The Light of Faith”), 51.
As the Wisconsin criminal court evaluates McCarrick’s competency to stand trial for the last pending criminal case, we lay Catholics should take this time to assess our own competence to meaningfully exercise our prophetic charism to reform the American Church in light of the McCarrick nightmare. Specifically, what remains to be done as to McCarrick, […]
In theory, Catholic-Americans should be the most important block of voters in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Arguably, no other identifiable demographic group has more numbers and more to offer. Indeed, if we weren’t so divided theologically and culturally, we would not only have the largest number of voters, but we could be the most positively […]
As Americans continue to digest the many troubling trends relating to misuses of social media, Catholic-Americans should be the very ones leading the way in avoiding the troubling trend of Americans posting too many “communication shortcuts” relating to issues that are more complex than the simplicity of a post suggests. Thus, as we prepare for […]
Catholic-Americans who would like to bring their Catholic tradition to the upcoming process of electing our next President of the United States should consider asking questions which reasonably flow from Catholic Social Teachings, particularly in light of Pope Francis’ recent contributions to Catholic Social Teaching. At the very least, by requiring candidates to answer fundamental […]
As Catholic-Americans become increasingly divided over “homosexuality” in the American Church, particularly as we continue to suffer from the Sexual Abuse Crisis and face new sex scandals involving homosexual activity, it’s becoming apparent that the one perspective that is missing in the public discourse is that of the minority of men who can most readily […]
When members of Congress were debating the Affordable Care Act, many Catholics suggested that the Catholic Principle of Subsidiarity was particularly instructive in the ongoing U.S. healthcare debate. Although mindful of the many relevant Catholic principles involved in the discussions of U.S. Healthcare (e.g., common good, separation of Church and State, life, primacy of […]
Catholic-Americans who would like to bring their Catholic tradition to the upcoming process of electing our next President of the United States should consider asking questions which reasonably flow from Catholic Social Teachings, particularly in light of Pope Francis’ recent contributions to Catholic Social Teaching. At the very least, by requiring candidates to answer […]
The following letter was submitted in response to the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s letter requesting the University of Georgia to Replace Football Chaplains with its Proposed Secular Policy: Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor Freedom From Religion Foundation P.O. Box 750 Madison, WI 53701 Dear Mr. Barker and Ms. Gaylor: I am writing on behalf […]
As every law student quickly learns, the way one frames a legal issue can go a long way in ensuring that the case is decided in favor of the party which more favorably “frames” the issue in dispute. This principle applies even more so when legal cases implicate societal issues at large as these cases […]
Although many Americans still embrace the notion of “American greatness,” our greatness is often referenced in such vague and inclusive terms that it is virtually impossible to demarcate between American greatness and that of any number of free or relatively modern nations. We are often left wondering exactly what it is that renders America great […]