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‘Does God love the illegals?’
Areader called The Record a couple of weeks ago to ask this question: “Does God love the illegals?”
What all Hispanics lost in the El Paso massacre
In the moments it took a gunman at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, recently to massacre 22 people – the majority of whom were Hispanic – and wound dozens more, the 56 million of us who constitute the Hispanic population lost our sense of security, of belonging to …
A news junkie hits the beach and enjoys himself!
More and more people are telling me that they just can’t take the news anymore. Like me, they find it overwhelmingly depressing. It raises our blood pressure. It leaves us discontented. It makes us feel hopeless.
Father Augustus Tolton: A sign for today
I recently participated in a conference that explored the Church’s sexual abuse crisis and the effect the crisis has had on the Church’s witness in the public square
The Kennedy funeral: A Gospel response
The funeral Mass of Sen. Edward Kennedy Aug. 29 drew swift and not unexpected outrage from some within the Catholic community. The controversy centered on the late senator’s staunchly pro-choice efforts while in political office, as well as other aspects of the senator’s highly public life.
Case of innocent man executed shows shame of death penalty
The death penalty may have finally crossed a shameful line that, if there is any sense of reason or justice in American society, should bring the practice to a swift and final end. The state of Texas, despite all of the safeguards that proponents of the death penalty claim would …
In defense of marriage
Why is the Catholic Church so insistent that the institution of marriage can only occur between one man and one woman? Because the church proclaims the truth about the greatness of human beings. And it's because of this truth of our human greatness that the church affirms that nothing less …
We need to stand behind the work of CCHD
Although those who have launched a campaign against the U.S. bishops' anti-poverty agency may have the best intentions of the Church at heart, their approach distracts from our true Gospel call.
We all benefit from strong Catholic schools
It cannot be denied that our Catholic schools form the most faith-filled, active and informed future members of the Church, and that's why we all must lend a hand in taking good care of our schools.
In all things, charity
The heat in the aftermath of passage of health care reform reveals the depth of feeling among those for and against the landmark bill that affects all Americans. Such heat, however, cannot justify the verbal and physical violence that has ensued.
Despite media silence, child protection efforts making a difference
The media has given plenty of coverage to the failures of the Catholic Church in the recent abuse cases in Europe, but in the United States the protection of our children has been a serious priority for the Church.
What would Mary do? Don't ask Newsweek
It may have been a good marketing move to feature a portrait of Mary on the cover of Newsweek, but the accompanying article on women in the Catholic Church fails to paint an accurate picture.
Diocese celebrates God's 'abundant harvest' in blessing of new vocations
It is the season of "abundant harvest" in the Diocese of Trenton, with the ordination of a host of new priests, deacons - both permanent and transitional - and the coming ordination of our new coadjutor bishop, all of which are clearly a blessing from the Lord.
Abortion returns to the health care reform debate
As provisions of Congress' health care reform package begin to take effect, some of the fears expressed by the U.S. Catholic bishops concerning government-funded abortion coverage are being realized, meaning that this debate is far from over.
Marriage: A communion of love and life
Our Catholic traditions of marriage are rooted in the Scriptural revelations of God's love for us and his creation of man and woman as perfect compliments to one another.
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