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Belief in the afterlife key to faith and salvation
“Although doubts and denials seem to be on the increase in certain parts of the world, this ‘disquiet’ cannot be ignored.” So says theologian Sister Joan Hush, 79, who spent many years as a Dominican contemplative and is now living her vowed life as a Dominican associate in a reclusive …
Catholic Conference official expresses opposition to HHS mandate
Patrick R. Brannigan, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference, has joined a growing list of Catholic clergy, officials, health care professionals and lay people around the nation calling on U.S. officials and lawmakers to oppose the August 1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate.
America's longest war: 10 years and counting!
Consider these insightful words from one of America’s most moral voices: “We must find an alternative to war and bloodshed.” The war we are fighting “has strengthened the military-industrial complex ... and put us in the position of protecting a corrupt regime that is stacked against the poor.”
The elderly are a blessing, not a burden
As the 20th century came to a close, the United Nations celebrated the International Year of Older Persons, heralding the vision of "A Society for All Ages."
God's greatest gift surpasses our understanding of gift giving
The present economic crisis can provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, rather than on the materialistic spirit that often permeates our Western culture. Since so many people are unemployed or under employed and many family incomes are shrinking, a lot of people will …
Remembering Rwanda
The feature story appearing in this Monitor issue (page 22) about the 30th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Kibeho, Rwanda prompts reflection on the complex and anguished history that followed the Vatican-approved visions. It is a history that far too few people around the world understood well, or recall …
An effort to re-introduce same-sex 'marriage' in New Jersey
A legislative alert has gone out from the New Jersey Catholic Conference regarding an upcoming hearing of the N.J. Senate Judiciary Committee on Bill S-1, which would establish same-sex “marriage” in New Jersey.
HHS ABC RULE: ANBODY BUT CATHOLICS HAS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Health and Human Services’ recent attacks on freedom of religion show it is deaf to religious sensibilities. Even the Administration’s resounding defeat on January 11—when the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Administration’s reading of the First Amendment as “extreme,” “untenable,” and having “no merit”—couldn’t unplug its ears.
My parish, dead or alive
I am now closing in on fifty, but I still remember my grandparents’ sense of loyalty and allegiance to their parish.
The role of government in achieving social justice
A letter from a reader in response to two recent columns posed a question and issued a challenge. This reader took issue with the columns dealing with corporate responsibility for philanthropy and another about moral aspects of the economy.
Climate Change: It's real and it's dangerous!
Vast raging forest fires, a gigantic wind and thunderstorm system, and boiling record breaking temperatures have helped to further convince millions of us – including the vast majority of climatologists – that the earth’s climate is dangerously changing, and human-induced global warming is at the heart of it.
Longing for solitude
Eight hundred years ago, the poet Rumi wrote: What I want is to leap out of this personality and then sit apart from that leaping. I’ve lived too long where I can be reached.
Introspection begins with 'What was I thinking?'
“Therefore I will trust you always, though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death, I will not fear for you are ever with me. And you will never leave me to face my struggles alone.” Prayer of Thomas Merton
A welcome decision by the Supreme Court
Consider This | Stephen Kent, Catholic News ServiceThere was something off-putting about it from the beginning. Perhaps it was the name itself.“This act may be cited as the ‘Stolen Valor Act of 2005,’” Congress said at the beginning of the bill.
Olympic games remind us of the virtue of sport
GUEST COMMENTARYThe following unsigned editorial first appeared in the July 25 issue of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper. It is provided here through Catholic News Service. Blessed Pope John Paul II, an avid sportsman in his youth, once lauded the moral value of sports. “They are …
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