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Can Catholics be good legislators in a pluralistic democracy?

As a result of the discussion on Catholic Social Doctrine, one of the readers of this blog brought up a question that has been asked before in the history this nation. Can a Roman Catholic be a member of a government in a pluralistic democracy? Actually, it really brings up the broader question of whether a Christian can be a member of government. Why did this question come up? Well, let’s look... [Read more]

George Weigel on Catholic Social Doctrine

After my blog post on Mattingly and Catholic Social Doctrine, a friend sent a link to an article by George Weigel that was distributed by the Denver Catholic Register, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Denver. It is an extremely good article. Below are some quotes from the article, though I urge you to follow the link above and read the article for yourself. The 2012 election seems likely... [Read more]

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Fool me twice . . . rethink your approach to truth

Yesterday I quoted from a book by a priest whom I know. In it he said: Let me submit to you, therefore, that the great spiritual battle of our time is not a struggle between believers and atheists. Rather, it is a struggle between pride and humility. We expect and even demand humility in almost all other areas of life–what really matters is what is objectively true, not what any of us might happen... [Read more]

Modern American thought patterns

Recently there was a news article that garnered some attention because it allowed for much hilarity from late-night comedians. Sadly it was an article summarizing a study that found that people who were regular attenders at church were fatter than others in this already quite fat country: Young, religiously active people are more likely than their non-religious counterparts to become obese in middle... [Read more]

Tony Campolo and what causes offense

Fr. Greg posted the following quote from Tony Campolo in response to my web post yesterday. It was said on a college campus when he gave a talk there: “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a sh*t. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the... [Read more]

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Interesting world now

We are in an interesting period in the world right now. In Egypt, there are still demonstrations going on asking for freedom. In Tunisia, a new government is being set up. In Bahrain, protesters are getting shot every day now. In Lybia the news are blocked, even from our busybody networks, but what little news leaks out is that there is an increasing death toll between protesters. Algeria has periodic... [Read more]

A decision with interesting implications

Fox News today yesterday had a story that made me happy as a pro-life person. COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio judge allowed a pregnant 17-year-old to get married without her parents’ consent after the bride-to-be said she could be forced to have an abortion if she stayed at home. The Columbus Dispatch reports the couple, who each turn 18 in a few months, got married Tuesday after a hearing. Ohio... [Read more]

Christian Porn

The post below is from Pithless Thoughts. Father Orthoduck is only posting part of it. I do highly recommend that you go to his blog and read the entire article. So, I recently posted a video of a “goofy” charismatic couple “praying”. Basically to be honest, I posted it because it invited derision, smirking, ridicule and well, yeah, comments. But I confess that, when I created... [Read more]

Qur’an burning: a message from the Barnabas Fund

As most of you know by now, there is a congregation in Florida whose pastor is planning a burning of the Qur’an this coming Saturday on the anniversary of September 11. There is no doubt that the pastor has the constitutional right to burn the Qur’an. But, as Saint Paul warns us: All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things... [Read more]

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Southern Baptists speak out on the Gulf oil spill

Below is the text of the resolution on the Gulf Oil spill passed by the Southern Baptist Convention at their meeting last week in Orlando. As you read it, please note that one can see signs of a changing of some of the traditional Southern Baptist stances. As one of the other resolutions states, the normal stance of the Southern Baptist Convention has been “a Free Church in a Free State.”... [Read more]