We are extremely dismayed and disappointed that the Education Investment Incentive Act was not part of the New York State budget this year.
Editorials
An Abhorrent Practice
A story in a London newspaper exposes a dirty little secret in the British abortion industry.
Education at Crossroads
As the fate of the Education Investment Tax Credit was about to be decided, new support was added and the opposition ramped up its voice.
A Catholic Agenda
When the New York State Bishops went to Albany this past week to present a moral perspective to the public debate, they made the Education Investment Incentives Act a major focus of their agenda. As we have outlined here before, the proposal is a no-brainer as it seeks to encourage donations to public schools and […]
Courage in Ukraine
Stunning images of priests standing in the midst of protestors and riot police in the Ukraine appeared last week on blogs around the world. Draped in their colorful epitrachelia (stoles worn around the neck) and “armed” only with icons or crucifixes, they cropped up like small oases of peace and prayerful presence straddling a minefield […]
Assisting the Needy
Catholic social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom for navigating past the treacherous partisan shoals that make constructive dialog so difficult these days. Yes, dialog – a blast from the past. This word was very popular in the aftermath of Vatican II and signified a sense of hope that people could find common ground […]
Love Without Limits
Back in the 1960s – the time in which the so-called “sexual revolution” was boldly proclaimed – a certain culture of newfound liberation was beginning to emerge, celebrating itself as a movement toward “free love.” Taking great liberties with the writings of some of the saints – such as Augustine (“Love and do as you […]
The Winning Coach
A year has yet to pass since Jorge Mario Bergoglio, newly elected Bishop of Rome (as he often refers to himself as) – and, therefore, pope – appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, arms limply at his side, looking all of a startled schoolboy about to answer for himself before the principal. […]
Uniting for Life
As if marking the 41st anniversary of the disastrous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision wasn’t enough, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to rub salt into the wounds of pro-life advocates by telling them they should leave New York State. The anniversary of the fateful day that has brought so much grief and destruction to […]
The Division of Poverty
The incidence of National Migration Week, Jan. 5-11, during Poverty Awareness Month is not accidental. Both call our attention to the kind of division that comes from the hardening of the difference and diversity among equals – brothers and sisters who are children of the one God. The Bible depicts it as destroyer of families […]