by Father Robert Barron I saw an advance copy of a survey by Father William J. Byron, S.J., and Charles Zech, which will appear in the April 30 edition of “America” magazine. It was conducted at the request of Bishop David O’Connell, the Bishop of Trenton, and its focus was very simple: it endeavored to […]
by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk One widely-encountered idea today is that there is no black and white when it comes to morality, only a kind of “gray area.” This is often taken to mean that we really can’t know with certainty what is right and wrong, allowing us to “push into the gray” as we make […]
by David Bisono MANY TIMES WE surprise people with who we really are and because of it we are left alone in the process. Honesty brings about healing, but it also can bring about separation. Have you ever found yourself standing all alone when you really thought that those who promised you their friendship and […]
by Father William J. Byron, S.J. ON MARCH 22, the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America sponsored a symposium on “Lapsed Catholics: Old and New Theories, Contemporary Voices, and the New Evangelization.” Mine was one of the contemporary voices in this conversation. Along with Professor Charles Zech, who […]
by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk On Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a mandate placing First Amendment rights and religious freedom in the crosshairs. The mandate, as a provision of ObamaCare, requires “preventive health services” to be covered by all health insurance issuers and all group health plans. Those insurance […]
by Stephen Kent A woman once was told where to sit on a public bus. A group of young people once were told where to sit in a public lunchroom. Many students once were told where they would go to school. Taken individually, these examples would have been unremarkable if solved locally. Rosa Parks would […]
by John Garvey The Affordable Care Act that Congress passed in 2010 directs employers to provide health insurance or pay a fine. New regulations adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services will also require employers to provide full coverage for contraceptives, abortifacient drugs and sterilization procedures that the Catholic Church teaches are […]
by Father William Byron, S.J., Call it curious, ironic or just plain strange. New York Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, published a Jan. 25 op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal to express his frustration over President Barack Obama’s ruling that most health insurance plans will have to […]
by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk. ONCE I MET A woman who had worked for years in fashion and modeling. Unsurprisingly, she was strikingly attractive. She was accompanied by her teenage daughter who, by contrast, was rather unremarkable to look at, maybe even a plain Jane. After spending time with them, I began to sense that the […]
DURING A 2011 roundtable discussion on Fox News, guest commentator Jay Thomas argued that young people should not be too concerned when it comes to pre-marital sex, because nobody would choose to “buy a car without driving it first. You don’t get married, and you don’t learn about sex, by not having it.” Any reasonable […]
