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Los Angeles Catholic teaching
The lesson of Fr. Thomas Williams
Fr Thomas Williams
May 19, 2012
No one is perfect. But it seems that some people are held to higher standards when it comes to their behavior.As they should, quite honestly. When...
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Jesuit Universities sending mixed messages
Obamacare
May 7, 2012
On April 2, 2012 Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio announced that they will end contraceptive coverage in their insurance policy. In citing the...
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Charlotte area is home to first business to sue government over Obamacare
Christian Religious Liberty
November 22, 2011
The Charlotte area is now the proud home of the first school to sue the Federal Government over the new Affordable Care Act, "affectionately...
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Capital punishment: not a life issue like abortion.
capital punishment
June 4, 2011
In the great and ongoing debate about abortion, it is often suggested that opposition to abortion and opposition to the death penalty go hand in...
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Did the Pope Really Change the Catholic Position on Condoms?
Pope Benedict
November 22, 2010
Even in Arizona the media is literally lighting itself on fire in an effort to distort, misquote, and confuse Catholic teaching on birth control...
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The Catholic sex abuse scandal in the modern world
Religion & Spirituality
March 26, 2010
Let's begin with the obvious: no self-respecting Catholic of any stripe condones or excuses the abuse carried out by priests, and often covered up...
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Lent begins a "Season of Mercy" in Milwaukee diocese
Religion & Spirituality
February 18, 2010
Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of 40 days of Lent. The number 40 is a recurring symbol in sacred Scripture; the Israelites spent 40...
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Catholics, women, and the priesthood - Part Three: The ideology behind women's ordination
Religion & Spirituality
February 5, 2010
Last week's column focused on the theological reasons and implications behind the all-male Catholic priesthood. This week the focus shifts to the...
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Catholics, women, and the priesthood - Part Two: What holy orders really mean
Religion & Spirituality
January 29, 2010
Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; 6 second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of...
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Catholics, women, and the priesthood - Part One
Religion & Spirituality
January 24, 2010
This is part one of a series.In today's Scripture readings, Catholics throughout the world listened to the words of Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 12...
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