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Category Archives: Church and the Public Square
Catholic Republicans’ political beliefs, challenged by their faith
Faithful Catholics Should Not Belong to a Political Tribe. This goes for Republicans as well as Democrats. Catholicism does not fit neatly into political ideology. Period. Washington Post journalist Michael Gerson, who is not Catholic, understands this better than most … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic vote, human dignity
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Govern with Faith and Reason
Our pastor, Msgr. Bognanno, gave the homily at the interfaith Inaugural Service of Dedication, for our new Governor, who is a Catholic. My husband was in attendance and he thought it was excellent. excerpt: Great leadership requires great wisdom. In … Continue reading
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From Down Under: Cardinal Pell Blasts Catholic Politicians
It appears that politicians who declare that they are devout Catholics, in order to gain votes, but publicly go against Church teaching are not just an American phenomena. Apparently it is common in Australia too. And Cardinal Pell has had … Continue reading
Govenor Sandoval Is A Pro Abortion Catholic
Yet the Bishop of Las Vegas was the celebrant at the inaugural Mass and the retired Bishop of Reno was present. Sigh The Las Vegas Sun Reports: Sandoval begins inauguration day at Mass (HT/ Pew Sitter and Catholic Culture): .Gov.-elect … Continue reading
The False god of Tolerance
R. R. Reno in his blog post , Religion in Public Life, comments on the false idea that tolerance is always a societal good. “But I found myself thinking, why is tolerating pornography on library computers a sign of good … Continue reading
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Vote For The True, The Free, The Good
I wish that I had found this article by Deacon Fournier earlier. He clearly states how Catholics should engage their faith and reason at the polls. It is longish, but worth the read especially if you haven’t voted yet. Excerpt … Continue reading
Catholics And The Elections
Tomorrow we head to the polls to vote. As Catholic Christians we have a moral duty to vote. There are certain things that the Church asks of us as we exercise our civic and moral duty. First we need to … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic vote, pro life, social issues
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Open Letter to Politicans
Aggie Catholics has an open letter to Politicians. It echo’s my sentiments exactly: “We are Catholic and we are American. You will be in our prayers and we promise to pray for you as you serve us. Our nation is … Continue reading
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Anti Catholic?
I wrote about perceived anti Catholic tactics by the democrats in Minnesota here. In an update I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. Today, however, I found a picture of their latest postcard campaign on the web … Continue reading
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Catholics in the Public Square
As I wrote in this blog post too many Catholics put their faith in a particular political party before their Catholic faith. Excerpt: While I believe that our faith should inform our political choices, politics should not inform our faith. … Continue reading
Posted in Church and the Public Square, Politics
Tagged Catholic vote, Moral relativism, morality, Politics
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