Archive for October, 2011
Welcome, Baby Seven Billion!
A few seconds after midnight a baby emerged from the womb of her mother, drew her first breath, and announced her arrival into the world with a tiny cry. This is Baby Seven Billion. Today, 31 October 2011, is her birthday. This day — the day that our planet becomes home to seven billion human beings — marks an important milestone. But is it a milestone on humanity’s upward path that we should celebrate, or a warning of impending catastrophe [...]
Action Alert: Urge Senate to Vote “NO” on Repealing DOMA
The Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate has scheduled a hearing on November 3, 2011, to vote on a bill that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (known as DOMA) [...]
The Solemnity of All Saints
The Solemnity of All Saints (November 1st) is a day set aside in remembrance of all the Saints, known and unknown, and to supply any shortcomings in our celebration of saints’ feasts during the year. In the Apostle’s creed, we speak of the “communion of saints” as a spiritual solidarity which binds us [...]
In Defense of Religious Liberty
Religious liberty is not merely one right among others, but enjoys a certain primacy. As the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI recently explained: “It is indeed the first of human rights, not only because it was historically the first to be recognized but also because it touches the constitutive dimension of man, his relation with his Creator.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Address to Diplomatic Corps, 10 Jan. 2011.)
On Being Judgemental
Recently I was having a conversation with a friend who was questioning my belief in moral absolutes. I quickly realized that he was confusing the judgment of a person with the judgment of an action. Upon further reaction, I thought of the many times I’ve been accused of being judgmental for my moral beliefs. People often fail to realize that a person can view certain actions to be wrong while still having compassion for people who choose these actions [...]
Teaching and Preaching at Bowdoin
For anyone who has spent any amount of time on a college campus in recent years, the notion of making students feel comfortable “no matter their race, religion, class, sexuality, or gender” is certainly not what campus life is about, at least not for the devout Christian. White guilt permeates any discussion of race, religious tolerance is reserved for all but those who embrace traditional Judeo-Christian values and the wealthy are condemned simply for being wealthy [...]
The Economic Crisis and the Social Doctrine of the Church
“Vatican Council II spoke of families as a ‘domestic Church’, an inviolable sanctuary”, said the Pope, “and economic laws must always take account of the interests and the protection of this fundamental cell of society”. He then went on to recall how John Paul II, in his “Familiaris consortio”, identified four tasks for the family [...]
Bishop Malone On Catholic Answers Live
Maine’s own Bishop Richard Malone will be a guest this evening, Monday, October 17th, on the nationally broadcast radio program Catholic Answers Live. In addition to serving as the 11th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, Bishop Malone chairs the Evangelization and Catechesis Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [...]
We’re In For A Scary Halloween (If You Listen to the Population Controllers)
By Steven W. Mosher
Led by the U.N. Population Fund, various anti-people groups are attempting to terrify the good citizens of Earth this Halloween by raising the specter of … babies. The seven billionth baby, to be exact.
Take the group Population Matters, for example, which will be:
…marking the day [of Seven Billion] by highlighting the unsustainability [...]
Bishops’ Agenda for Baltimore Meeting
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will meet November 14-16 in Baltimore for their annual Fall General Assembly. The bishops will hear the first address of Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York as president of the USCCB.
The meeting agenda will also include:
Elections of USCCB secretary-elect, chairmen-elect of five committees, the chairman of the Committee [...]
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