Citizens of the heavenly city
“In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation.”
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by bcadmin | Oct 19, 2020 | Catholic tradition, citizenship, election, Faith in the Public Arena, News, Responsible citizenship | 0 |
“In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 25, 2020 | American liberalism, Bostock v. Clayton County, Faith in the Public Arena, News, The Wall Street Journal | 0 |
The commonplace assumption of American liberalism, that courts merely preside over contests of rights, conceals the limitless power of the judiciary to decide questions of truth without thinking deeply or even honestly about them. Bostock v. Clayton County is a case in point.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 28, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 relief, Crisis of the family, Faith in the Public Arena, HEROES Act, News | 0 |
Our families have emerged as many people’s primary community during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fits the family’s natural role in society, but the change has not been easy. Many families have experienced new challenges amid COVID-19.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 24, 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic, Evangelium Vitae, Faith in the Public Arena, News, The Gospel of Life | 0 |
On March 25, St. John Paul II’s landmark papal letter “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”) marked its 25th anniversary. Addressing society’s devolving opinion on issues such as abortion, contraception and euthanasia, “Evangelium Vitae” resoundingly reaffirmed the dignity of each person and emphasized the Church’s role in upholding the primacy of life.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 21, 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic, Faith in the Public Arena, health care, Healthcare, News | 0 |
The unprecedented scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing efforts to provide critical hospital care have raised serious questions about rationing (limiting access) based on disability or age. Although, like everything else, health care is subject to the problem of scarcity, principles exist for determining the appropriate allocation of medical resources, especially during a pandemic.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Coronavirus pandemic, Faith in the Public Arena, Moment of Prayer, News, Politics, Pope Francis, Time for choosing | 0 |
In his homily during the “Extraordinary Moment of Prayer” March 27, Pope Francis addressed the Lord Jesus this way: “You are calling on us to seize this time of trial as a time of choosing
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 24, 2020 | Faith in the Public Arena, News, Recreational marijuana | 0 |
Legalizing recreational marijuana is a major issue for consideration during Minnesota’s 2020 legislative session. Many worry that legislators and the public have not fully realized the negative consequences that would likely follow legalization.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 26, 2020 | Catholic bigotry, Faith in the Public Arena, Know Nothing, Montana Department of Revenue, News | 0 |
The U. S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case involving a Montana state constitutional provision steeped in historic anti-Catholic bigotry. The justices’ decision could drastically impact the future of school choice programs across the country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 29, 2020 | Faith in the Public Arena, Father Hennepin, Iconoclasts, News, Treaty of Traverse des Sioux | 0 |
When the painting “Father Hennepin Discovering the Falls of St. Anthony” (1905), along with another painting depicting the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, was removed from its central position in the Governor’s Reception Room of the Capitol to an out-of-the-way meeting space on the third floor, it was an attempt to recast Minnesota history as one born in white supremacy (with the coming of Christianity supposedly a part of that legacy) to tell instead a new story about the diverse state we are today.
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