Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington lists “falsehoods, lies, distortions, half-truths” among the sort of things Catholics should not be saying or spreading. He instead challenges Catholics to “speak the truth with love.”
Archive for Category: "Faithful Citizenship"
Opposing intrinsic evil a Catholic voter’s first priority
If there’s a single theme coming from the U.S. bishops in regard to this year’s election, it’s this: Catholicism isn’t political, but politics sure can touch on Catholicism.
Church takes reasonable approach on immigration reform
It’s popular in some circles today to portray the Catholic Church as the opposite of reasonable.
Tackling poverty and helping people to flourish
“The poor you will always have with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them,” Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel. This would, at face value, seem like a fairly open-ended statement.
Strengthening, defending marriage is a matter of justice
Being married in the church is important to Catholics. Delving into Catholic teaching itself, Scripture is filled with references to marriage, and the church presents it as a vocation and as one of the sacraments, a visible sign of God’s gift of grace.
A Catholic approach to untangling the international knot
Sometimes it’s just best to go to an expert.
Whether it’s a burst water pipe, an unresponsive computer or the challenges of international peace and stability, some problems just require special expertise.
Religious freedom and ugly assumptions
In “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” the bishops hold up six areas of concern for voting Catholics to weigh while forming their consciences.
Human life, dignity at center of church’s social teaching
A funny thing happened on the way to Mexico. As journalist John Allen reports, while speaking to the media aboard the papal plane at the start of his visit to Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI had some strong words for certain Catholics.
Conscience formation by the numbers
Numbers can be cold and impersonal. They lack the depth and nuance of words and ideas.
But numbers can also be uncompromising. They force us to confront realities that can be dizzying, unavoidable and downright unwelcome. Someone who’s seen the numbers no longer has plausible deniability.
The question of conscience
“We don’t tell them who to vote for. We don’t want to tell them who to vote for!”
Political engagement is every Catholic’s duty
“Why is the Catholic Church getting involved in politics?”
‘Catholics care. Catholics vote’ series to run to Election Day
With summer here, more Americans are turning their attention to politics, specifically, to the local, state and federal elections on Nov. 6.
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