Signs play a big part in our lives. We encounter them all the time, often without even realizing it. Think, for example, of just how many road signs you encounter even on a short drive. They are all meant to stand for something else, to point out what lies ahead on the road. This is exactly why they are so important. By indicating the rules of the road and what we will soon encounter, they lead us safely to our destination.
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Civility in America: How can we get it back?
A recent poll by the Knights of Columbus and Marist College Institute for Public Opinion on civility in public discourse confirms what many of us have observed: the tone of political conversations today is laden with too much negativity and disrespect.
Appointments: August 2, 2012
His Excellency, the Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Q&A with president of Catholic University of America
John Garvey is the 15th president of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a nationally renowned expert in constitutional law, religious liberty and the First Amendment. He spoke earlier this summer at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul on “The Challenges of Mission-focused Leadership at a Catholic University.”
Religious freedom and the equality of women
There is an untruth circulating rather widely in the public square these days — and gaining speed. We need to derail it. The falsehood that is spreading is that somehow, because the church refuses to conform to the default position of practically everyone in contemporary society — that sexual promiscuity is the only authentic sign-post of human freedom — that she, the church, is waging a war on women.
Public choices will endure beyond this life
Election years bring into sharp focus the daunting task of structuring a just and functional society. We struggle to order priorities and balance competing claims to both the benefits and responsibilities of life in common. While essential to the good ordering of society, Catholic moral principles cannot be immediately translated into the complexities of law or policy.
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.
Nun’s daily walk ends in tragedy
St. Joseph Sister Mary Beneva Schulte was on her daily walk July 30. The 85-year-old sister, who celebrated her 65th jubilee this year, was showing an unusual level of independence that her fellow sisters had come to regard as typical.
State Supreme Court dismisses repressed memory lawsuit
The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a clergy abuse lawsuit July 25, rejecting the plaintiff’s claim that the case was not subject to the state’s six-year statute of limitations because he had repressed memories of the alleged abuse.
Father Roedel served archdiocese for 53 years
Father Richard Roedel, who retired from active ministry in 2009, died July 16. He was 80 years old.
Teens sometimes need help to make the right choice
Michael’s heel was bouncing as if he was about to break into a sprint, but he didn’t know which way to run.
“My friend texted me during your talk saying he had a new bowl he wanted to smoke with me as soon as I got home.”
Daily Scriptures: July 22 – August 5, 2012
Sunday, July 22
16th Sunday in ordinary time
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Ephesians 2:13-18
Mark 6:30-34
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