At Where Peter Is, Mike Lewis writes: The Magisterium is the teaching office of the Church. According the the Catechism (#100), “The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him.” In other… Read More The Imagisterium vs. the Actual Magisterium
Here are some highlights from the Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 53rd World Day of Social Communications: Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between persons, and of solidarity among all… If the Internet represents an extraordinary… Read More Pope: Use Internet, Social Media to Foster Communion Not to Spread Hatred and Lies
via USCCB: After the introduction of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 (EICDA) yesterday, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the legislation as an important step forward in addressing climate change. “This bipartisan bill is a hopeful sign… Read More US Bishops Praise New Climate Change Bill
via Vatican News: You teach us that encountering one another does not mean having to look alike, or think the same way or do the same things, listening to the same music or wearing the same football jersey. No, not at all… The culture of encounter is a call inviting us to dare to keep… Read More The Culture of Encounter and the Dream Running Through Our Veins
Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky writes: I am ashamed that the actions of Kentucky Catholic high school students have become a contradiction of the very reverence for human life that the march is supposed to manifest. As such, I believe that U.S. Catholics must take a look at how our support… Read More Bishop Stowe: Pro-Lifers Should Not Sport Slogans of President Who Denigrates and Endangers Immigrants
Michael Gerson writes: If you believe that a fetus is a member of the human family from its first moment — and millions of Americans do — then opposition to abortion is inherently a social justice issue. It is the defense of the weak and voiceless against violence…. To be consistent, of course, you would… Read More The Pro-Life Movement: Consistency and Legitimacy vs. Embracing Trump
MSW writes: In short, the Catholic left has cared less about its own integrity and more about strengthening ties with Democrats on other issues. Sloppy moral reasoning has employed narrow factoids and slim, exceptional cases to promote indifference on the issue. A libertarianism of the left on social issues has become as pronounced, and as… Read More To be Consistent and Side with the Vulnerable, Progressive Catholics Must Defend the Unborn
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