The prospect of Donald Trump as President of the United States is the greatest threat to free democracy on the planet today. His consistent praise of dictators and refusal to condemn anti-democratic crackdowns should be troubling to anyone who supports the norms and institutions of American democracy. Would he curtail the freedom of the press?… Read More Donald Trump is a Threat to Free Democracy
via Jacob Lupfer: The platform Democratic convention delegates will adopt in Philadelphia later this month will be more pro-choice than ever before, ceding even less to Americans who oppose abortion rights or have moral concerns about the procedure. Upon learning that the Platform Committee called for eliminating the Hyde Amendment, a legislative procedure that generally… Read More Pro-life Democrats Hit Back at Democratic Platform’s Extremism on Abortion
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: The politics of exclusion were in full force at the convention Monday night as the party aroused the concerns of white Americans with three populations that they think threaten American security and prosperity: immigrants from Latin America, Muslim refugees from the Middle East… Read More The Real Scandal at the Republican Convention is Racism, Not Plagiarism
I have always been enamored by the Angelus. It’s one of my favorite prayers, although I don’t pray it as often as I should. It is short, but so much is contained within it. It is also the history of the prayer that attracts me, and particularly the relevance the prayer had in Ireland, my… Read More The 21st Century Angelus Bells
Via CNS: In a bipartisan 245-182 vote, House members July 13 passed the Conscience Protection Act, which would provide legal protection to doctors, nurses, hospitals and all health care providers who choose not to provide abortions as part of their health care practice…. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other supporters of the Conscience… Read More The House Passes the Conscience Protection Act
via CNN: Four days after the police-involved shooting of Alton Sterling turned his city upside down, sending ripple effects nationwide, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Police officer Montrell Jackson issued a plea to the embattled community and vowed to do his part to help it heal….One week later, on Sunday, Jackson’s life was cut short in a… Read More Slain Baton Rouge Officer Montrell Jackson’s Heartfelt Message
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: In February, Trump attacked the wildly popular Pope Francis as being “disgraceful” and a “political pawn.” Perhaps that helps explain why Hillary Clinton holds a remarkable seventeen-point lead (56% to 39%) against Trump among Catholics. Among Latino Catholics, the margin balloons to fifty-one… Read More Is Trump-Pence the Most Anti-Catholic Republican Ticket in Modern History?
