Here are highlights from Bishop Robert McElroy’s speech “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting”: Frequently in discussions of the application of Catholic social teaching to voting, the question is raised whether one issue has a unique priority among all of the other issues in its claim upon believers in the current election cycle. Some have… Read More How Catholics Should Vote in 2020

via Vatican News: Hundreds of millions of people, said the Pope, are struggling in extreme poverty, and are lacking food, housing, healthcare, schooling, electricity, and drinkable water. Around 5 million children will die this year of causes related to poverty, he said. Pope Francis added that rising income inequality has also left millions of people… Read More Pope Francis Identifies Tax Cuts for the Rich As Obstacle to Economic Justice

Mitt Romney said: The allegations made in the articles of impeachment are very serious. As a senator-juror, I swore an oath before God to exercise impartial justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am. I take an oath before God as enormously consequential. I knew from the outset… Read More Mitt Romney, Inspired by His Faith, Explains His Vote to Convict Trump On His Appalling Abuse of Public Trust

Seeking clarity and certainty from God on something in your life? Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ (with Mother Teresa) explains that sometimes it’s not certainty that we need, but trust:

via Vatican News: Amid the cacophony of voices and messages that surround us, we need a human story that can speak of ourselves and of the beauty all around us.  A narrative that can regard our world and its happenings with a tender gaze.  A narrative that can tell us that we are part of… Read More Pope Francis on the Importance of Stories

Pro-life Democrat Kristen Day writes: I have been a registered Democratic voter since 1988, when I joined the Michigan State University Democrats and volunteered for Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign. I have worked for three Democratic members of Congress on both sides of the abortion divide and have been to every National Democratic Convention… Read More Pro-Life Democrat to Democratic Presidential Candidates: Do You Even Want Our Votes?

We often ask young people to show respect to those in certain positions. But what happens when that respect is not earned and those in these positions frequently engage in bad behavior? Perhaps we should focus on the innate worth of each person and our responsibility to treat everyone in a way that reflects their… Read More Let’s Talk About Dignity