When we harness our collective power to produce legislation that benefits the most vulnerable we are enacting Christ’s Sermon on the Mount into Law. Programs such as SNAP we show care for the hungry, the thirsty and the meek and we answer Christ’s command to serve the least among us. (more…) Read more

By labeling President Obama’s efforts to increase access to healthcare for the uninsured as “socialist,” the Republican Party has made the case that we have no collective obligation to the least well off among us. (more…) Read more

Okay, every bible becoming an e-book might be a little hyperbolic, but maybe not by much! The Bible serves as an incredible jumping point for people wishing to further explore our Christian call to stewardship. (more…) Read more

This is the question: Has America moved away from the values that it was once founded upon? We first have to take a look at why America was established. (more…) Read more

In December of 1983 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin was invited to give an address on Catholic Teaching and the American body Politic. In a crowded room at Fordham University he introduced an important thought: “I am convinced that the pro-life position of the Church must be developed in terms of a comprehensive and consistent ethic of life.” This idea was of course, greeted by many as heresy and seen as another caveat through which the laity could dissent from the church.... Read more

On Friday, May 11, 2012 the Obama Campaign held an evangelical conference call to talk about the values that the Democratic Party holds themselves to. This conference call included Rev. Derrick Harkins, the leader of faith outreach for the Democratic National Committee; J. R. Kerr, an evangelical pastor from Park Community Church in Chicago; Rod Snyder, the president of Young Democrats of America, and I was able to speak on behalf of young evangelical Christians. This conference call took place... Read more

Proverbs 31:8 says, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly and defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Even through disagreements, the common good of the welfare of people should always be something to bring us back to common ground. (more…) Read more

Poverty is incredibly specific. It affects specific men, women, and children-not just the amorphous (and thus easily dismissed) “poor.” (more…) Read more

I am a Democrat because I am a Christian. I believe human beings are created in the image of God, and are therefore worthy of more respect than we–as a community or as individuals–will be able to manage. I also believe that all people have sinned, and that this corruption has seeped into the deepest recesses of each and every heart. No person–and no institution comprised of people–is immune from the temptation to act in an evil manner when the... Read more