Obama Gets Closer to Executive Action on Guns

January 4, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

We noted last week that President Obama was expected to move forward with unilateral action on gun control. Today we’re seeing new reports confirming his movement. President Obama is meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday “to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions and is expected to announce in the coming days a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales.” Moreover, CNN’s Anderson Cooper will sit down with President Obama on Thursday for... Read more

If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism.

January 4, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism. deduc me Domine in via tua et ingrediar in veritate tua laetetur cor meum ut timeat nomen tuum Psalm 85:11¹ Saint Bonaventure begins his Journey of the Mind to God with a basic itinerary, “Since happiness is nothing other than enjoyment of the highest good and since the highest good is above, no one can be made happy unless he rise above himself, not by an ascent of the body, but of the heart.” This cannot... Read more

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Óscar Romero on Capitalism

January 3, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

“There is an ‘atheism’ that is closer at hand and more dangerous to our church. It is the atheism of capitalism.”* +Blessed Óscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador (1917 – 1980), 111 characters [Tweet this] The full quote, from The Violence of Love, reads: “It is therefore absurd to say that the church has become Marxist. Since Marxist materialism destroys the church’s transcendent meaning, a Marxist church would be not only self-destructive, but senseless. There is an “atheism” that is closer... Read more

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Fulton Sheen on Capitalism

January 2, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

“Capitalism is indifferent to religion: it wants no church, no Bible, no moral law telling a man what he ought to do with his wealth.”* +Fulton J. Sheen, 1951, 132 characters [Tweet this] Until next time, Keith Michael Estrada If you have found the content on Keith Michael Estrada’s “Proper Nomenclature” to be useful, kindly consider supporting the cause with a donation. Use the button below to donate through PayPal: Thank you! -See More short posts on our Catholic Social... Read more

Reports: President to Take Unilateral Action on Gun Control

January 1, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

Since yesterday several outlets have reported that President Obama may soon be taking executive action on gun sales. CNN reports: President Barack Obama is expected to announce in the coming days a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales, people familiar with White House planning said. Described as “imminent,” the set of executive actions would fulfill a promise by the President to take further unilateral steps the White House says could help curb gun... Read more

Catholics: don’t forget to go to Mass today

January 1, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

It’s the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (January 1). If you’re reading this, you should know it’s a Holy Day of Obligation. If you’re unsure and need confirmation, check your local national catholic conference webpage. Have a holy Solemnity today! And, also: Merry Christmas! Pray for me, Keith Michael Estrada Read more

Happy New Year from Us All

January 1, 2016 By Keith Michael Estrada

Friends, Happy New Year! Out here in Seattle-land, we’re getting to 2016 a bit later than the rest of many of you. Nevertheless, a blessed new year to you all! As this new year begins, we’re seeing wild weather patterns across the globe, paranoia among USAers, violence across the globe, trafficking of persons, arms, and drugs, and unjustifiable poverty. Start this new year with a sacrifice for the poor and oppressed. Do something. Give something. Say something. Abundant blessings, Keith... Read more

Wanted: Campaign Staff for Campaign that has No Chance

December 31, 2015 By Keith Michael Estrada

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure; does that extend to bad news and good news? Reuters is reporting that “U.S. Republican Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential bid was thrown into chaos on [today] Thursday when his campaign manager and some 20 other staff members quit amid infighting, dropping poll numbers and negative media coverage.” If you’re looking for experience as a campaign manager or need some short term work in the communications field, the Ben Carson 2016 Presidential Campaign may... Read more

Catholic Worker Inspirations: Jean Vanier (Part 1 – with a video)

December 30, 2015 By Keith Michael Estrada

Jean Vanier (1928-) is the founder of L’Arche, an”International Federation dedicated to the creation and growth of homes, programs, and support networks with people who have intellectual disabilities.” Vanier is the author of numerous texts and a magnificent servant of the Gospel. In 1964, Vanier invited two men with intellectual disabilities to live with him in community after he witnessed the disgraceful manner in which they lived by being institutionalized in Paris, France. He’s a Canadian and a philosopher, and... Read more

Saint John Eudes on the Sign of the Cross and the Primacy of Salvation

December 29, 2015 By Keith Michael Estrada

What’s the greater work: to teach a child the Sign of the Cross or to build the most magnificent edifice? For Saint John Eudes, the answer is clear: “To teach even a child to make the sign of the cross or instruct one of God’s little ones, is a nobler work in the eyes of God than all human and natural undertakings.” Saint John Eudes wrote this in his handbook The Good Confessor (1644) now found in the compilation The Priest:... Read more