2008-05-18T14:04:34-05:00

Suppose the government were to announce tomorrow that it was no longer going to enforce any of its traffic laws. Stoplights would continue to work, parking spaces would still be clearly marked according to type, etc., but if a cop saw you run a red light or park in a no parking zone, he would be powerless to do anything about it (other than give you a dirty look). What effect would this new policy have on people’s behavior? My... Read more

2008-05-18T07:39:54-05:00

It is that time of the year again: Trinity Sunday. As my seminary professor admits, it is a day that many young priests simply do not look forward to, because they have to give a homily about “three in one and one in three”! How can one condense a mystery of our faith in a 12-minute homily? Our modern way of thinking prevents us from being comfortable with merely accepting something as a fact without any evidence. We live in... Read more

2008-05-18T00:00:13-05:00

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God  (Hebrews 12: 1 – 2).... Read more

2008-05-17T20:14:19-05:00

These two news stories caught my eye this week. In a world where we are surrounded by natural catastrophes and terrible evil, these stories are a breath of God’s Grace in this fallen world. The first story is out of Rwanda where a woman had her husband and five children hacked to death in front of her. The man most responsible for their deaths went to jail for 7 years and returned. Read about how she not only forgives the... Read more

2008-05-17T09:02:33-05:00

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. -Emma Lazarus On Wednesday, the Washington Post had a column by Robert Samuelson in which he speculated on what a politician might say on the stump if subjected to truth serum. There was a lot of good stuff in the column, but I found the following bit a bit curious: Finally, let’s discuss... Read more

2008-05-17T00:00:52-05:00

We are saved in hope – a key message of Pope Benedict to the Catholic Church – is the theme of Prince Caspian. Hope, even when everything else looks bleak, provides the foundation for salvation. And, as C.S. Lewis knows so well, often the greatest hope is found in the heart of a child.  (more…) Read more

2008-05-17T00:00:52-05:00

We are saved in hope – a key message of Pope Benedict to the Catholic Church – is the theme of Prince Caspian. Hope, even when everything else looks bleak, provides the foundation for salvation. And, as C.S. Lewis knows so well, often the greatest hope is found in the heart of a child.  (more…) Read more

2008-05-16T00:01:48-05:00

Well, it was one year ago today that a small group of bloggers, unsatisfied and discouraged by the lack of balance in cultural and political analysis among Catholic blogs, launched Vox Nova. Our ambition was large, our expectations were small. We’ve received a great deal of praise and a whole lot of criticism for our efforts since, and I think I speak for all when I thank our readers–and I do mean every one of them–for their time, thought and... Read more

2008-05-15T19:46:18-05:00

I’ve long suspected that a significant chunk of the support for things like campaign finance reform derives simply from annoyance with negative political ads. To a certain extent I think this annoyance is overblown. Negative ads tend to be fairly substantive, whereas their “positive” counter-parts are often nearly content-free (“I care about the environment; that’s why I’m standing in front of this river”). But even I have to admit that they can often be grating (whether the proper response is... Read more

2008-05-15T15:54:32-05:00

CNN I am beginning to think that the State needs to get out of the marriage business and let the Churches decide what marriage is about.  Our country is going in that direction anyway. Read more

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