A consistent respect for human life, must extend to respect for all Creation. The Church approaches the care and protection of the environment from the point of view of the human person. Men and women are created in the image and likeness of God. Fostering and protecting human life and dignity, from conception to natural death, lies at the heart of the Church’s social teachings. We now realize that respect for human life and respect for nature are inextricably linked.... Read more
So as not to leave Morning’s Minion with the only Supreme Court commentary here, I thought I would offer my own. Color me unimpressed. My antipathy to English common law doesn’t help matters. I’m greatly in favor of civil law such as the Napoleonic Code over our present system. “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” is a case that for whatever reason managed to wind up on the high court. (MORSE ET AL. v. FREDERICK) I find myself in agreement with Justice... Read more
Now that I am a mom I realize that God has given me the huge responsibility of teaching my child to love Him and obey Him. No pressure! In my desire to pass on my faith to my child, I look around for good examples who I can emulate. I know many Catholic families, but very few who have figured out how to keep their children in the faith. It seems I see three extreme examples. On the left, I... Read more
Vox Nova has it all. From philosophy to different accents, we have views on everything! So why not bring these two topics together? Yes indeed, time for some Monty Python! A song from the 3 Bruces of the philosophy department of the University of Wallamaloo! Read more
“The Church, therefore, exhorts her sons, that through dialogue and collaboration with the followers of other religions, carried out with prudence and love and in witness to the Christian faith and life, they recognize, preserve and promote the good things, spiritual and moral, as well as the socio-cultural values found among these men” Nostra Aetate (Vatican: 1965). Inter-religious dialogue is an important part of the Church’s mission. It is not optional; it is obligatory for her existence. Indeed, not only... Read more
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I recently heard on NPR that there are American English accent enhancement programs that help immigrants from Asia, Latin America, and Europe to “make their American English sound more like that of Americans.” These services are primarily targeted to those individuals who wish to succeed in the American business world, especially those involved in Sales and Customer Service departments. When I first heard the news commentary I thought to myself that the program was fair, especially because as a consultant,... Read more
Ideologues tend to use simplistic-sounding notions as a means to control their audience. For example, they can say something like, “error has no rights.” What would one mean by this? Obviously, it would mean “what you say is wrong, and you have no right to discuss it.” Of course, they obscure many facts, such as the difference between a person who has rights and ideas which do not; error has no rights because error is not a person. While an... Read more
Here’s a video on immigration that Katerina made awhile back during the congressional debates over whether or not to construct a fence along the U.S./Mexico border. Given the events in the Senate today, I thought it appropriate to post the video once more. Read more
As Katerina noted, the immigration bill suffered a crushing defeat today in the U.S. Senate. The sense that I got from the past few weeks of talk radio, politician soundbites, cable news debates, and bloggers is that the contents of this bill were largely unknown to the public, yet there was no shortage of public opinion being dispersed through various media and Internet outlets. I’ve heard such deceptive remarks as “We need to secure the border first!” or “We cannot... Read more
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