Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s “seamless garment of life” analogy is well known—and often criticized—for arguing that Catholic social teachings should be applied...
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There is a wealth of opportunity for Catholics looking to put their money where their faith is. Ray Boshara fondly remembers his grandmother washing and re...
The Liturgy of the Hours is a small but bulky and intimidating-looking red-bound prayer book with lots of confusing multicolored ribbons. It is that, but of...
Marley: The Original Soundtrack Bob Marley and the Wailers (Tuff Gong, 2012) Bob Marley, who took reggae music from Jamaica to the world, is one of the pop...
After life on the street, there’s nothing like sitting down again at your own kitchen table. “I never in my life thought that at age 50 I’d be homeless, not in...
The Case of Galileo: A Closed Question? By Annibale Fantoli (Notre Dame Press, 2012) Annibale Fantoli’s The Case of Galileo: A Closed Question? opens where...
When We Were the Kennedys By Monica Wood (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) Monica Wood writes that her book When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico...
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[Read more from Stephen Schneck on how Catholics can help the poor through politics.] You identify yourself as being a Catholic Democrat. Do you find conflicts...
In a system that increasingly favors the wealthy, Catholic teaching calls upon the government to step in and level the playing field. [Read more from Stephen...