This is a friendly challenge, and a recommendation, to all individual American bishops who care about the spiritual safety of their flocks. Some of you may be aware that the US Bishops Voters Guide, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, is a complete flop among the laity. There are multiple reasons for this. First, it's too... Continue Reading →
The US Catholic Bishops have done little to nothing to help Catholics discern a clear political path in the United States. Their so-called "voters guide" (Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship) has been a weak document that does more to confuse Catholics than help guide them. For this reason I'm taking it upon myself, as a... Continue Reading →
In recent days, some US states have been passing strong anti-abortion legislation. My own home State of Missouri is included in that, and I'm proud to say I've been writing my state legislators for months to push it through. It's comforting to know I had a small part in this. The same goes for anyone... Continue Reading →
Suppose this were 1930 Germany, and we were listening to some Catholics tell us that while they disagreed with the racial policies of the Nazi Party, they favored the party's stand on social safety nets and feeding the poor. So that made membership in the Nazi Party okay, right? Or suppose this were 1920 Russia,... Continue Reading →
Here in the United States we are approaching the Congressional midterm election this coming November 6. Now I personally don't like talking about politics on this blog, but every two years I make an exception, because even though I am ideologically a monarchist, I do believe that so long as we have a republic, Christians... Continue Reading →
Roe v Wade is bad constitutional law. It will be overturned eventually, one way or another, but the question is "when?" We cannot know the answer to that but it could potentially happen sooner than we think. So exactly what is Roe v Wade, and what does it do? On 22 January 1973, the Supreme... Continue Reading →
What happened in Ireland is so terrible because of the implications behind it. In the United States, the American people never voted, en masse, to legalise abortion. Outside of the very liberal "blue" states, where politicians can't even get elected unless they're at least modestly pro-abortion, the vast majority of American states ("red" states in... Continue Reading →
