Catholics: The Cavalry is in the Pews, Not at the Pulpit

    + (This diary is not intended to be a sermon to the choir. Instead, I hope that you will forward the link to your awakening giant Catholic friends who are not confident about becoming active in civic affairs. –U.R.) My worldview was wrenched into recalibration recently when I watched the video of Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s March 2012 address “Lifting Up Our Voices: How Catholics Can | Read More »

    American Catholics: Deprive ACORN of $1 Million on November 22

    Every year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Catholics are asked to contribute to a special collection for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). This year, the CCHD collection will be taken up at the 22 November weekend Masses. The stated mission of CCHD is: to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled, | Read More »