Celebrate Catholic Identity in Public Life
Posted June 30th, 2012
American Catholics have too often fallen into a self-defeating pattern. Call it the ghetto syndrome. The ghetto syndrome started years before the ghetto, in 1634 when Cecil Calvert’s Catholic settlers headed to [Read More...]
LIVE FROM TOPEKA: Benedictine College and Kansans Rally for Religious Freedom
Posted June 29th, 2012
The Benedictine presence loomed large at the Kansas Fortnight for Freedom rally for religious liberty. Buses and a caravan left from Benedictine College and Maur Hill-Mount Academy. Benedictine College President Stephen D. [Read More...]
A Catholic’s Election Year To-Do List
Posted June 29th, 2012
Fortnight for Freedom, Day 9. The Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College is taking advantage of the U.S. bishops’ Fortnight for Freedom to share resources for promoting Catholic Identity in public life. Today’s [Read More...]
Illustration: What Does the Ruling Mean for Religious Liberty?
Posted June 28th, 2012
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty had this helpful illustration on the Supreme Court and the HHS mandate last week. Illustration: What Does the Ruling Mean for Religious Liberty? June 28, 2012 [Read More...]
It’s Our Government, Not the Court’s
Posted June 28th, 2012
Fortnight for Freedom, Day 8 For each day of the Fortnight for Freedom, the Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College is offering practical suggestions for promoting Catholic identity in public life. Today: Don’t [Read More...]
Let’s Count the Ways Pro-Life Will Triumph
Posted June 27th, 2012
It seems almost too terrible to be true: In our culture, many infants lives are snuffed out in their mothers’ wombs. But while human societies may find a way to sanction horrific [Read More...]
Put an Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Your Church
Posted June 26th, 2012
How can we promote a more Catholic future for America? Evangelize Latinos with those things only the Catholic Church can offer — the sacraments, the Blessed Mother, and popular Catholic devotions. Americans [Read More...]
Serve Like Mother Teresa
Posted June 25th, 2012
Benedictine College’s Mother Teresa Nursing Center. “If we don’t love the poor, and do all we can to improve their lot,” says Archbishop Charles Chaput, “we’re going to go to Hell.” If [Read More...]