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Home: Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Democratic Church - ADRIAN KARATNYCKYOne of the untold stories of the late twentieth century is that dictatorship has been virtually eliminated in countries with a Catholic majority. Read more... Discipleship and Democracy - Archbishop Charles ChaputIf I had a single, basic observation about the way we've lived as American Catholics for the last 40 years, it's this: We've been too polite and too timid. Read more... Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding the participation of Catholics in political life - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithThe present Doctrinal Note is directed to the Bishops of the Catholic Church and, in a particular way, to Catholic politicians and all lay members of the faithful called to participate in the political life of democratic societies. Read more... Does Islam need the Pope? - Fr. Raymond J. de SouzaThe question — Does Islam need the Pope? — presumes a prior premise, which is that Islam faces a challenge in which the Pope is well-suited to provide assistance. Read more... Europe vs. Human Rights - Nina SheaAmericans were shocked when our European allies took the lead in ousting us from the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Having served as a member of the U.S. delegation at the recently concluded annual session of the commission, I was less surprised. Contrary to reports in the media, the ouster was not a reaction to American “unilateralism” on issues such as missile defense and global warming. Rather, the Europeans’ action reflects the abandonment of their historical commitment to human rights. Read more... Europe's Problem — and Ours - George WeigelThese difficult first years of the twenty-first century have taught us the importance of reading world politics in new ways. Europe’s crisis of civilizational morale teaches us that, while there are many lenses through which history can be read, theological lenses help us to see deeper, farther, and more truly. Read more... Europe, Christianity, and the Thought of Christopher Dawson - Gerald RusselloA European Constitution that lacks any reference to the continent's Christian roots would be a sign of a dangerous historical blindness, warns a devotee of Catholic historian Christopher Dawson. Read more... Europe, Immigration, and Merkel’s Christian Values - Samuel GreggIt’s not often senior European political leaders make politically-incorrect statements, but Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has recently made a habit of it. Read more... Exiles on the Way Home - George WeigelHe was an amazingly prolific writer, but the late Father Richard John Neuhaus was also finicky about writing. Read more... Faith and Patriotism - Archbishop Charles ChaputThe theologian Karl Barth once said, "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." Read more... Faith Talk - J. BOTTUM & WILLIAM KRISTOLIn the long decades spent chasing religion from America’s public life, a kind of amnesia settled in, and we forgot what public religion actually is. Read more... Faithful leadership - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM. Cap.Leadership requires two virtues that seem very simple until they become very inconvenient: honesty and courage. Read more... Francisco Suarez (1548-1617) - Acton Institute"...if a legitimate prince governs tyrannically and no other means of self-defence can be found than the expulsion and deposition of the king, then the people, acting as a whole...may depose him." Read more... George Weigel’s newest book focuses on theological roots of Islamic terrorism, gives possible soluti - Catholic News ServiceCNA had an opportunity to talk with George Weigel about his latest book and discuss the current dialogue with Islam. Read more... Getting religious liberty wrong - Rev. Raymond J. de SouzaOn Monday, the Archbishop of Canterbury’ took back what he said last week about the “inevitability” of accommodating shariah law in Britain. Read more... Globalization and the Church’s New Challenges - Mary Ann GlendonHarvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon gave this address at the April 25-28 General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, on "Globalization and the Common Humanity: Ethical and Institutional Concerns." Read more... Globalization’s Dark Side - Michel SchooyansWould a One-World Government Protect Real Human Rights? The United Nations is embracing a type of globalization that would radically redefine rights and the power of nations. Here, is an adapted excerpt from an essay by Michel Schooyans, professor emeritus at Louvain University, on the problems of globalization. Read more... God and Washington - Steve FarrellGeorge Washington, perhaps more than any other Founder, saw the hand of God everywhere: early on in his life, in the French and Indian War, in the American Revolution, and in the establishment of the American Government under the US Constitution. And, judging by the volume of quotes he made on this subject, George Washington was not afraid to make his thoughts and feelings known. Read more... Gordon Brown amongst the peasants - Rex MurphyShort of setting his hair on fire while simultaneously high-diving into a crate of upturned pitchforks, I can’t think of too many things Gordon Brown left out of his generous self-sabotage during the just-concluded British election campaign. Read more... Haiti’s Apocalypse - Theodore DalrympleThis week’s earthquake adds a nightmarish chapter to a tragic history. Read more... Harassment and hostility, or healing and harmony? - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe proposed Cordoba House community centre, or Ground Zero mosque, on Park Place would find itself between the Dakota Roadhouse and the Amish Market. Read more... Hear, Hear - Peggy NoonanAmericans should not fear talking—and listening—to those whose views we loathe. Read more... He’s Got Guts - Peggy NoonanWe all complain, and with justice, about the falseness of much that is said in Washington, and the cowardice that leaves a great deal unsaid. But I found myself impressed and grateful for the words of Chuck Hagel, the Republican senator from Nebraska, in a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. Read more... Holy Rights - Vincent Phillip MuńozThe split on the Court reflects deep differences in jurisprudential philosophy, contrary understandings of the judiciary's role, and competing assessments of the potential harmfulness of religion. Read more... Hope and its Daughters - Most Reverend Charles J. ChaputI grew up in Concordia, Kansas. It's a typical small farming community of less than 7,000 people. But in those days Concordia was also the hometown of Senator Frank Carlson, who was a major player in Congress. So it wasn't unusual for people in Concordia to think they had something important to say about government affairs and life in Washington, DC. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Tue Feb 07 2012 - 18:46:43
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