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Home: Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Politics and Government: LINKS_PAGEArticles:How Jefferson Honored Religion - Rev. Joseph KoterskiThe famous appeal to “Nature’s God” in the Declaration of Independence augurs well for religious believers, but a note of caution is needed as well Read more... How to End Terrorism - Daniel PipesAn effective counterterrorism strategy must focus on the fact that terrorism by Muslims in the name of Islam presents the strategic threat today to civilized peoples, whether Muslim or non-Muslim. Read more... Ignoring Europe's foundations - Rev. Raymond de SousaThe death rattles of the European Union's constitution have produced much fretting over the future of Europe. Yet the future is in doubt precisely because so much of the past has been forgotten. Read more... Imagining a new future in the Holy Land - Father David Neuhaus, SJAs we begin to reflect on the visit of Benedict XVI to the Holy Land, a first act must be that of thanksgiving. Read more... In Defense of Certainty - Charles KrauthammerIt's trendy to be suspicious of people with "deeply held views." And it's wrong. Read more... In Turkey, the Pope built bridges without backing down - Fr. Richard John NeuhausWhat was Pope Benedict doing in Turkey, and was the trip a success? Read more... Is America a Christian Nation? - Carl PearlstonIs America a Christian nation? The answer is both yes and no, depending on what one means by the phrase. Read more... Is Bush Too Christian? Or Not Enough? - ZenitThe United States is governed by a dangerous religious fanatic. That's how many opinion writers, domestic and foreign, are describing President George W. Bush. Read more... Is There Only Secular Democracy? - Cardinal George PellThe recrudescence of intolerant religion is not a problem that secular democracy can resolve, but rather a problem that it tends to engender. Democratic personalism provides another, better possibility. Read more... It's a matter of honesty: to receive Communion, we need to be in communion - Archbishop Charles ChaputIf we claim to be Catholic, we need to act like it — all the way, all the time, without excuses. Read more... JFK and the 'religious question' - Fr. Raymond DeSouzaForty years after the sad events in Dallas, it is clear that a key part of John F. Kennedy's legacy is the cleavage he opened between faith and public life. Read more... John Locke (1632–1704) - Acton Institute“The care of souls cannot belong to the civil magistrate, because his power consists only in outward force; but true and saving religion consists in the inward persuasion of the mind, without which nothing can be acceptable to God.” Read more... June 1979—The Nine Days of John Paul II - George WeigelAmerica's premier Cold War historian, John Lewis Gaddis of Yale, is not ambiguous in his judgment that "When John Paul II kissed the ground at the Warsaw airport on June 2, 1979, he began the process by which communism in Poland -- and ultimately everywhere -- would come to an end." Read more... Keep it in perspective - Father Raymond J. de SouzaAmericans are very proud of themselves -- and why not? A black man in the Oval Office is a very big thing. Read more... Keeping the Faith: Religion, Freedom, and International Affairs - Paul MarshallThe habit of ignoring the factor of religion in human life and international affairs is all too common in the West. Read more... Laity on the Line - Leon J. Suprenant Jr.Tragically, at every level of the Church's life there are those who do not believe what the Church believes, who do not strive to live in conformity with basic Christian morality, and who in fact have agendas that undermine the Church's efforts to evangelize. This can be a particular challenge when those in authority in the local Church seem to be part of the problem. What is the laity to do under those circumstances? Read more... Laws are morality - Father Raymond J. de SouzaIf we deny that moral thought has a role in government, we are left with only the cold calculus of utilitarianism, or simple power politics, to guide our decisions. Read more... Leading His Flock - Robert P. George & Gerard V. BradleyAny Catholic who exercises political power to expose a disfavored class of human beings to unjust killing sets himself against the very faith he claims to share. The Church cannot permit such a person to pretend to share in the faith he publicly defies. By receiving communion — the sacrament of unity — pro-abortion Catholics are pretending exactly that. Arbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis has called a halt to the pretense. Read more... Let Catholic Charities Be Catholic - Father Thomas D. Williams, LC.Such fuss is being made over Boston’s Catholic Charities’ refusal to place children with same-sex couples in its adoption services. The political agenda behind the garment-rending and name-calling should have more than Catholics up in arms. Read more... Letter to President Bush - Pope John Paul IIThe Holy Father responds to the tragedy of events in America. Read more... Let’s make a deal: Catholic conscience and compromise - His Grace Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M.September is the month when election campaigns get serious. So it's also the traditional season for Catholic politicians to explain why their faith won't "dictate" their public actions. Read more... Liberalism's Three Assaults - THOMAS STORCKOften it can be confusing to try to understand the troubles of the present day. Read more... Libya intervention brings no clarity to the duty of moral intervention - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe world does not need the Church to be a cheerleader for war, which always represents a failure of politics to secure liberty and justice. But what of those occasions when armed force is necessary to secure liberty and justice against a malevolent regime. Read more... Loyal to the Bitterness - Peggy NoonanI am out of step. There is something that is upsetting others whom I care about and whose thoughts are often not unlike my own. And it's not hitting me the same way. Read more... Making History - Peggy NoonanIn appreciation of our country's founders and its greatest living historian. 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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