by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2012 | Church
John Allen of NCR writes, “There are undeniably important church/state issues in play in America, but if they constitute a “war,” it’s a metaphorical one, waged in legislatures and courthouses. Too often lost in the shuffle is the fact —...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2012 | Church
Russell Shaw, noted Catholic commentator, assesses the challenges facing the newly appointed Vatican consultant on communications. His reflections appeared in Our Sunday Visitor. To be effective, Vatican’s new media adviser needs Roman Curia’s total,...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2012 | Church
Respected Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo writes, “With the European outbreak of sex-abuse scandals turning a renewed focus on the Vatican and its response, today’s edition of the “Papal Paper” — the Holy See’s...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 4, 2012 | Church
Fr. Robert Barron, who some consider as a contemporary Bishop Fulton Sheen, share his reflections on the meaning of Vatican II. As someone who was privileged to have been present in St. Peter’s while the Council was in session his reflections brought back many...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2012 | Church
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 decision upholding the health reform law makes it even more urgent for Congress to act to fix the law’s “fundamental flaws” on abortion funding, conscience protection and immigrants’ access to health care,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2012 | Church
Archbishop Fulton Sheen Becomes “Venerable” Those who grew up at the day of TV well remember his pioneering role in communicating God’s message during the 1950’s. Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is now “Venerable” after the Vatican...
