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What ‘freedom’ means to me
The Catholic Herald recently asked for readers’ thoughts and comments on what the word and idea of “freedom” means to them.
What does ‘freedom’ mean to you?
“Freedom”. It’s a word we hear a lot. It’s used as a justification for an action. It’s used as a justification for inaction.
Living ideals in Declaration of Independence
Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, also known as the Fourth of July.
Outdoor Rosary Rallies to be held at Christ the King, McFarland
The ninth annual Rosary Rallies for Religious Freedom will be held at the Christ the King Parish outdoor Marian Garden on Tuesdays beginning June 23 through October 27, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Rosary Rallies held in McFarland
MCFARLAND — In light of the command to be missionary disciples, and the challenges faced in doing so, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has established June 22-29 as Religious Freedom Week.
Christ the King Parish in McFarland has coordinated the start of its seventh year of Rosary Rallies during this week.
Porn and the curse of total sexual freedom
A recent issue of Time Magazine features a fascinating and deeply troubling article on the prevalence of pornography in our culture.
The focus of the piece is on the generation of young men now coming of age, the first generation who grew up with unlimited access to hardcore pornography on the Internet. The statistics on this score are absolutely startling.
Your life does not belong to you
It was revealed recently that, for the first time in its history, Harvard University, which had been founded for religious purposes and named for a minister of the Gospel, has admitted a freshman class in which atheists and agnostics outnumber professed Christians and Jews.
Also recently, the House and the Senate of California passed a provision that allows for physician-assisted suicide in the Golden State. As I write these words, the governor of California is deliberating whether to sign the bill into law.
Though it might seem strange to suggest as much, I believe that the make-up of the Harvard freshman class and the passing of the suicide law are very really related.
Marshall native starts Hosea’s Heart to help women and children in Swaziland
MARSHALL — There aren’t many women in their mid-20s who would give up a teaching career and move to a southern African country to help young women in need — but sometimes all it takes is one person to make a difference.
Twenty-eight year old Marshall native Mary-Kate Martin is one of those women.
The member of Holy Family Parish in Marshall and Waterloo is the founder and executive director of Hosea’s Heart.
Cardinal George and Catholicism
Fourth and last in a series of reflections by Fr. Robert Barron on the life of Cardinal Francis George.
The other principal sign of the exhaustion of the liberal project is its hyper-stress on freedom as self-assertion and self-definition.
In Cardinal Francis George’s words, “The cultural fault line lies in a willingness to sacrifice even the Gospel truth in order to safeguard personal freedom construed as choice.”