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Arizona passes anti-immigration law - UPDATE 4/23

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By Father Tom Joyce CMF
Last week the Arizona state house and senate passed the most restrictive state measure against undocumented immigrants. Already the state has among the most restrictive laws against hiring them. Now police can stop anyone in the state to ask for documented proof they are here legally.
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Remembering a peacemaker: Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen

Thursday, March 25, 2010
By Online Editor
Guest blog post by John Zokovitch This past summer, Pax Christi USA honored one of its own, Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen, as the 2009 recipient of the Teacher of Peace Award.
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In defense of social justice

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Megan Sweas
I laughed when I heard that Glenn Beck said that Christians should leave their churches if they talk of "social justice." I knew that Beck was simply ridiculous, but this just put the nail in the coffin in confirming how irrelevant he is to any real, productive conversation. In fact, this statement is so silly that I couldn't even think about how to blog about it.
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Defending the family by attacking it

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By Bryan Cones
Be glad you don't work for Catholic Charities in Washington. DC, because the battle over same-sex marriage just hit you in the pocketbook. The DC law recognizing same-sex marriages requires anyone who has contracts with the district to provide equal spousal benefits to employees, regardless of the gender of the spouse.
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Getting something done in Washington and the church

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Megan Sweas
As Bryan points out in a blog  post that has gotten a ton of comments already, my post about seeking cooperation and support between pro-life and pro-human dignity camps only has gotten a couple of comments. This seems to say to me that this is really just about politics and not the issues.
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Claretian Missionaries provide hope in Haiti

Friday, February 12, 2010
By goodwink
Claretian Missionaries provide hope in Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Just one day after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, the Claretian Missionaries religious order in Santo Domingo assembled a convoy to head into the destruction and assist their fellow Claretians and the community they serve in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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The Catholic Pro-life Social Ministry Gathering

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Megan Sweas
The biggest issue at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering has been promoting the right to and dignity of life (and it always has been, as far as I can tell).
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Tons of snow and tons of policy: Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Day 2

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Megan Sweas
Despite the federal government shutting down for business under the threat of another snowstorm, the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering was busy with heavy day of policy.Some attendees were able to keep their Capitol Hill appointments as many senators and their staffs continued to work.
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Catholic workers: How you can get to work

Friday, January 22, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Inspired by the people featured in our Catholic workers story, butstill can't think of where you might want to get involved? The U.S.Catholic editors are here to help. We've compiled a list of differentways any old average Catholic can put their faith to work. Already a regular volunteer?
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Blaming God for our failure in Haiti

Thursday, January 14, 2010
By Bryan Cones
It's too bad every bit of religious idiocy that comes out of Pat Robertson's mouth gets a headline, his Haiti remarks being an egregious case in point.
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