Guest Voices: Catholics


Posted at 07:14 PM ET, 12/12/2012

Christmas in Vermont
By Marion L. Usher
Family therapist reflects on holiday tradition that cements love amid a Catholic and Jewish family.

By Marion L. Usher  |  07:14 PM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christmas in Vermont; Catholics; Jewish; Jews; Judaism; Christmas Eve; Vermont tradition; Christmas; families; family; Vermont; love; rituals

Posted at 02:23 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Former minister: ‘We atheists love this time of year like everyone else’
By Dan Barker
In the American public square, there is room at the inn for all of us, says an atheist activist.

By Dan Barker  |  02:23 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 11/21/2012

Novelist Anne Lamott: What I’m really thankful for this Thanksgiving
By Anne Lamott
There will be a lot of thanks and grace to go around the author’s small and motley gathering.

By Anne Lamott  |  11:55 AM ET, 11/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 11/20/2012

Marriage equality campaigns: The difference faith makes
By Sharon Groves
Religious engagement was a key to victories in Maine, Md., Minn., and Wash., says a Human Rights Campaign leader.

By Sharon Groves  |  02:01 PM ET, 11/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  You will know them by their fruits; Matthew 7:16; gay marriage; same-sex marriage; marriage equality; Maryland; Maine; Minnesota; Washington state; African American; Latino; Protestants; Catholics; gays; lesbians; LGBT community; LGBT; Sharon Groves; Human Rights Campaign; HRC; religion; faith; communities of faith; churches; congregations; LGBT community; LGBT activists; Rev. Rebecca Voelkel; conservative religious leaders; religious leaders; communities of faith; Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison; Religious Coalition Against Discrimination; RCAD; people of faith; campaigns; boots on the ground; faith communities; President Obama; President Barack Obama; Obama; Rev. MacArthur Flournoy; Rev. Delman Coates; Delman Coates; straight and LGBT clergy; African American community; pro-equality; Roman Catholic; Catholics for Marriage Equality; Auburn Theological Seminary; HRC Religion and Faith Program

Posted at 09:37 PM ET, 10/22/2012

Catholic writer: October has been a major month for Catholic women
By Ashley E. McGuire
Our sex has taken its rightful place within the ranks of theologians, doctors, and saints of the church.

By Ashley E. McGuire  |  09:37 PM ET, 10/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Roman Catholic Church; new saints; Holy Rosary; Catholics; Mulerius Dignitatem; On the Dignity of Women; female ordination; women’s rights; lay Catholic women; spiritual leaders; man; deacons; priests; Ashley E. McGuire; Altcatholciah.com

Posted at 07:23 PM ET, 10/12/2012

Why a former nun will be ordained a priest
By Diane Dougherty
Georgia woman says she found her true calling with a group focused renewing the priesthood.

By Diane Dougherty  |  07:23 PM ET, 10/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  priests; Catholic; women priests; Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests; Diane Dougherty; Catholics

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012

Vatican II at 50
By Kenneth J. Wolfe
The greatest accomplishment that can be said for Vatican II is Pope John XXIII’s stated goal to “throw open the windows of the Church.

By Kenneth J. Wolfe  |  07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Second Vatican Council; Vatican II; Roman Catholic Church; Catholics; 50 years after Vatican II; Ken Wolfe; Latin Mass; new Mass

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012

Saints are back in style
By Colleen Carroll Campbell
Fifty years after Vatican II, Catholic saints are enjoying a revival.

By Colleen Carroll Campbell  |  07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Second Vatican Council; Vatican II; saints; Catholics; Roman Catholic Church; Colleen Carroll Campbell; saints; feast days

Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 09/26/2012

Romney sells to the wrong voters
By David Mason
To woo Catholics and mainline Protestants, Romney has to drop policy of uneasy silence on faith.

By David Mason  |  05:56 PM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney; Mormons; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; evangelical bloc; mainline Protestants; Catholics

Posted at 11:44 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Democrats reinstate God’s name
By Jacques Berlinerblau
How did those who drafted the platform make an error that hands back to the Republicans the stick they had used to beat the Democrats senseless for a good 30 years?

By Jacques Berlinerblau  |  11:44 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DNClive; Democratic National Convetion; Christian Right; evangelicals; Catholics; Protestants; Godless; non-belief; atheists; Jacques Berlinerblau

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Religious freedom debate off the Democratic convention floor
By Harry Knox
Activists and religious leaders discuss public policies critics say are threatening religious liberty.

By Harry Knox  |  05:40 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DNClive; Democratic National Convention; Rev. Harry Knox; Catholics for Choice

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 07/26/2012

Faith and the business of AIDS
By Jon O’Brien
No sensible solution omits condoms, but the Catholic hierarchy keeps coming up with labyrinthine justifications for its rejection of condoms in HIV/AIDS care.

By Jon O’Brien  |  07:35 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  International AIDS Conference, Jon O'Brien, Catholics

Posted at 03:14 PM ET, 06/29/2012

Supreme Court’s health-care decision: Two Catholic cheers
By Stephen Schneck
With the momentum and enthusiasm from the court’s vindication, let’s put shoulders to the wheel and roll out those needed tweaks now.

By Stephen Schneck  |  03:14 PM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Health-care reform, Affordable Care Act, Catholics

Posted at 01:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Romney’s veep nominee: Would a Mormon-Catholic ticket turn blue states red?
By Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell
Ideally religion should not be a part of any such equation. Yet politics is the ultimate reflection of human nature. Religion counts.

By Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell  |  01:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Catholics

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 01/27/2012

The Jesus mandate vs. Obama’s mandate
By William E. Lori
When people in need walk into a Catholic institution we serve them.  We serve our neighbor based on need, not creed.

By William E. Lori  |  01:52 PM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Catholics, contraception