Archive for June, 2012
Obamacare Upheld in Supreme Court
Thursday, June 28th, 2012From Foxnews.com: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the President Obama’s healthcare law. The Supreme Court has found the individual mandate will be upheld as a tax. Chief Justice John Roberts announced the Court’s judgement. The vote was 5-4. Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor voted in agreement with Roberts. Voting in dissent [...]
Congrats to Lay Witness Authors!
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012This year’s Catholic Press Association awards were just presented. A hearty “congratulations” is in order for two Lay Witness authors: Emily Stimpson, whose “Rethinking Joy” won 2nd place for best regular column, and Mike Aquilina, who won 3rd in the Best Essay in a General Interest Magazine category for his article “Why Leisure Suits You: [...]
Fortnight Updates
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Earlier this week Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen published an opinion piece wherein he suggests that “Obama is paying for betraying progressive Catholics.” (Read the full article here.) Using Notre Dame as an example, Thiessen reminds us that those who saw President Obama as an ally and even a harbinger of social justice have [...]
Fortnight for Freedom
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012Beginning Thursday, June 21 and ending on July 4, the US Bishops have called for all American Catholics to set aside time for prayer and to fast for religious freedom in our country. It’s no coincidence that the “Fortnight for Freedom” begins on the eve of the feastday of both St. John Fischer and St. [...]
What Makes a Father a Father?
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012Father’s Day has come and gone, but our Faith is full of fathers worth celebrating all year ’round. Interested in the roots of the Church? Try studying some of the early Fathers. The May/June issue of LW celebrates our forefathers–but what exactly makes someone a bona fide “Church Father”? A snippet from Mike Aquilina’s feature article [...]
Pope Benedict’s Intentions for June
Friday, June 1st, 2012General: That believers may recognize in the Eucharist the living presence of the Risen One who accompanies them in daily life. Mission: That Christians in Europe may rediscover their true identity and participate with greater enthusiasm in the proclamation of the Gospel.