Catholics must exercise moral leadership in an election season, Bishop Robert C. Morlino told over 400 persons attending the recent annual meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem held in Milwaukee.
Author: Mary C. Uhler
Affirming our bishops and priests
Imagine if you walked into your church on Sunday and the sanctuary was empty. You waited, but no priest appeared. Is he sick, you wonder? What happened to him?
Health care for all should be a priority
While the United States has an excellent health care system, unfortunately there are millions of Americans who have no access to affordable health care.
Continue to oppose the death penalty
October is a month set aside by the Catholic Church to focus on issues of respect for all human life. Perhaps one of the most difficult issues for many Catholics is opposing the death penalty.
From ashes to gladness: Dedication of new church in Highland
After fire destroyed St. Anthony Church in Highland on April 17, 2002, the parish put a sign out front that said, “Church is people, not a building.”
Helping pregnant women choose life
Jamie (not her real name) was young and smart. She had aspirations of being a veterinarian. But she found out she was pregnant. She thought that having a baby would destroy her dreams. To make matters worse, she believed that if her parents found out she was pregnant, they would kick her out of their home.
We must insist on ethical stem cell research
As the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit was scheduled to meet in Madison this week, new questions were raised about whether consent to use embryos left over from fertility clinics in stem-cell research was ever properly obtained.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported September 22 that Robert Streiffer, a professor of bioethics and philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authored a study published in the May-June issue of the Hastings Center Report, a bioethics journal. Through a Freedom of Information request to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Streiffer made a request for the consent forms for the 21 stem-cell lines approved by President George W. Bush.
Preventing the disease of violence
Nowadays we think of violence almost as an everyday occurrence. We see violence in the news, in movies, and on television shows. Sadly, an increasing number of people experience violence in their own lives, in their homes and neighborhoods.
Our responsibilities as faithful citizens
We are being bombarded with news and ads about the presidential election and the political parties’ conventions. As citizens of the United States, we know that involvement in the political process and voting are important responsibilities.