New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told President Barack Obama in a September 20 letter that his administration’s fight against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will undermine marriage and create a serious breach of church-state relations.
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American society has been redistributing wealth from the poor to the rich
To the editor:
The column entitled, “‘Social justice’ is a complex concept” by Fr. Robert A. Sirico published in the April 14 issue of the Catholic Herald is confusing.
United States income has been redistributed from the poor and middle class to the wealthy for 30 years. The book Winner-Take-All Politics by Pierson and Hacker shows that in 2005 dollars, income of the 20 percent of American households earning the least rose from $14,900 in 1979 to $16,500 in 2005, or 10 percent. Average income rose from $42,900 to $52,100 or 21 percent.
Bishop’s letter to the Apostolate to the Handicapped
During this Christmas season of gratitude and thanksgiving for the birth of Our Lord, I extend my heartfelt gratitude and indebtedness to both Msgr. Thomas Campion and to you for your faithful volunteer service and financial support for the Apostolate to the Handicapped.
Bishop’s letter regarding St. Paul’s University Catholic Center
Dear Friends,
Last week I was quite surprised to learn that the Wisconsin State Journal would be running a major, front-page article on the future of St. Paul’s University Catholic Center and their facilities. I had already scheduled a meeting with my brother priests from the Madison area, to take place this Thursday, April 15, for a discussion about the future of campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.