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Charity vs. Justice
In my public policy work on behalf of Kentucky’s Catholic bishops, I often have the opportunity to speak and write about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Discussion of the Church’s social...
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Is Religious Liberty Truly Threatened?
These past two years have seen religious liberty issues rise to the top of the priority list for the Catholic bishops of the United States. Some applaud this move as a necessary stand on principle,...
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Passing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
In my last piece for Catholic Stand, I discussed the effort in Kentucky to adopt a state-level Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the surprisingly vocal opposition that effort inspired. Though...
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Breaking Our Partisan Chains
If you’ve been following the litigation challenging the now-infamous Health and Human Services mandate requiring employer-provided group health plans to cover abortifacients, sterilization, and...
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Why Don’t They Come Here Legally?
Last week, I had the pleasant surprise of meeting a very well-known figure in Catholic media. We were attending the same conference, and I practically ran into him on my way back from a break....
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U.S. v. Windsor and the Future of Religious Liberty
As we are all aware by now, on June 26 the Supreme Court of the United States issued opinions in the cases of Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. In Hollingsworth, the Court held that...
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The Right to Own Property is Important, but Not Absolute
Our political discourse often consists of a back-and-forth discussion between two seemingly irreconcilable extremes. Many on the Left attack those on the Right as radical individualists who care...
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Ideology and Idolatry
A recurring theme of my writing and speaking these past few years has been the need for Catholics to overcome allegiances to political movements, parties, and ideologies. We are called to shape our...
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The Right Way to Fight Poverty
American political debates can focus on any number of things, from abortion to religious freedom to foreign policy. On some issues there are great differences between the parties, and on others there...
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