Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

Bishops Welcome Obama Executive Order Banning Torture

Jan 29, 2009

The Catholic Church expressed its sincere appreciation for President Obama’s executive order to ban torture. This recent gesture of the President along with his commitment to close Guantanamo Bay is a relief to many of us who promote Catholic social teaching. USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) Bishops Welcome Obama Executive Order Banning Torture. Passionist ... Read more

Lectionary Reflection for January 25, 2008

Jan 21, 2009

Readings: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Thoughts for Your Consideration: For many of us change is a very challenging concept. Change is usually unexpected, sometimes change can be positive, other times it is negative, but almost all the time it throws us off. It is a basic aspect of human nature to ... Read more

A New Era of Responsibility

Jan 21, 2009

As I listened to Barack Obama’s inauguration speech I began to reflect on the theme of Hope. During the presidential campaign Obama ran on a platform based on hope and change. Coincidently, in 2007, Pope Benedict XVI offered his most recent Encyclical on the theme of hope. In this document Pope Benedict places considerable attention ... Read more

Catholics meet Obama team, discuss policy | National Catholic Reporter

Dec 22, 2008

Platform for the Common Good This summer the North American Passionist JPIC Office took part in the Convention for the Common Good. At this event a number of Catholic communities and organizations joined to develop a political platform that would take a consistent approach with the Catholic social principle of the common good. Pope John ... Read more