Category: Politics

The 2020 Election and the Catholic Conscience

Posted on by Father Albert
This is a post meant for Catholics who want to know how to form their conscience to vote in the election. So, if you reject the Church's teaching in some way, then this post may not be helpful to you. I am not interested in debating Church teaching here. This will already be a pretty long article, so we are taking for granted that the Catholic Church's actual doctrine (not rumors or the opinions of various priests/bishops) is true and not tossing around even more words trying to get to that starting point. Please read this not as a simple...Read More

Freedom in the Forest

Posted on by Father Albert
[caption id="attachment_1684" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The view from Black Balsam Knob, a mountain not from from the camps. Via Wikimedia.[/caption] As I write this, I am in one of my favorite places in the world: Camps Kahdalea & Chosatonga.  It's a pair of superb wilderness camps nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Parkway at the edge of the Pisgah National Forest.  Staffed by an exceptional group of counselors, these camps take seriously the modifier "wilderness."  They expose youth aged 8-18 to a wide array of adventurous activities from white-water kayaking to rock-climbing to spelunking.  And they have the whole...Read More

Now Is The Time For Political Involvement

Posted on by Father Albert
As the venerable rector of Notre Dame Seminary often says "well, there it is."  The Election is over and our future president will be Donald J. Trump.  All the arguing, doomsaying, and worrying aside, 100 million people each made their one decision about whom to vote for.  A decision they can repeat every four years.  Think about that - your vote was a single decision, out of 100 million, that you made one time in four years.  How many other decisions do you make?  The estimates range from 27 "judgments" (conscious, deliberate choices) to 35,000 decisions every day (including all...Read More