Pastor Column: Pacem in Terris III
[N.B. This is not the Sunday Homily. It is an article for the bulletin of Feb 26, 2023] After a long hiatus, we return to our journey through the document Pacem in Terris by Pope St. John XXIII, written in 1963. Last we left off, we were looking at broad changes in society around the world and breaking open the Church’s teaching about government power and human rights. While the Church does not dictate any single governmental system to be the best, Pope John XIII does highlight the value of dividing powers within the government as well as the...Read More