Oct 5: Day by Day with Father Bill
MONDAY OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -From Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching III. The Common Good (49) Human dignity is respected and the common good is fostered only if human rights are protected and basic responsibilities are met. Every human being has […]
Oct 4: Day by Day with Father Bill
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, HOLY MAN A Prayer for our Earth by Pope Francis All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that […]
Oct 3: Day by Day with Father Bill
SATURDAY IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME -From Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (II) Subsidiarity (47) How we organize our society – in economics and politics, in law and policy – directly affects the common good and the capacity of individuals to develop […]
Oct 4 Homily Connect: One Human Family
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 4, 2020 IS 5:1-7 | PHIL 4:6-9 | MT 21:33-43 Scripture Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ […]
Oct 2: Day by Day with Father Bill
THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS -From Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (I) The Dignity of the Human Person (44) Human life is sacred. The dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Direct attacks on innocent persons are never […]
Oct 1: Day by Day with Father Bill
SAINT THERESE, VIRGIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH -From Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship – A Call to Political Responsibility (34) Catholics often face difficult choices about how to vote. This is why it is so important to vote according to a well-formed conscience that perceives the proper relationship among moral goods. A Catholic cannot […]