Author: Dana Robinson

When it comes to Catholic involvement in politics and public policy, the roles and responsibilities of clergy and laity are separate and distinct. Clergy’s job is to provide norms for the formation of conscience, to make the connection between Gospel values and the public order…

The philanthropy of JoAnne and Carl Kuehner of Naples, Florida, is imbued with their Catholic faith, responsive to the urgings of the Gospel and guided by the example of Jesus. Programs serving the neediest are the regular beneficiaries of their family foundation. Carl is president…

In an earlier “Advancing the Kingdom” column, we reported on the efforts of Father George McLean’s to promote better inter-religious dialogue through his Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. What is strikingly evident in the history of this Council is the collaboration between adherents…

More than 50 years ago Msgr. Anthony Brouwers, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, learned from various bishops in Africa of the pressing need for professional medical personnel willing to work and teach in hospitals throughout that continent. Responding to this need, Msgr. Brouwers founded…

There are several places on the human body medical professionals can check as they attempt to gauge the heart beat of their patients. Ones that come to mind are the inside of our wrists or on the side of our neck. But there are other…

Christianity, at least according to Catholic Tradition, recognizes as a duty of discipleship the requirement to love and to serve. As recorded in Matthew’s Gospel (7:12) Jesus provides as a simple guide of what this means the “Golden Rule”: do unto others as you would…

In 1634 two ships, the Ark and the Dove, brought English Catholics to the shores of Maryland. They arrived on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and Father Andrew White, a Jesuit, celebrated what was to be the first Mass in the (English) colonies. (more…)

Over 50 years ago, the English Benedictine Bede Griffiths included a theme in his autobiography, The Golden String, which would be echoed in the Vatican II documents a decade later, namely that all authentic religions contain elements of truth. Speaking of the entire human race…

In its 22nd chapter, Matthew’s Gospel contains the parable of the king who gave a wedding feast for his son. One of the men called to attend eschewed the use of a wedding garment (customarily presented to guests as they entered the feast). Upon seeing…