Category Archives: In The News
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Baby Boomers are killing the Knights of Columbus… but they don’t have to
50August 4, 2017 by Alex Johannigman
Earlier this week, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson announced that the Knights of Columbus were going to abandon their ceremonial caps …
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How can we make these shootings stop?
Leave a commentJune 13, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
When mass shootings happen, we are quick to use them to further our own political values. But what can we do to really help people in need after tragedies like this weekend’s in Orlando?
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God’s Command to Welcome the Stranger Still Applies
1November 18, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
The refugee crisis in the Middle East presents a difficult predicament, how do we care for those fleeing persecution while keeping ourselves safe? Jesus’ answer is pretty straightforward.
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Reexamining Pope Francis’ “Who am I to judge?”
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
We’ve all heard that quote thrown around and if you’re like me you’re probably getting sick of the quote being used to downplay the gravity of sin, particularly sexual sins. But I wonder if there’s more to that famous quote than many of us have noticed.
We tend to focus on the word judge. It often gets associated with Jesus’ quote “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” But what if the word that Pope Francis had on his mind when he uttered that now famous phrase wasn’t judge, but I?
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So Your Country Just Redefined Marriage… Now What?
Leave a commentJune 26, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
The Supreme Court’s decision has changed some things, but it hasn’t changed our responsibility to love people with same-sex attraction or their children, and it has given us an even greater opportunity to shape cultural perceptions of marriage by living a better alternative.
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The Tale of Two Fallen Stars We Need To Forgive
Leave a commentJune 9, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
Most of us are sick of hearing news about two reality stars who we love to either praise or hate. But what we’re almost all forgetting is that, as different as they are, they are both fallen human beings who need love, forgiveness, and prayer more than anything else.
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7 Trends Destroying Families Faster Than a Same-Sex “Marriage” License in Texas
5February 20, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
Beneath all of the talk about “marriage equality” and “preserving the sanctity of marriage” there are much more harmful trends that are destroying the health and stability of marriages and families than the legal status of same-sex unions. The scariest part is that most of us are contributing to the problem.
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You Can’t Be Christian and Support Torture
3December 23, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
Christ is pretty explicit about the need to love our enemies, and the Catholic Church directly states that torture “is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity.” But for many it’s not so clear when “enhanced interrogation” is used against the “bad guys.”
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A Rabbi Walks into the Vatican and Shares Some Poetic Theology of Love
Leave a commentNovember 20, 2014 by Alex Johannigman
I’ve been hearing a lot of great things being said about the presentation given at the Humanum Conference by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of the UK and the Commonwealth, so I decided to start by watching his speech. I was very impressed by what he added to the conversation. One of the things I admire most about the Jewish faith is how poetic a lot of their theology is. Rather than speak about all the problems that the modern definition of marriage has (high divorce rates, abortion and contraception, ignoring gender, etc.), he discusses why marriage as it has been understood throughout history is so beautiful and necessary.
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