June 19, 2015
CA SB 128 is legislation currently being considered in two separate committees in the California Assembly. It allows for patients who have received a terminal diagnosis to request from a physician a lethal dose of medication for the purposes of pre-emptively killing themselves. In other words, this legislation advances doctor assisted suicide, sanctioned by th
December 23, 2009
As we rapidly approach the Christmas Eve vigil of 2009, I am reminded of another Christmas Eve just 10 years ago, a Christmas Eve that I had spent six years preparing for in a special way. The late Holy Father, the recently named Venerable John Paul II said the Great Jubilee 2000 was the event…
December 17, 2009
A 120th anniversary is quite an accomplishment. There are few economic enterprises which can claim that level of continuous performance. St Catherine’s Military Academy in Anaheim, California is one of them. Founded in 1889 by Mother Pia Backes, OP, of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, the school has shown an amazing ability to…
June 26, 2009
As the street protests in Iran move into their second week we must wonder, just what is it, that is taking place? There are so many questions and so little information from commentators with the experience to tell us just what it is that is happening. The first question that comes to mind is, just…
June 19, 2009
Here in the United States, we are preparing celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday June 21. This traditional holiday celebrates the unique contribution to the stability of our society that fathers make in their every day mission of guiding their families. We Catholics understand that the family is the individual building block upon which an ordered…
June 19, 2009
The ongoing demonstrations in Iran, touched off by public outrage at what is believed to be fraudulent vote counting in the recent Presidential election, has completed its sixth day. Not since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has there been this much sustained, grass roots political protest in what is one of the world’s most closed…
June 8, 2009
by Mark McElrath Have you just found yourself downsized and feel the need to complete your Bachelor’s degree? Are you feeling empty in your current field of employment and want to work in a new career direction, maybe something related to the church but need further academic development or certification? Are you one of those…