On the face of it, American Catholics ought to be enthusiastic about the impending inauguration of only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, exactly six decades after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the first.
Yet while Joe Biden displays his faith as prominently as one of his bright blue campaign signs, America s more than 51 million Catholics are sharply divided in their views.
To Jim Kelly, a retired engineer from Westwood, Biden is Catholic in name only. His policies aren t Catholic at all, he said, noting the former vice president s support for same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Joe Biden will be only the second Catholic president – and a conundrum for the faithful
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On the face of it, American Catholics ought to be enthusiastic about the impending inauguration of only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, exactly six decades after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the first.
Yet while Joe Biden displays his faith as prominently as one of his bright blue campaign signs, America s more than 51 million Catholics are sharply divided in their views.
To Jim Kelly, a retired engineer from Westwood, Biden is Catholic in name only. His policies aren t Catholic at all, he said, noting the former vice president s support for same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2017 / 03:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a time of cultural conflict and mistaken ideas about sexual identity, religious leaders have put forth their preferred approach.
Several leading Catholic bishops and other religious leaders have backed the Dec. 15 letter “Created Male and Female” published on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The letter stressed two themes: male and female are God-given differences that must be publicly acknowledged, and those who are confused about their own identity deserve authentic support.
“We hope this letter communicates to the public our shared understanding of the goodness of the creation of humanity as male or female and underscores our commitment to service of this truth with both clarity and compassion,” said Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, chair of the bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.
Author Alfonso Ulloa’s new book “El Caballo” is a compelling memoir detailing his experience of Cuban life during the first six years of Communism under Fidel Castro
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Recent release “El Caballo” from Page Publishing author Alfonso Ulloa is a stirring first-hand account of his experiences under Fidel Castro’s Communist regime, bearing witness to the changes that ravaged his beloved country between January 1, 1959 and January 14, 1965. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 24, 2020 Alfonso Ulloa was a pharmaceutical sales representative and former seminarian who emigrated from Cuba to the Unites states with his wife Maria Antonia in 1965, 4 years after their children Natalia and Alfonso came in 1961. Alfonso was ordained as a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey in 1979, and passed away on July 25, 1993. The family of the late Alfonso has published his new book “El Caballo”: a ca
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The holidays can be difficult for those coping with isolation. And, this year, the fight against the spread of the coronavirus has meant a necessary surge in social separation. For elderly individuals, loneliness can be especially difficult.
At Harrogate, a not-for-profit life plan community in Lakewood, isolation of the residents has been a concern of the staffers this season.
Kelly O’Toole, MSW, director of social services at Harrogate said, “COVID-19 has had such an impact on everyone, especially our seniors. The impact social isolation has on older adults can be detrimental. It not only affects their mental health but their overall well-being. It has been hard for all of our residents at Harrogate to have such a change in their routine both inside and outside of Harrogate. They’ve had to adapt to the ‘new normal’ which hasn’t been easy for them. Not being ab