Congress is about to take a vote on Obamacare: repeal, replace, whatever. Amid all the tinkering, I am not hearing much from Members of Congress about what made the “Affordable Care Act” utterly unacceptable to so many Catholics, including me: the contraceptive mandate. Health care, redefined Catholic institutions provide health care to more Americans thanContinue reading “Undermining Religious Liberty in the Name of “Health Care””
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
Good Works, While There’s Time: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is upon us again. I’ve seen a hashtag that says #ADayWithoutWomen, referring to a gender-based strike to show the world what happens when women bow out of work for a day. They don’t get paid, for one thing. Those of us who don’t work on salary already knew that. To each herContinue reading “Good Works, While There’s Time: International Women’s Day”
Open Book: Pope Francis on Mary, and “The Ambulance Drivers”
Alicia von Stamwitz has collected Pope Francis’s reflections on on the Blessed Mother in Mother Mary (Franciscan Media, to be released 3/31/2017), in a format ideal for daily prayer prompts and inspiration. Excerpts from the Pope’s homilies, public addresses, and daily Angelus proclamations are divided into six Marian-themed chapters. The collection could be particularly usefulContinue reading “Open Book: Pope Francis on Mary, and “The Ambulance Drivers””
Ellen Kolb 