If I had sworn off Twitter for Advent, I’d have missed this from Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. It’s a great example of the three basics that I teach when I’m introducing people to social media: clarity, charity, brevity. Veni Emmanuel! “The world says ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’. Advent reminds us that the world,Continue reading “An Advent Thought from Cardinal Dolan”
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The Mandate Takes a Hit. That’s Not Enough.
Nine months after taking office, five months after assuring the Little Sisters of the Poor that they could quit fearing fines, the Administration of President Donald Trump has announced a rollback of the HHS contraceptive mandate. I’m pleased that the President has followed through on a commitment he could have carried out his first dayContinue reading “The Mandate Takes a Hit. That’s Not Enough.”
Undermining Religious Liberty in the Name of “Health Care”
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””
Ellen Kolb 