We Catholics find ourselves at a very interesting point in history. Once again, presidential elections are upon us and we represent the largest bloc of religious voters at an estimated 25% of America’s registered voting population. Therefore, Senators Obama and McCain are out to get our votes.
On the one hand, signatories of Roman Catholics for […]

The Civil Forum sponsored by the Saddleback Church and its founder and pastor Rick Warren was the first chance for the voters to see presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama answer questions about faith. What the voters actually saw was a polished Senator Obama using illustrative words and nice platitudes but saying very little. […]

This week’s gospel (Matthew 15: 21-28) told the story of the Canaanite woman who begged Jesus to heal her daughter. The Canaanite woman was a Gentile, a non-Jew. Jesus treats her downright coldly at first. As she pleads her case, Jesus ignores her. The disciples ask Jesus to do want she wants because she is […]