Tag: Catholic Vote

Let Catholic Voters Beware

The article is titled  Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do? and the author is Thomas Reese, an accomplished Jesuit priest. Depending in large part on one’s experience with Jesuit writings, one might expect either a profoundly...

The Catholic Vote in 2016

According to most reports, a majority of Catholics intend to vote for Hillary Clinton this year. The reason, at least in part, is that Democrats have always claimed to champion working class voters, and Catholics still believe them. In the days when...

May Our Votes Magnify the Truth

The Parable of the Pharisees and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) provides us with a lesson in humility. And humility is a virtue we don’t see exhibited very much in our society and in the political scene of today, especially as we approach this...

The Coming Elections

Recently, one magazine scored the voting records of members of Congress versus their professed religion. How do you think the “Catholics” did? Sadly, the most pro-abortion of the Christians were those who also said they were Catholic. In...

Just the Facts, M’am

As we come to the end of the summer season (although we have about a month left), many people are gearing up for the start of school, football, and other fall activities. The scripture readings remind us to “conduct our affairs with humility.” In...

The Voters’ Dilemma

It is no exaggeration to say that the 2016 election will be one of the most important in many decades. The issues are numerous, ranging from budget deficits and the record national debt to jobs and taxation, immigration policy, military...

Why Is This So Hard?

In each election season, someone who professes to be a good Catholic writes an article to explain why a Catholic can be morally justified should he vote for a candidate who is unashamedly pro-abortion. The latest contribution to this misleading...